by SWETI | Mar 9, 2017 | Medical Exercise, Resistance Training
Smart Strength is Westlake Hill’s only provider of Medical Exercise. Briefly: medical exercise is prescribed by Certified Exercise Physiologists for individuals with medically controlled diseases. With nearly 50% of the population suffering from some form of chronic...
by SWETI | Feb 23, 2017 | Healthy Habits, Resistance Training, Training + Aging
Why a focus on building strength? Don’t resist resistance! The biggest issue we face as we age is the inevitable loss of muscle, which is preceded by a precipitous loss of strength. Starting at age 25, the average person is at risk of losing up to half of a...
by SWETI | Nov 2, 2016 | Resistance Training, Training + Aging, Training Programs
I recently had a consultation with a client who started with the following statement: “I looked you up 10 years ago, knew I needed to start, but I haven’t until now.” The first thing to notice is that I’ve been here 10 years (12 to be exact)! Most fitness companies...
by SWETI | Oct 10, 2016 | Resistance Training, Training Programs
As a competitive cyclist for the past 25 years, I know cyclists get excited about anything that improves performance. We’ll spend thousands of dollars on equipment, power meters and even coaching with the hope to increase our watts at threshold or save a handful of...
by SWETI | Oct 5, 2016 | Resistance Training, Training Programs
We get questions about how to integrate what we do at Smart Strength with other activities. People seem to have difficulty rectifying how such a small dose of exercise could reap huge rewards in their recreational activities.SpecificityFirst, we don’t want your...
by SWETI | Oct 5, 2016 | Resistance Training, Training + Aging
Aging can bring with it a host of negative adaptations, such as osteoporosis, sarcopenia, diabetes, and cognitive decline to name a few. The assumption here is that what is common is what is normal. The fact of the matter is that while there is some amount of decline...
