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In our society today much of our activities are based around sitting and technology. Being in front of a computer or TV or going to events that involve sitting. Part of enjoying life is being [...]

How do you measure your waist? Sounds simple enough, but it’s not always obvious where your waist is. Posture and other variables can affect the reading, so here are some basic guidelines to [...]

A good laugh is both free and priceless—and you don’t need a prescription, permission, or an appointment to do it. Years ago Norman Cousins, the editor and writer, claimed that he had cured [...]

I was thirteen years old when the Newport Beach Athletic Club first opened its doors. We had four handball courts, no basketball court, a vibrating back machine with one leather strap (would love [...]

Look out Newport Beach, the next great athletes are coming to Newport Beach Athletic Club. As of February 2017, the ROCK Institute is bringing its renown performance training to our great [...]

Every one can improve their speed. But its important to know that the speediest people are gifted with that talent. True speed is based on genetics. Some people have it and some don’t. How [...]

Today I just wanted to address some things that make anybody who is trying to stay healthy go crazy. And its those people that seems to be able to eat anything, work out just as much as you and [...]

There comes a point when you start working out that you actually can’t balance all of the things you want to do. You’ve been lifting and getting in shape and with these gains you can [...]

Everyone usually has a dominate arm that does most of their work. Even if you are ambidextrous, your likely to still have one arm stronger. You see this when you look at the arms of tennis, table [...]

Deciding to get into shape is a huge step. It takes a lot of mental effort to condition yourself into forming this new habit. So usually what happens is people are really concerned about working [...]