“Musculoskeletal pain is a lifestyle issue.”  - leading physical therapist Dr. Shirley Sahrmann

There are many ways to interpret that statement, and many lessons can be drawn from it. Of all the people that come to EFL I estimate that 90% come because they are experiencing some sort of pain or discomfort that negatively affects their life. The other 10% have body composition or performance related goals but tend to also have some movement-related limitations be it chronically tight upper back ...

Writing blog posts these days, with Facebook and Twitter being the default method of mass communication, feels a bit like sending a telegram.  With my schedule of training people and running a business time is at a premium.  And not to get off on a tangent but in my spare time I’m working on an equation that demonstrates the amount of time a fitness pro spends posting on Facebook about their awesome blog posts and articles is inversely proportional to ...

Of all your friends that exercise, frequent a gym, or play sports, who has made the most progress?  Have you ever thought about how and why that person got results?  We may want to chalk it up to genetics but you should ask them how much time they spent practicing or training on a weekly basis.

An extreme example perhaps but how much training did Bruce Lee put in to develop his kicks to this level? It’s pretty obvious he spent ...

If you happened to be around Long Beach CA on August 25-28th you probably saw a noticeable number of people wearing really short shorts and tank tops. Then you might have noticed others wearing fairly normal clothes but who probably looked stronger than your average bear.  Both groups were in town for the annual Perform Better Summit, the last of the year and undoubtedly the best fitness education event on the West Coast. But one group probably picked up more ...

Apologies for the lack of blogging but I’ve been more than busy juggling assessments on a host of new members, programming for current clients, and organizing the Elemental Fitness Clinic on July 30th.

Our new members are already seeing some results, so I would like to say keep up the good work all! We have a great new group of members with a range of goals, from getting rid of joint pain, losing weight, to gaining some muscle to ...

Welcome to the EFL website and blog.

I’ve been thinking and rethinking what I should write about for the first official post, and when my friend Lou Schuler kindly wrote a testimonial for my new facility I had an answer. Since Lou is the professional writer I figured the maxim always let a pro handle it applies and followed his lead.

In his testimonial Lou says” Elemental Fitness Lab is a 21st-century gym, with every square ...