Allie Campagna, an ACSM-certified personal trainer with a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from Chico State, is a personal trainer at Chico Sports Club and specializes in women’s fitness. She’s also finishing up her ICEA certification as a prenatal fitness director (more on that later this week). She took some time during her busy schedule [...]

The rainy season can be challenging for those who are trying to burn fat. Many people get their cardio outside of the gym, and the fresh air and scenery is often the best option for going on a run. Others like to hit the pool to get their heart rate up. Winter weather can be [...]

OK, time to see if you’re up for a challenge. If you want to burn body fat AND build muscle at the same time, you have to give this legs workout a try. High reps and trisets are the main keys here, and you’ll test your pain threshold as you get a great pump going, [...]

The classic conundrum: You want a killer physique and a strong, ripped back, but everything you’ve read is telling you that you need to be in the gym for two hours, doing endless sets and reps of pull-ups and rows until you can’t move. We say that’s nonsense, and we offer a better solution. There’s [...]

If there’s one thing your body wants more than anything else, it’s balance. Its efficiency depends on it. Keeping moderated levels on all its systems is goal No. 1, whether it’s producing just the right amount of hormones, telling you to sleep when it feels depleted or processing nutrients, everything that happens within the body [...]

Earlier this week, we looked at the popular claims made on the Dr. Oz Show and what he has recommended that we would endorse. But just because you see a guy wearing scrubs on TV, that doesn’t mean everything he’s going to promote is going to be the best product for you. We take a [...]

Almost anybody who’s been training for an extended period of time has probably experienced it. You’re in a good rhythm, keeping your workouts consistent, seeing significant gains, getting stronger, and then, without warning, you tweak something during a workout. Injuries are a risk of exercise, but only if you’re not taking the right precautions. We’ll [...]