The glutes are essential in almost all functional exercises, especially in motions like standing up and walking.
Working on the glutes with low-impact exercises like these is a great way to build strength safely and effectively!

Happy Monday! Believing in yourself is a very important step in accomplishing your goals! No matter what you are trying to accomplish- nutrition, physical goals, mindset, you have to believe in yourself to achieve your goals. A good tip to help with self believe is saying self affirmations to yourse...

This April, we are recognizing Jeff Freund as our client of the month. He is being recognized due to his results, perseverance through challenging times, and shift in mindset from just trying to feel stronger and healthier, to fully appreciating the healthy Northstar lifestyle.

Jeff loves to bowl, ...

Last night, we had a very educational webinar on Nutrition. One of the topics discussed was macronutrients and water is one of them!  One of the most commonly asked questions from clients is exactly how much water should we be drinking? The answer is, about 8-12 cups, depending on exercise frequency...

1. Plank- Really engaging core here by pulling belly button in towards your spine

2. Dead Bugs- Really keeping core tight to balance moving limbs

3. Penguins- Flexing core to really engage those oblique abs

***always remember to maintain your breath during core exercises!!

It's easy to let reminders of what we don't have constantly control us.
This can be very detrimental to your mental health, so our challenge for you this week is to replace each of those thoughts with a positive one. "I'm not skinny", BUT "I'm stronger than I was last year."

If you're looking for a seafood dish that isn't included at your Friday Fish Fry, this shrimp/tomato/basil linguine is a great option!

Roughly 4 servings

475 calories

25-30g protein

Ingredients
1 ½ pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (tails removed)
Coarse salt and ground pepper
6 teaspoons o...

Are you looking for some new shoulder exercises to help strengthen your shoulders?
Give these 3 exercises a try during your next workout!

For each exercise, it is very important to keep the core engaged thoroughout the movement. With keeping the core engaged, that will help isolate the shoulders to...

I Grew up in Yankton, SD, home of Lawrence Welk and Tom Brokaw, I was an exchange student in Tübingen, Germany, graduated from Notre Dame and masters from Georgia Tech. 

I am married to my wife Jennifer and we have 6 beautiful children (Benedict, Ivory, Colette, Dietrich, Stefan, and Andreas).  The...

Ingredients:

Instructions:

• STEP 1

  Put the chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and tahini into a food processor and blitz

  ...

Are you looking to tone and strengthen your arms?
If so, incorporate these 3 tricep exerciese into your program!

Changing the way you hold your grip during these exercises can adjust which area ("head") is being hit, ensuring you work every part of the tricep!