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Who doesn’t love Leg Day – and for good reason! Our legs are made of the largest skeletal muscles of the body, which means that they are BIG calorie and fat burners and major utilizers of blood glucose! Not to mention, they allow us to stand upright, walk, run, squat, lunge, jump (you get the pictur...

The foundation of the functional movements we do every day and in the sports we play are grounded in the muscles at the center or “core” of our body from our neck to our knees. Power generated from the core is translated through the joints, and then to the extremities to execute movement. When your ...

By Carla DiGirolamo MD, CFL1

During mid-life, we need to pay more attention to our joints. The hormonal changes of this stage of life cause tendons and ligaments to change in character and the decline in muscle mass can lead to joint instability. Not to mention, our joints seem to hurt more! ...

By Carla DiGirolamo MD, CFL1 

This workout not only challenges your ability to recover within the 1-minute intervals, but it also challenges your mental grit because there is no clear endpoint! Your goal is to last for as many minutes as you can doing the prescribed movements and repetitions ...

By Carla DiGirolamo, MD, CFL1

Functional fitness and CrossFit-style workouts achieve fitness gains by strategically grouping movements together to achieve a certain stimulus. You will often see heavy lifts paired with endurance segments that challenge your ability to adapt moving quickly from...

By Carla DiGirolamo MD, CFL1

This week our movement focus is the Bear Crawl. But this isn’t just any Bear Crawl. This is a weighted Bear Crawl with dumbbells! When combining this movement with other movements such as the Devils’ Press and the Jumping Air Squat, you might think that the Bear C...

By Carla DiGirolamo MD, CFL1

This week we are focusing on an awesome movement called the Sumo deadlift high-pull (SDLHP). This is a great “minimal-equipment” alternative to rowing, whether it be on the water or on the Concept 2 rower at your gym. 

I love this movement because it is a full...

By Carla DiGirolamo MD, CFL1

Physical asymmetries are a natural part of being Human. It begins early in brain development resulting in being “right-handed” or “left-handed”. Through the years as children and adults, we naturally develop a side that we tend to favor over the other.

Trainin...

By Carla DiGirolamo MD, CFL1

This workout was made for the busy, bad-ass midlife woman! It is versatile with no equipment needed, and can travel anywhere. The movements are simple with modifications for every fitness level. It can be done as a zone 2 recovery day or a 30-minute sweat-fest. We...