Michael Wood, CSCS

What part of your body weighing about 3-pounds has more than 86 billion nerve cells? That's right, the brain!

The barbell hip thrust exercise is a great option for increasing strength and size in the hip muscles, specifically the glutes.

Are you looking for a new exercise to add strength and size to your shoulders? A great movement that can help is the push press exercise. You may have seen someone at the gym doing it using either a barbell, dumbbells, or kettlebells

As the holidays get closer, the days are getting shorter and sunlight becomes more scarce. For some people, the winter time is not only a time of celebration but also a time when they may notice changes in their mental health.

The cumulative effects of small changes are key to improving both your health and fitness level.

There are many great bodyweight exercises available when traveling or if you can't make it the gym workout. Bodyweight exercises like pull-ups, squats and lunges are all very beneficial.

A versatile piece of exercise equipment that works well for strength development is the kettlebell. You can perform a variety of exercise moves with one or a pair of kettlebells.

We all know the upcoming holiday season can be a time to fall into "relax mode" with respect to our exercise and diet routines. Change things up a bit for this new year.