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Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) is a system designed to identify range of motion asymmetries from one side of the body to the other. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Robert Treece demonstrates how MAT sessions can help improve muscle strength, flexibility...
Adding a functional fitness training routine to your repertoire can help make daily activities much easier. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer James Silvester showcases three moves using only body weight.
Incorporating motion, balance and power into your workouts can help keep you strong at any age. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Angela Horner showcases several exercises to help train your body to move stronger and more efficiently in your daily life.
When putting together an effective cardio routine, it's important to get your heart rate up to your target zone. What does that mean and how can you achieve it? Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Angela Horner showcases a few exercises to get you started.
Looking for a quick but effective workout that engages your entire body? Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Melissa Stansell showcases a five-move circuit that will fire up your muscles!
Foam rolling, a type of myofascial release, can be a valuable part of any exercise warm-up or cool-down routine. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Angela Horner showcases how to properly use a foam roller.
Whether you're going for an outdoor run or performing weight training exercises inside, it's important to make sure your body is warmed up and stretched properly. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Christian Mazur showcases three activities to help prep your...
Have you heard of the ViPR? The weighted tube can help take your exercise routine to the next level. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Carla Sottovia demonstrates the steps to complete a ViPR flow.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Joshua Cuellas showcases how to perform an effective circuit. This workout can be modified to fit any fitness level and includes:
Pushups- 15 to 20 repetitions
Kettlebell Squats- 15 to 20 repetitions
Lungi...
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) can sound intimidating, but don't let that scare you. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Angela Horner demonstrates a HIIT workout geared toward any age group and any fitness level.
Professional Fitness Trainer Mary Edwards demonstrates three core exercises that will give you the most "Bang For Your Buck." The moves include a glute bridge, front plank and anti-rotation, which all require minimal to no equipment.
Professional Fitness Trainer Paul Mossa demonstrates four "Jungle Gym Fitness" exercises—the bear crawl, inchworm, lunges and pushups—focused on movement through space with body weight and minimal equipment.
Try these full-body moves for a quick interval workout that focuses on raising your heart rate safely and effectively.
Cooper Fitness Center Fitness Director Mary Edwards demonstrates three exercise moves targeting the hips and legs. Great for those new to the gym or can be modified for higher intensity, these exercises can be performed at home or at the gym.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Stephanie Hill demonstrates a lunge/squat sequence, push-up and burpee circuit that can be performed in a short amount of time and without any equipment.
Incorporating dumbbells into your strength training routine can be simple. Try these three moves from Cooper Fitness Center's Patrick Fisher to get you started, and always make sure to use proper form when lifting weights.
Try these partner variations on the squat and plank to maximize your workout with a friend. Working out as a team can add fun, intensity and accountability to your exercise routine.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Aaron Feldman demonstrates a three-circuit exercise typically found in a Small Group Training (SGT) session.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Aaron Feldman demonstrates two classic pulling exercises, the pull-up and bent over row. Each can be modified to meet a person's fitness needs.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Angela Horner demonstrates four full-body exercises to increase your workout's intensity and fuel weight loss.
Adding strength training and stretching can help your muscles and joints prepare for your next swim workout. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Aaron Feldman demonstrates three exercises to help improve your swimming.
Incorporate ViPR training into your everyday workout routine to add functional movement and strength training. Cooper Fitness Center Director of Fitness Carla Sottovia, PhD, demonstrates a few moves to get you started.
Adjusting your posture through strength training can help with your golf swing, balance and overall fitness. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer David Williams demonstrates exercises to improve posture for the betterment of your golf game.
Strengthening your core can help relieve tension caused by repetitive training for swimming, cycling and running. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer and MAT Specialist Christian Mazur demonstrates core-specific exercises to supplement triathlon training.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Angela Horner explains what to expect when it comes to working with a personal trainer at Cooper Fitness Center. Beyond getting a great workout, trainers can help with functional movement, education and other areas of fitn...
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Aaron Feldman demonstrates three modifiable exercises that are frequently performed in his Small Group Training (SGT) classes.
Time constraints can sometimes get in the way of your exercise routine. But, 10 minutes of heart pumping activity is all you need. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Melissa Stansell demonstrates a few moves to try when you're short on time.
Cooper Fitness Center's Angela Horner explains indoor alternatives to outdoor workouts, including a "five and finished" circuit that includes cardio, strength and core work.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Trainer Christian Mazur demonstrates a strength and resistance circuit to add into your endurance training routine.
Cooper Clinic Exercise Physiologist Marius Maianu demonstrates the use of resistance bands to build strength while rehabilitating an injury.
Cooper Fitness Center Pilates Trainer Sarah Paxton demonstrates Pilates exercises that can be performed by people at various skill and fitness levels.
Cooper Fitness Center Female Focus Director Colette Cole explains how modification within her program helps participants increase their fitness and reach their goals.
Cooper Fitness Center Martial Arts Pro Mike Proctor explains and demonstrates how martial arts are mentally and physically beneficial for both children and adults.
Cooper Fitness Center Boxing Pro Derrick James demonstrates boxing moves and training exercises to get you in shape.
Cooper Fitness Center Swim Pro Marni Kerner explains how swimming can be the perfect lifelong sport.
Cooper Fitness Center's Director of Fitness and Personal Training Education, Carla Sottovia, offers insight into the importance of Functional Movement Screening (FMS) and demonstrates a few of the test's tasks.
Cooper Fitness Center's Heather Abrahamson demonstrates the perfect dynamic warm-up to prep you for your workout.
A combination of aerobic exercise and strength training is ideal when it comes to a weight loss workout regime.
Both kids and adults should be prepared for a fun and safe summer of swimming. Cooper Fitness Center Swim Pro Marni Kerner explains more.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Chris Parker explains the do's and don'ts of lifting weights.
Cooper Fitness Center Personal Trainer and MAT Specialist Paul Mossa explains the process of using Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) as a part of a regular workout routine.
Cooper Fitness Center Indoor Cycling Instructor Marianna Clement offers tips and tricks for getting the most out of your cycling class.
Cooper Fitness Center group exercise instructor Caryn Sacher Fonberg demonstrates stress-relieving yoga poses and breathing patterns.
Cooper Fitness Center Tennis Pro Corey Noel demonstrates footwork drills that will help improve your quickness and agility.
Professional Fitness Trainer and Muscle Activation Specialist at Cooper Fitness Center demonstrates key exercises to strengthen your rotator cuffs.
Swim Professional Marni Kerner gives insight to the basics of a swim lesson at Cooper Fitness Center.
James Silvester, Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center, demonstrates three exercises to try on the TRX suspension trainer.
Have you seen the battle ropes in action at Cooper Fitness Center? Learn a few moves from Professional Fitness Trainer Christian Mazur for a full-body workout.
Martial Arts Pro Mike Proctor at Cooper Fitness Center uses the practice of martial arts to teach self-defense and bully prevention (ages 4+).
Fitness Director Mary Edwards demonstrates a full-body workout using the Precor AMT machine at Cooper Fitness Center.
Meridan Zerner, MS, RDN, CSSD, LD, Dietitian and Group Exercise Instructor at Cooper Fitness Center, demonstrates plank exercises to strengthen your back this holiday season.
Having a hard time making it to the gym? David P. Williams, Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center, demonstrates a quick circuit of five exercise to do at home with minimal equipment.
Does your form weaken as you get tired? Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer David H. Williams demonstrates proper form to maintain during a seated cable row.
Before your next 5K or run on the trail, stretch it out with moves from Jamie Cochran, Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center.
Ryan Sheppard, Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer, demonstrates full-body exercises from Small Group Training using the kettlebell and medicine ball.
Cooper Fitness Center's Yoga Instructor, Glenda Twining, demonstrates a bridge to practice for back and core strength.
Shannon Edwards , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center, recommends sandbells for people of all ages exercising.
Try the "open book stretch" demonstrated by Lisa Hanley , Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer, to relieve pain and increase mobility.
Cooper Fitness Center's Director of Professional Training and Education, Carla Sottovia , PhD, demonstrates a full-body exercise with the ViPR.
Mary Edwards , MS, Cooper Fitness Center Fitness Director, says to think of the foam roller as a massage tool. Watch as Mary demonstrates her favorite moves to reduce muscle tightness.
Try three abdominal exercises frequently performed in Cooper Fitness Center’s Female Focus program.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Aaron Feldman demonstrates resistance training exercises in the pool.
According to the Titleist Performance Institute, 64.3 percent of golfers early extend, which can cause inconsistent ball striking. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer David H. Williams demonstrates a golf swing with early extension and shows an assessmen...
Cooper Fitness Center Pilates Instructor Sarah Paxton demonstrates two Pilates movements for a full-body workout at any age or fitness level.
Robert Treece , Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer and MAT Specialist, breaks down the MAT process to show you what it's all about. Robert worked with David, a Cooper Aerobics Center employee, who has a limited range of movement in his left knee from cycli...
Did you know you can practice Bender Barre exercises at home, without a bar? Watch a core-strengthening demonstration with Cooper Fitness Center's Bender Barre Instructor.
Cooper Fitness Center Fitness Director Mary Edwards provides an inside look at the benefits of TRX suspension training.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Tonya Gutch works with a client to demonstrate proper form for a lat pulldown.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Robert Treece demonstrates three easy stretches to incorporate to your pre-workout routine and post-workout.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Trainer Joshua Cuellas provides a four-minute Tabata interval training routine for a quick and efficient workout.
Professional Fitness Trainer David H. Williams demonstrates a resistance training exercise to benefit heart health.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Trainer Aaron Feldman demonstrates three exercises for anyone with a 'desk job' to relieve tight muscles and alleviate bad posture.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Trainer Christian Mazur demonstrates an ascending/descending rep strategy to knockout more reps during this busy holiday season.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Trainer Joshua Cuellas performs three simple strength, power and core exercises to maximize your workout.
Cooper Fitness Center Director of Fitness Mary Edwards shows us how to maximize a walking workout.
Cooper Fitness Center Sports Dietitian and Group Exercise Instructor Meridan Zerner demonstrates a lunge with a twist, the curtsy lunge.
Glenda Twining, Cooper Fitness Center Yoga Instructor demonstrates two effective yoga moves to strengthen your core.
Cooper Fitness Center Sports Dietitian and Group Exercise Instructor Meridan Zerner demonstrates proper posture and form for interval training on our new Precor cardio equipment.
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Christian Mazur demonstrates a lower back exercise to strengthen your back and provide relief from back pain.
Cooper Fitness Center Director of Fitness Mary Edwards demonstrates two exercise moves to use during your next EDT workout.
Shannon Edwards, Director of IGNITE! at Cooper Fitness Center in Dallas, explains a cone game to keep your kids active and having fun.
Cooper Fitness Center Sports Dietitian and Group Exercise Instructor Meridan Zerner shows the adjustments you can make on a stationary bike to keep your body in the correct position throughout your workout.
April Swales , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas , shows a dynamic stretching move to warm-up your muscles before you begin your workout routine.
James Silvester , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas , demonstrates a form of isometric training with three different modifications, so you can adjust your workout to complement your fitness level.
Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian Meridan Zerner, MS, RD, CSSD, LD , talks about how you can fuel your body to conquer your workouts.
Zack Barksdale Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas shows how you can burn more calories and work more muscle groups on the elliptical trainer.
Mary Edwards, MS , Fitness Director and Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas , demonstrates how foam rolling can help your body recover from being in an overtrained state .
Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian Meridan Zerner, MS, RD, CSSD, LD , talks about how you can create a smart heart to-do list to boost your heart health and nutrition plan.
April Swales Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas , demonstrates a movement that utilizes your core, along with larger muscle groups to increase your heart rate and calories burned.
Robert Treece Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas , demonstrates the proper technique to use when strengthening your core and trunk.
Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD offers tips to set S.M.A.R.T. goals as you commit to a healthy lifestyle in the New Year.
Christian Mazur Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas , demonstrates a quick warm-up before you begin an outdoor workout.
Lucy Fowler, Group Exercise Instructor at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas , shows a high intensity interval training exercise to maximize your calorie burn and strengthen multiple muscle groups.
Cooper Clinic Physician Dr. Emily Hebert , MD discusses the physiology of what happens in your body after you eat a big holiday meal.
Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD, a Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian, offers advice on how to keep your diet under control throughout the holidays with simple substitutions in your favorite recipes.
Shannon Edwards , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas , demonstrates a great exercise that targets your core, back muscles and shoulders.
Cooper Clinic Physician, Dr. Emily Hebert , MD discusses the impact stress has on diabetes and how you can manage your stress for a healthier life.
Colette Cole , Female Focus Director at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas demonstrates an elbow plank to help you develop a solid foundation for your body.
Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD, a Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian, discusses how a craving can become a real food addiction.
David H. Williams , certified Golf Fitness Specialist at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas demonstrates a cable chop exercise to strengthen your core.
Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD, a Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian, discusses how to find the willpower to master mindless snacking during your busy work week.
David P. Williams , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas demonstrates a Tabata interval training workout that can transform your body and your exercise routine.
Conquer the flu and winter season with this simple exercise routine demonstrated by Jamie Cochran, Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas .
Heather Abrahamson, Fitness Specialist at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates a fun exercise to help kids build strong muscles this school year.
With the new school year just around the corner, parents are in the midst of back-to-school preparations for their child. Cooper Clinic preventive medicine physician, Dr. Emily Herbert , offers simple reminders to get your child’s school year off to the right start.
Mike Harper with The Cooper Institute demonstrates the push-up move kids perform during FitnessGram ® testing and how to prepare.
Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD, a Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian, discusses which foods and nutrients keep elite athletes at the top level and how it may compare to your daily diet.
Derrick James , Boxing Pro at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates a boxing move aimed to strengthen lower body and increase cardio.
Nancy Freid, Water Aerobics Instructor at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates a calorie-blasting move for the pool.
Joshua Cuellas , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates a core-strengthening move that also improves posture.
April Swales , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, shows two moves perfect for kids this summer.
Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD, a Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian, discusses the healthiest ways to grill your favorite meats and vegetables this summer.
Debi Wilkins , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, shows a total-body move incorporating strength and stretching.
Mary Ellen Elkhay, Pilates Instructor at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates a core-focused Pilates move helping you strengthen your core muscles.
Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD, a Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian, discusses why eating a healthy breakfast is the best way to start off the day and which foods are the right choices.
David Williams , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates an effective boot camp move to strengthen your lower body.
Walking is a great way to get in shape while applying minimal stress to your joints. Find out the best ways to walk for your health. Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Christian Mazur explains the best ways to walk for fitness.
Christian Mazur , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates a quick stretch to practice before or after walking or jogging.
Are you dedicating yourself to a Cooperized lifestyle? Becoming Cooperized means to work on your mind, body and soul while maintaining health and having fun in the process. If you're living this life, you?ve started the healthy aging process that our founder, Kenneth ...
No matter what makes up your daily routine (working at a desk, commuting, taking care of family) stress can sneak up and cause unwanted aches and tension. Stress may have harmful effects throughout your body including headaches, high blood pressure, heart problems, anxiety an...
Coleman Crawford , Basketball Pro at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates an agility move to help with endurance and quickness.
Stress has a direct and indirect effect on your weight. Often, stress causes unwanted weight gain. Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD discusses the best ways to manage stress with a healthy diet plan.
April Harris Swales , Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center Dallas, demonstrates a strength training move that works the entire body.
Healthy habits should be a family effort for kids and adults alike. Cooper Clinic Preventive Medicine Physician, Emily Hebert , MD, discusses helpful ways to incorporate healthy habits into daily family routine. Her tips include healthy eating, exercise and enjoying qua...
Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD, Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian tells you how to naturally manage your blood pressure with a few nutritional tips. Try her advice next time you visit your favorite restaurant or sit down for a family dinner.
Shannon Edwards , a Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer demonstrates a Dumbbell Squat to Press which helps keep your heart rate up during weight training.
Are you unsure where your health stands? Do you want to live a healthy lifestyle but don't know where to start? Kenneth H. Cooper , MD, MPH, Founder and Chairman of Cooper Aerobics, developed eight steps to Get Cooperized , helping you live a longer and healthier life....
Mike Proctor , Martial Arts Professional at Cooper Fitness Center in Dallas, demonstrates a self-defense move.
Mary Edwards , Fitness Director and Professional Fitness Trainer at Cooper Fitness Center in Dallas, demonstrates how to relieve tension in your muscles.
Meridan Zerner , MS, RD, CSSD, LD, a Cooper Clinic Registered Dietitian, offers simple and effective ways to gradually bring healthy eating habits into your life. It’s easier than you might think!
Cooper Fitness Center Professional Fitness Trainer Aaron Feldman demonstrates three stretches for anyone with a 'desk job' to help relieve tight muscles and bad posture.