3 Glute Exercises You’ve Never Tried

Look at any fitness magazine and you’ll be sure to find articles like “The top 5 exercises for a tighter butt” or “7 tips for a better booty”. The Gluteal muscles are often considered glamour muscles, but many don’t realize they also play a key role in stabilization of the Sacroiliac (SI) Joint. This is…

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How To Get In A Total Body Workout With Only 3 Exercises

It’s January, and if you’ve been to a gym lately, you’ve probably noticed it’s a little more crowded than usual. It may look a little something like this. All kidding aside, it may not be a free-for-all brawl but there’s most likely more people and less equipment to use. This can be frustrating when you…

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Accomplish Your New Year’s Resolution With Performance-Based Goals

“What is the main goal you want to accomplish with training?” That’s one of the first questions I ask each new client who wants to begin personal training. It’s an important question to answer. If you don’t have a goal, the odds of you starting and continuing your fitness journey are slim. But with this…

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A Workout For The Holidays

Two major holidays are right around the corner, Thanksgiving and Christmas. While both are a great time to get together with family and friends, they also present unique challenges if you’re trying to lose or even maintain your weight over the holiday season. The most obvious challenge comes with food. If everyone were being honest…

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The Health And Fitness Equation

One of my nephews recently started learning his multiplication tables in school. He has this little game where a problem is presented and he has to select the answer he thinks is correct. I watched him one day and started thinking about how simple basic math is. I mean, 2 x 2 will always equal…

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Burn Maximum Fat With Minimal Equipment

A Workout Routine To Burn Maximum Fat With Minimal Equipment

It’s 5:30 p.m. You’ve had a long day at work, but are finally done. You’re out of the office and heading to the gym to get a workout in before the day is over. You get there only to discover that everyone had the same idea as you. The gym is packed and overrun with…

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What To Do When You’re Not Seeing Results In The Gym

It can be frustrating to go to the gym week in and week out and not see any visible progress. I’ve worked in several commercial gyms and can tell you from experience that the majority of gym members feel this way. They constantly put in the work, but the results just aren’t there. In times…

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The Myth Of Spot Reduction

You may have read that title and thought to yourself, “What the heck is spot reduction?”! It sounds like something very complicated, but the truth is, it’s a common question within the fitness industry. Spot reduction means reducing body fat at a specific body part by using exercises that train that specific body part. If that…

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An At-Home Workout For Beginners

You want to start working out but don’t want to go all in on a gym membership. Does this mean you’re doomed to wallow in a sea of inactivity forever? Absolutely not! Many fitness beginners are intimidated by the gym. It’s typically filled with judgement, equipment they’ve never used before, and an uncomfortable feeling of being out…

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How Many Days Should You Exercise Each Week?

This is a question I get asked often by friends, family, and potential clients. At Tidewater Fitness, we offer 1x, 2x, and 3x per week training options so that everyone has something to fit their needs. But one thing everyone wants to know is, can they receive any benefit from working out only 1x week?…

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