Exertion is a very important component in the recipe for successful fitness programs. 

It is essentially the difficulty level of the work your doing, and plays a big factor into creating change in your body. 

Not enough exertion and your muscles won't be stressed to the point of exhaustion. If you...

It's so easy to get caught worrying about "the next thing"... A big project, a fun vacation, even what you have to cook for dinner.
Staying present in each moment will help slow your world down and highlight the little things that give you joy!

Are you experiencing knee pain? If so, check out these stretches! These help stretch the muscles around the knee such as your quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles. Each stretch should be held for about 10-15 seconds and repeating those twice. It is important to stretch just enough to fill a stret...

Are you incorporating planks into your workout routine?
They're a great exercise for multiple areas of the body, especially the core.
To ensure you're getting the most benefit and doing them safely, you'll want to keep proper form.
Here are a few tips to make that happen!

Goals are only achievable with a proper plan and sufficient accountability. Are your systems strong enough to support achieving your goals?

A commonly asked question is why we do cardio at the end of each workout session. The reason we recommend high intensity cardio at the end of the workout session is so we do not use up all of our energy stores before strength training. If we perform cardio at a high intensity before the workout, the...

Thanks to the clients, friends, and family who spent Thursday evening at Northstar's "Happy Hour"!
Congratulations as well to everybody who took on and completed the putting challenge!

Consistency is key! It's very common to start a task, and not finish it due to lack of time or other factors. Consistency will help you go from average to excellence by simply seeing the task through! Stay consistent and watch the outcome be that much greater!

We've had a lot of feedback from our clients that many of their family and friends aren't aware of what resistance training actually is or why they do it. So, we thought it would be a great topic to go over!

The definition of resistance training is "a form of exercise designed to increase muscular ...

It's easy to choose the path of least resistance, to look for the quick fix to all our problems.
If you're looking for lasting results and pride in your choices, you'll need to avoid those temptations.
Trust the process and avoid the traps of "quick success": The results will be greater and you'll g...

If your low back pain is preventing you from doing the things you love, you need to strengthen and stretch the low back musculature. Check out this example of exercises to help strengthen the low back along with a stretch to help with pain!

Exercises include: Birddogs- this exercise help with core ...

The results are always worth it, if you work hard. Whether it be a small task or a big a task, as long as you work hard towards that goal, it will always be worth it in the end! Make it a great day!