With the Winter Equestrian Festival and the 2020 Polo Tournament right around the corner, we took the time to chat with expert equestrian trainer, Diego Piriz. Diego has been training riders since 2007. He worked for the International Polo Club for more than six years...
Lately, it seems that everyone's goal is to find the perfect abs workout. When you search Google for "abs workout" you have a choice of 13.2M links to click on. On the first two pages you will find the word "best" used 5 times, the word "core" used 6 times, and the...
Cardio has been a thing for more than 50 years. Ever since Dr. Kenneth Cooper published "Aerobics" in 1968, people have been talking about how much and what type of cardio you need to be healthy. Dr. Cooper has "written 18 more books since, but this was the one that...
There are tons of exercises you could use to develop and strengthen your glutes. One search on youtube for “glute exercises” yields 124,000 results. But lets be honest, we don’t have enough time to test them all out, nor do you have time to learn the correct form and...
The world’s top equestrians know they need to spend time at the gym. In a recent article on CNN, Olympian Laura Kraut talks about how equestrian fitness has become an integral part of her training regimen. "I work out regularly, probably more four or five days of the...
Life can be stressful. Sometimes you will have to deal with a ton of stress thrown at you, and in many cases - you need to deal with it in a "positive" way. Stress, as we know, can arise from a variety of things - such as family problems, job problems, financial...
You may have heard people say "I have a slow metabolism," or "I have a fast metabolism." It's as if they think of their metabolism the same way they think of their liver - like it is some mechanism or some separate thing with a specific bodily task (that...
"Wellington is basically a fantasy world for horse lovers." This is the conclusion drawn by the writer of a recent article in The Business Insider. It is a lengthy piece highlighting the celebrities at Wellington, complete with photos of their gorgeous homes and...
If you are intent on building a strong core then you know you need a great abs workout and other core strengthening exercises. Focusing on your essential mid-section will sculpt your abs, back, chest and butt while improving your body’s overall functional strength,...
Bachata Q & A What is Bachata? It's a style of dance from the Dominican Republic that is also an amazing cardio workout. Just knowing that much should be an incentive to try it. Especially when you learn that it has it's own beautiful and rhythmic music. When you...