What sneakers and shoes are best for weight lifting and functional training? Is it safe to wear running sneakers for lifting weights? Is Barefoot Lifting Healthy for your feet? Get the answers to these questions and more.
This in-depth CrossFit Shoe Guide will help you make the right decision as to which shoes / sneakers are best for your CrossFit classes. Whether you are just starting out or been CrossFitting for years, this guide provides a great deal of first-hand information not available anywhere else. Inside, we review seven types of shoes for CrossFit: trainers, lifters, inserts, hybrids, road running shoes, trail running shoes, and barefoot shoes. We cover the categories and provide you with specific model recommendations based on our experience.
Looking for a good pair of CrossFit sneakers or Powerlifting shoes (lifters) for your next workout? This quick guide will answer all your questions.
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Sand & Steel Fitness to offer free CrossFit Classes and Yoga Classes to Team Red White and Blue (TRWB). Free classes are provided to all military veterans that are members of TRWB.
At Sand & Steel, the majority of my clients are seniors in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. Most people start feeling the effects of aging in their mid-thirties, but by age 50 they really start to notice a change. As an older adult, it is to lose weight, injuries heal slower, and energy levels generally decline. If you are going to be working with clients in this age population, you’ll need to know how to perform a senior fitness assessment. Here’s how it should be done.
This article compares running surfaces (such as trail running, sand, street/road running, astroturf, grass, etc.) and examines the types of proper footwear to improve running performance. This article also discusses some of important musculature of the foot, and examines the kinds of injuries you can get from trail running and street running.
Whether you are starting a home fitness regime or working out at Sand & Steel, you’ll find a wide variety of health and fitness products to choose from. Here are the top 50 products we recommend to our clients. Sand & Steel tested and approved.
Are you conflating getting sweaty with getting results (e.g. an exercise routine vs training program)? Here are some tips to help you transition from simply working out, to building yourself a real workout program.
Mobility Lab provides training and instruction on how to recover faster, strengthen weak links, improve flexibility, and gain resistance to injury. Mobility Lab is the Stretch Better, Recover Better, Move Better, Mobility Class.