The Vertex Shuffle Its called the Vertex Shuffle and it goes something like this: After completing a set on the Leg Press, the client emits a dull whimper and slides her legs slowly off the footplate and onto the ground....
Are You Working Hard Enough? I actually had something else in mind to write my blog about this week, but Dwayne sent something out to the Vertex team that really inspired me and I wanted to continue the discussion. What...
Bryn Mawr College Student Changes Her Life with the Help of Vertex Fitness, Katy Holladay’s Testimonial After two months of pondering and procrastination I finally took advantage of a free consultation, set foot in Vertex Fitness during October 2013, and found...
The Vertex Fitness Experience “Cardiovascular fitness must be performed these ways; strength training must be done these ways.” That’s how I would sum up my experience in fitness through Dr. Ellington Darden’s book “Living Longer Stronger”. This book opened my mind...
Personal Training as a Profession: A Vertex Fitness Personal Training Internship Perspective When I first started at Vertex Fitness, I was fresh out of Temple University with a degree in Exercise Science and an ACE Personal Training Certification. Like many...
Vertex Fitness Puts The PERSONAL In Personal Trainer – Linda Garfield, Testimonial On June 4, I was at a training session at Vertex Fitness with Dwayne, my personal trainer, when my cell phone rang. I told Dwayne I had to take the call....
Why You Cannot Do Personal Training in a Vacuum Part 2: Client’s Perspective In my last post, I wrote about personal training and it’s similarities to refereeing fencing. Wait, what does refereeing a sport that most people are unfamiliar with...
Why You Cannot Do Personal Training in a Vacuum Part 1: The Trainer’s Perspective It you want to to get into personal training? You need to work outside the bubble. I’ve been working as a personal trainer at Vertex Fitness...
The Relationship Between Frequency, Duration, and Exercise Intensity: Why These 3 Terms Matter Lets start with the relationship between duration and exercise intensity: duration is the amount of time in which you participate in a single bout of exercise, and...