Making progress towards your goal is more than simply adding more weight, more resistance, or more repetitions to the exercises you started with. Another common mistake we see people make is doing the same exercises in the same order every time they go to the gym. You can only increase the amount of weight, increase the number of repetitions, or increase the resistance until a point when your body reaches a plateau or fully adapts to that particular workout.

Goal setting is critical to achieve the fitness results you desire. Not having a goal would be like studying for a test without knowing what material you will be tested on. Setting a goal sets a course for progression and keeps you accountable. We believe in setting fitness-oriented goals that are measurable and have a deadline.

Here at OnTrack, we want to see you be successful in achieving your fitness goals. Too many people join a gym with great intentions only to gradually lose motivation and never see the results they desire.
 

If you are anything like me, staying on track to achieving your fitness goals, whether it is weight loss or having that perfect "beach bod" for summer, can be quite the ongoing feat. At this point, I have lost track of the number of times I have started an exercise program or routine in an attempt to finally achieve my goal of looking and feeling fit. Inevitably at some point during the program or routine, I stopped exercising, and every time it was because my routine was interrupted— either because I allowed myself to interrupt my own routine due to a tapering of motivation or because I had an obligation during the time I usually exercised. And off the bandwagon I would fall. 

It wasn't until I had to fortune to start working at OnTrack that I was able to find my exercise groove.

The step-up is an everyday movement that requires the activation of your glutes, quadriceps, and hamstrings

It is a great way to promote and improve posture and increase overall strength and power. This exercise will promote thoracic extension and glute/hip extension, while activating the core to stabilize the lumbar spine for maximum extension strength.

Over the years the philosophy and science regarding stretching has changed dramatically. First, experts said to stretch before exercise; and when you stretch, you should “bounce” or perform a ballistic stretch. Then, they found that ballistic stretching caused injuries to cold muscles, so they decided that it was still important to stretch before exercise– but, stretches should be static, so no bouncing.

I recently came across a useful article for people of all athletic capacities to help identify true and realistic goals. After reading this article, I myself took a fresh look at my training style with my clients and with the development of the plan that I personally follow.

I recently read an article posted by a company that sells diet and supplement shakes as well as a training system that is largely based on weight lifting to help people lose weight and achieve a “better looking physique”. The article claimed that “not all exercise will be effective at changing your body to make you look like a fit person.” It claims that the only way to achieve “looking fit” is to do lots of weight training with simple movements repeated again and again.

It is a great way to promote and improve posture and increase overall strength and power. This exercise will promote thoracic extension and glute/hip extension, while activating the core to stabilize the lumbar spine for maximum extension strength.

I was introduced to OnTrack coaching and physical therapy after having two years of chronic hip pain and life-long foot problems that at least six podiatrists were unable to resolve. I doubted myself, my running capabilities, and whether I would ever enjoy a pain-free life more and more with each failed attempt to resolve the pain.

I can’t say enough good things about my experience with OnTrack coaching. I began working with them in my mid 30s after running a very painful first marathon. Since that time, I have completed a second marathon with much better results, as well as multiple shorter races with a specific focus on half marathons.

As part of my preparation for the 2014 Vermont City Marathon this past May, I enrolled in a ten-week training class in January sponsored by RunVermont appropriately called “Marathon 101.” The course instructor/coach was Ms. Kim Loeffler. In a word, Ms. Loeffler was simply superb.