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Adriana Valenzuela Page 2

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.

What Are Paired Muscles and How Do They Work?
What Is a Muscle Spindle and What Is Its Function?
What Does Calcium Do During Muscle Contraction?
What Is the Scapular Plane and Why Does It Matter?
What Are Abductor Muscles and What Do They Do?
What Is the Action of the Vastus Lateralis?
What Is the Long Head of the Tricep Muscle?
What Does the Rectus Abdominis Do? Anatomy Explained
What Does the Gluteus Maximus Do? Functions & Role
What Are Muscles Made Of: Layers, Fibers & Proteins
What Are Your Lats? Anatomy, Function, and Exercises
What Is Hip Flexion? Muscles, Movement, and Range
What Is the Brachialis? Location, Function, and More
What Are Intercostal Muscles: Anatomy, Function & Strains
How Do Muscles Move: From Brain Signal to Fiber
What Are Pec Muscles? Anatomy, Function, and Injuries
What Is a Hip Flexor? Muscles, Function, and Injuries
What Is the Back? Anatomy, Function, and Pain
What Features Are Not Present in Smooth Muscle?
What Are Your Traps Muscles? Anatomy and Function
What Muscles Retract the Scapula?
What Is the Action of the Serratus Anterior Muscle?
What Is a Convergent Muscle? Structure and Function
What Are Front Delts? Anatomy, Function, and Training
What Does the Zygomaticus Major Muscle Do?
What Is a Pennate Muscle and How Does It Work?
What Muscles Internally Rotate the Hip?
What Are the Suprahyoid Muscles and Their Functions?
What Is the Action of the Gracilis Muscle?
What Are the Major Components of the Back?