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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.

What Muscles Externally Rotate the Hip?
Can Muscles Push and Pull? The Science Explained
What Is the Action of the Brachialis Muscle?
Which Muscles Retract the Scapula?
What Is a Fusiform Muscle? Structure and Function
What Is the Action of the Teres Major Muscle?
What Are Side Glutes? Anatomy, Function, and Strengthening
What Is the Action of the Iliopsoas Muscle?
What Movements Are Involved in the Action of Standing Up?
What Actually Shortens During Muscle Contraction?
Why Do Women Typically Have Greater Stability Than Men?
What Is the Action of the Vastus Medialis?
What Are Antagonistic Muscles and How Do They Work?
What Does the Erector Spinae Do?
Is It Easy to Flex Your Smooth Muscles?
What Is the Origin of the External Oblique Muscle?
What Is the Upper Back? Anatomy, Muscles, and Function
Is the Lower Chest a Real Muscle?
Terms Used in Naming Muscles by Fascicle Orientation
What Are Skeletal Muscles and How Do They Work?
What Are Phasic Muscles and How Do They Work?
Craniocervical Junction Anatomy and Function
Are Quadriceps Stronger Than Hamstrings?
What Is the Anterior Chain? Anatomy, Function, & Posture
Why Is My Non-Dominant Arm Stronger?
What Is Elbow Flexion? Muscles, Joints, and Range of Motion
What Is a Characteristic of a Type II Muscle Fiber?
What Differentiates Extension From Hyperextension?
What Is the Linea Alba and Its Role in Core Stability?
Why Is My Vastus Medialis So Big?