As seen in Chapel Hill News, May, 21, 2014. Article By W.E. Warnock & Tom Shanahan. Photo by Steven Worthy. GREENSBORO — Kacia Vines was the Comeback Kid in the N.C. High School Athletics Association 3A state track and field championships last weekend. Competing Friday at Belt Track on the North Carolina A&T campus, […]
Best of Durham Voting
Attention ActivEdge Fitness & Sports Performance members! We are pleased to announce that many of you have nominated us as one of the “Best of Durham” for Durham Magazine in 2014. This is a great honor and we are pleased to be recognized by a wonderfully edited magazine for the Triangle area! After securing several […]
J. Horne Up Close – Occlusion Training Explained
Occlusion Training Explained by Jeremiah Horne Recently I have decided to start making my lifting more goal oriented and tackle powerlifting. I am still relatively new to the sport and haven’t yet competed in a meet but I have scheduled myself to enter a meet May 17th to see how I fare. My roommate, Josh […]
Run a Faster 5k
As Printed in Endurance Magazine, March, 2014 By Brian Diaz So you’ve made it this far. You decided 2014 was going to be your year to get back in shape and bought a gym membership, started going to some classes, maybe even hired a personal […]
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Creating A Successful FIT Environment
When I sit down with people to discuss their lifestyle and all the contributing factors to their health, I am constantly amazed by this “victim” mentality we seem to adopt as a general society. You would think we live in some sort of matrix where we are force-fed cheeseburgers and never allowed time to break […]
When We Hit A Fat-Loss WALL…
We plot our course. We start with clear vision and a fervent drive to meet our goals. Before we know it days, weeks, perhaps a few months have passed, and despite the natural ebb and flow of motivation, we continue to move forward. With the understanding and constant reminder that it will not be easy, […]
The Hang Clean
The Hang Clean – by Isaac Brewton One of my favorite exercises is the hang clean. I find it to be a very beneficial lift that translates into athletic performance. The hang clean works the posterior chain, whichincludes the hamstrings, glutes, and lower back. The strengthening of the posterior chain has a great impact on […]
Secrets to Toning/Muscle Definition
Now that I have everyone’s attention… Like moths to a flame, we swarm to this word. On nearly every initial evaluation I conduct with clients, some version of “get toned” is mentioned under goals. It’s absolutely e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e in the magazines and advertisements for fat-loss programs and products, but I’d argue that our understanding of […]
AE Introduces a New Lead Pilates Instructor
ActivEdge is excited to announce the addition of Heather Simmons Alexander. She will be offering Pilates mat, Pilates reformer duets or privates, stretch classes, and semi-private classes with up to 3 people. Heather has been studying the work of Joseph pilates since 1998 and has been a certified True Pilates Method instructor since 2000. While […]
The Importance of Refueling and Recovery
I recently had a client who presented me with my most challenging, yet educational, situations yet. She came to me with the desire to lose about 10 pounds and with a height and weight at 5’7’’ and 150 pounds, respectively, this certainly was not out of reach. Previously her workout regimen consisted of 45-60 minute […]