Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects of Strength Training on Health: Heart Health (Part 2) This week, we are going to continue our look at the article published by Wayne Westcott, PhD for Current Sports Medicine Reports titled “Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects...
The “PHIT Act” And What you Need to Know Having a healthy lifestyle could potentially get a lot easier. The Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) would allow people to use pre-tax medical accounts to pay for costs associated with...
UV Protection is Your July Health Goal UV protection is something that we all need to start taking a little more seriously to start living our best lives this July. Let’s make a commitment together to stop ignoring this important...
Depressive Symptoms, How Resistance Training Can Reduce Them When people think of exercise, they often only look at the physical benefits. Most people choose to exercise because they want to get in shape and be stronger. However, recent studies provide...
The Importance of Proper Breathing: What is Valsalva? Proper breathing is a cornerstone of good form while working out. If you’ve been working with us at Vertex Fitness for any length of time, no doubt you’ve been coached on your...
Debunking the Spot Training Myth It’s not uncommon to have stubborn problem areas on your body that you’d just like to areas. Hips, arms, backs, and bellies all tend to stubbornly cling to fat. But if you think that “spot...
Effort Level is More Important Than How Long You Exercise What if I told you spending less time exercising can still get you maximum results? Traditional ways of thinking about exercise may be under fire. Recent studies suggest that health...
Exercise Induced Headache (EIH): What You Need to Know This is an important PSA about a health issue that could affect anyone while working out: it’s known as an Exercise Induced Headache, or EIH. If you ever feel yourself developing...
Vertex Fitness Featured in MainLine Today Magazine Article, “5 Fitness Hacks“ We are honored to be featured in Main Line Today alongside Dan Kubo, personal training manager of Life Time Fitness in Ardmore. In this feature, we took the time to bust some...
Can Cervical and Lumbar Exercise Make Your Spine Stronger? As we discussed in our recent post, Vertex Fitness is very excited to be offering some new equipment and programming. The MedX line is available at only a few physical training facilities...