Posts by Ben Anderson
How to Work Out at Home (on your own) [Podcast Blog: Episode 5]
Podcast Episode 5 – How to Work Out at Home This episode starting off with the best intentions to dive into how someone at home can structure a workout, what movements to do, how it’s supposed to feel etc. And we did touch on all that stuff, but we also hit a LOT of other…
Read MorePros and Cons of Virtual Personal Training
Pros and Cons of Virtual Personal Training No lie, everyone has been thrust into an entirely virtual world. If you’re lucky, your work is probably entirely virtual, your friend hangouts are virtual, hell you probably even grocery shop virtually! For many, their personal training has gone virtual as well. And with regards to fitness, every…
Read MoreCreating Daily Habits [Coaches and Coffee Podcast Blog: Episode 4]
Creating Daily Habits Habits make up 40% of your daily behaviors. Meaning 40% of what you do on a daily basis is not a conscious decision, but a preprogrammed action. Think about that. In this episode, we talk about how much that can affect your goals, your identity, and your why — the reason you…
Read MoreThe 5 Best Pieces of At Home Workout Equipment: Get In Shape At Home
The 5 Best Pieces of At Home Workout Equipment: Get In Shape At Home Whether we like it or not, working out at home has quickly become a necessity. Not only is it pretty much our only option for traditional training (other than walking, running, biking etc.), but it is just as important now as…
Read More6 Simple Ways to Make Progress With At Home Workouts
If you really want to make progress towards your goal and you don’t have access to seemingly unlimited weight or resistance, then you have to turn your attention to other methods of progression while working out at home. Adding load (going up in weight) is obviously the easiest and most commonly used, and for…
Read MoreHow to make progress at home [Podcast Blog]
In last week’s episode, we talked about giving ourselves grace and feeling the feelings that come with quarantine, a pandemic, and severe disruption to routine. You can hear that here. This week, we break down how to approach your health and fitness from a mental, physical, and nutritional standpoint. We talk a lot about meeting…
Read MoreHealthy Ways to Overcome Stress and Anxiety During a Pandemic [Podcast Blog]
Healthy Ways to Overcome Stress and Anxiety During a Pandemic This week on the ReDefine:RVA Coaches and Coffee Podcast, Ben and Demetrius dove into what it’s been like adjusting to a new life during this pandemic. Starting with our personal training studio temporarily closing it’s doors voluntarily, to the mandated stay-in-place order from the Governor,…
Read MoreCoaching in virtual fitness
Requirements for good coaching in virtual fitness As we’ve all been thrust into this virtual, isolated, and socially distant world, many people have been left in the lurch with regards to their fitness and health. The biggest change that we’ve seen, from a coaching standpoint, is the lack of individual attention and connection as…
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