Chicago Personal Trainer

Is your thyroid holding you back?

John Turk — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:10:46 +0000

The thyroid gland, it sits in the front of your neck just below your Adam’s apple, which is why the doctor feels your throat sometimes when he/she is doing a physical. They are feeling for any abnormalities and growths or more specifically a “Goiter”. In general, the thyroid is responsible for producing the primary metabolic [Read More ...]

Increase your testosterone levels naturally

John Turk — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:47:11 +0000

So you’re 40 years old and you’re in the gym hitting the weights hard and eating right. A few months goes by and you’re not seeing results. You feel tired, weak, you have no energy and the last time you saw your “soldier solute” was when you had to go to the bathroom in the [Read More ...]

What is Myofacial Trigger Point Release?

John Turk — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:30:39 +0000

Over the years between sports and exercise, I had developed many nagging aches and pains that I accepted as “part of the process”. I went to see all the medical specialists and guru’s about how to relieve the pain. No one could give me any concrete solution or diagnosis, other than, “Quite working out so [Read More ...]

Exercising with Pelvic Pain.

John Turk — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:19:14 +0000

Pelvic pain, for most of us we have no idea what it means and if so be glad. It’s excruciating pain deep in the pelvis area that can be unbearable with almost no hope in sight. There are some new procedures and techniques out there that have been great at helping people with this problem [Read More ...]

Exercise Myths and Why!

John Turk — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:52:44 +0000

I’ve been a personal trainer in Chicago and surrounding suburbs for well over thirty years and it never ceases to amaze me how some of the mainstream media and public still believe certain myths about diet and exercise as fact. So what I will try to do here is “debunk the funk” about some of [Read More ...]

How important is exercise to your health?

John Turk — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:35:30 +0000

Many people think that exercise is a pain in the butt; and in some cases after a hard set of squats it literally is. I just wanted to take the time to remind people out there why it’s important. So here’s a little math calculation: Say a person begins a simple personal exercise program of [Read More ...]

Personal Training Tip: Staying motivated to workout and eat right

John Turk — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 23:13:03 +0000

The alarm clock goes off: You hit the snooze knowing you have to go to the gym and throw around weights and move your body in ways that makes you want to hit the snooze again. Now it’s raining out, cold and you’re nice and warm in your bed… so… you hit the snooze again. [Read More ...]

Ladies, are you having knee pain?

John Turk — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:22:13 +0000

Over the years as a Personal Trainer in Chicago, I have noticed a large majority of my female clients tend to complain of lower back and knee problems. Besides the obvious anatomical reasons such as wider hips, I always felt other factors contributed to the aches and pains. Having wider hips forces the femur to [Read More ...]

Lessen your cancer risks

John Turk — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:59:17 +0000

Cancer kills more than 500,00 Americans each year, and I said only Americans! Many of us know how to decrease our risks and the most popular way is to quit smoking; however that decreases 1/3 of your risk. Another 1/3 is genetic disposition and another 1/3 is through diet and exercise. So if my math [Read More ...]

How to Choose a Personal Trainer in Chicago and Elsewhere?

John Turk — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:01:55 +0000

Having been a personal trainer in Chicago for over 20 years I’ve been asked this question many times. There are a lot of personal trainers out there and many are down right dangerous and can sometimes hurt an unsuspecting client. Do a Google search of “Chicago Personal Trainer” and you will turn up hundreds. So [Read More ...]