Welcome to Part 2 of my “Things I’ve Learned During My 10 Years As A Trainer” posts. If you missed Part 1, here is the link: Things I’ve...

At the beginning of each year I like to think about what I learned the previous 12 months. There are usually some take-aways and...

It is our pleasure to recognize Stephanie Corliss as the CV Fitness Member of the month. Stephanie has been a member for 1 ½ years. She...

Hello and happy holidays! We are just one week away from Christmas and a mere two weeks away from 2020! How about that! Anyhow, just in...

This is one of those exercises that can look pretty easy but that doesn’t mean that it is. This one move can help strengthen your hips,...

Sometimes you see something that says it all. Something that strikes you differently, even though you may have seen it before. Buddha is...

It is our pleasure to recognize Lenese Ross as the CV Fitness Member of the month. Lenese has been a member of CVF for two years.  She is...

OK. Next week is Thanksgiving. A few weeks after that is Christmas. The week after that is New Years Day. IT IS CLEARLY TIME TO PANIC!!!...

It’s been a hectic few weeks here at Castro Valley Fitness. Like everyone else we’re starting to get ready for the holidays. People are...

It is our pleasure to recognize Carla Francis as the CV Fitness Member of the Month.  Carla has been a member for a year and a half.  She...

I’m going to challenge you a little today. I know many people suffer from chronic pain. Back, knee, shoulder, hip. Most people’s reaction...

I know what you’re saying. “I thought Mitch hated these kinds of articles!” You’re right. I do. I even wrote a post about how much I hate...

My family and I were in LA last weekend for a family vacation and I saw a sign that struck a chord with me. I’ll be clear about this: If...

It is our pleasure to recognize Nina Squillante as the Castro Valley Fitness Member of the Month.  Nina has been a member for a year and...

If you ever want to irritate me all you need to do is send me one of those “Exercises You Should Never Do After 50” articles. I hate...

What if I told you the key to your entire body’s quality of movement centered around one thing? Well, it does! The hips! They are...

I’ll bet when I say the words “Strength Training” a picture like this comes to most people’s minds: My question is why not a picture like...

It is our pleasure to recognize June Bovenzi as the CV Fitness Member of the month. June joined CVF almost six years ago after a referral...

In my last video (which you can find here: A Crucial Fix For Your Lifts) I talked about the importance of set-ups for your lifts. A few...

One of the biggest problems beginning and even some intermediate lifters make is not organizing their thoughts before and during a lift....