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At a commercial fitness center in Lahaina, Hawaii, Adriana Valenzuela, NASM-CPT, NSCA-CSCS, trains clients with an emphasis on functional anatomy. After monitoring gym floors during college kinesiology studies, Valenzuela developed a routine of explaining muscle actions to clients mid-workout, balancing coaching with winter trips Nordic skiing on groomed forest trails.

Cardiac Muscle: Function, Structure, and Health Heart & Lungs
Is Your Groin a Muscle? Anatomy of the Groin Region Bones & Muscles
What Muscles Cause Upward Rotation of the Scapula?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum and What Does It Do?Biology
Understanding the Gluteus Maximus: Anatomy and Function Bones & Muscles
Auditory Ossicles: Function and Role in Hearing Eyes & ENT
What Does the Bicep Femoris Do? Anatomy and Function Bones & Muscles
External Urinary Sphincter: Anatomy, Function, and Control Gut & Kidney
Understanding Hip Abduction: Anatomy, Muscles, and Movement Bones & Muscles
What Are the Body Planes and Why Do They Matter?Biology
How Is the Heart Different From Other Muscles?Heart & Lungs
What Is the Difference Between Collagen and Elastin?Biology
What Muscles Produce Supination of the Forearm?Bones & Muscles
How Are Muscle Cells Different From Other Cells?Biology
The Lumbar Spine and Pelvis: Anatomy, Function, and Health Bones & Muscles
Myocyte Structure: A Look Inside Our Body’s Muscle Cells Biology
What Is Weight Redistribution and Why Does It Happen?Diet & Weight
Where Is Your Chest Wall and What Is It Made Of?Bones & Muscles
What Are Sarcomeres and How Do They Function?Bones & Muscles
How to Measure Bideltoid Width Accurately Zoology
What Is Skeletal Muscle Index and Why Does It Matter?Bones & Muscles
Why Are the Walls of the Left Ventricle Thicker Than the Right?Heart & Lungs
What Are Motor Units and How Do They Function?Bones & Muscles
What Body Parts Heal the Fastest and Why?Bones & Muscles
What Are Physiological Factors and Why Do They Matter?Biology
Trunk Flexion: Biomechanical and Musculoskeletal Insights Bones & Muscles
What Are the Accessory Muscles of Respiration?Heart & Lungs
Can Women Have Pecs? The Science of Female Chest Muscles Bones & Muscles
How Are Tears Produced? The Anatomy of Tear Production Eyes & ENT
Multinucleated Muscle: Why Skeletal Muscle Has Many Nuclei Bones & Muscles