To Stretch or Not to Stretch Before Exercise

By Brett Klika Flexibility is an important aspect of athletic performance at any level.  Flexibility is your body’s ability to move each joint through it’s entire natural range of motion.  When you are able to do this, you can create more powerful movements, and your muscles ability to shorten and lengthen quickly in a full […]

Time For a Purge Party?

It is said that “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.”  It is easy to say, but many of us have a difficult time staying neat, organized and clutter-free. Yes, admit it, some of us really are pack rats.  The truth is that clutter does build up in our lives and, if we don’t get rid of, […]

The Weight Room for Women Athletes

By Brett Klika Getting stronger is an important part of a speed and athletic performance program for every athlete, male or female. Success in sports is a matter of skill execution and force production. If you produce the right amount of force, at the right time, in the right direction, with the proper movement skills, […]

The Truth About the Vertical Jump

By Jeff King As a strength and conditioning coach, I work with many young basketball players and one common question that parents and coaches frequently ask me is what can be done to improve their son’s, daughter’s or athlete’s vertical jump? Every time this question is raised, two thoughts come to my mind. First: I […]

The Science of Sleep

By Janet Bertrand Sleep, oh what a concept. If only we all had 8 glorious hours to spend in deep slumber, waking up refreshed and ready for a new day! Our bodies rely on rest, and not just rest but deep uninterrupted sleep. Sleep is the time when your body heals itself, when muscles repair […]

Stuck in a Rut? Action Steps to Create Amazing Results in Your Life

Experience shows me that many entrepreneurs suffer from the same obstacles and challenges: organization, employee issues, generating cash flow or driving revenue, increasing profitability, providing leadership, crystallizing their overall mission and vision of their company and life, and lack of time to name just a few.  Recently, I whisked some of my most successful entrepreneurs and […]

The Power of Pilates

by Andrew Krakower It is hard to turn on the television or walk into a gym without hearing about Pilates. The series of exercises created by Joseph H. Pilates in the early 1900s has gone from ‘the’ celebrity- endorsed workout of the moment, to a mainstay in gyms and studios around the world. Despite all […]

The Klika Cleanse

by Brett Klika I figure I might as well.  After all, marketing is everything, right?  Take common sense information, package it colorfully, and you have a product.   The problem is that packaging reasonable, effective, simple nutrition information isn’t sexy and exciting.  You don’t get headlines in Hollywood with your new body saying “I eat reasonable, […]

The Power of a Positive Mindset

It is said that “Your attitude determines your altitude.”  Nothing determines attitude like a great, positive mindset.  In a world that is busy and stressed as ever, people often get trapped of not thinking as positively as they want.  Whether it be fear that ultimately stifles growth, lack of confidence in your skills, or a […]

The Cure For Childhood Obesity: It Starts At Home

By Brett Klika Much of what we know and do, we learn from watching others. Our close friends, frequent associates, neighbors and communities are fairly influential in shaping our thoughts, beliefs, and habits. What we learn and observe in our own home, however, is going to be the most significant factor in shaping our behaviors. […]