Part 1 of 2 By Andrew Telfer International Educator for upcoming NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist Course Back when I was first starting off as a trainer I had a tendency to focus on the science of training at the cost of ignoring all those boring soft skills I memorized while earning my CPT…
By Dr Jason Karp (http://run-fit.com/geneticsvsenvironment/) “I have always been interested in genetics,” I said to 3-time Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Susan Loken this morning as we were running together along the San Diego harbor. I knew before we started running that I was going to be pulled faster than I usually go. I could only…
By Emilie Tan (Fit Singapore Education Manager) As an athlete, “the zone” is a state (not a low carb diet!) that is experienced only a few times in a lifetime. Its occurence can usually be counted on the fingers of one hand only… but it is this rarity that makes it so special and…
By Dr Mike Bracko- Who will be in Singapore to teach the HIIIT Workshop on 24th September Read More and Sign Up here High intensity interval training (HIIT) has been popular for many years. However, many trainers do not realize HIIT has been used by coaches and athletes for 104 years (and counting). Hannes Kolehmainen is…
About the Author “Jason Karp, PhD, is the owner of Run- Fit, LLC, 2011 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, and creator of the Run-Fit Specialist Certification running at Fit Singapore on 5th September 2017″ He has more than 200 published articles in international running, coaching, and fitness magazines, is the author of six books, including…
Fit Singapore has always strived to make an impact on Fitness Education and raise the standard of Personal Trainers in Singapore. With an ever-growing industry and ever evolving sport science knowledge base to draw from, our goal is always to deliver the highest level of education to fitness professionals and fitness enthusiasts, ensuring we cultivate…
Chris Mallac, Tarek Taz Chouja and Nathan Quinn discuss the fundamental concepts of grip strength training and the benefits of improving grip strength – both for improving athletic performance and also developing proximal shoulder strength In the context of athletic performance, grip strength is a fundamental prerequisite in many sports that require aggressive ‘crushing grip’…
