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Adriana Valenzuela Page 5

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 Actually Shortens During Muscle Contraction?Bones & Muscles
Why Do Women Typically Have Greater Stability Than Men?Bones & Muscles
Why Is the Blinking Response Effective?Eyes & ENT
What Actually Happens When Your Leg Falls Asleep?Brain & Nerves
Why Can You Hold Your Breath Longer After Hyperventilation?Heart & Lungs
What Is the Action of the Vastus Medialis?Bones & Muscles
What Are Antagonistic Muscles and How Do They Work?Bones & Muscles
What Does the Erector Spinae Do?Bones & Muscles
How Can Free Divers Hold Their Breath for So Long?Heart & Lungs
Are Tonsils Vestigial Structures?Eyes & ENT
Is It Easy to Flex Your Smooth Muscles?Bones & Muscles
In What Plane Does Abduction Occur?Biology
What Is the Origin of the External Oblique Muscle?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Upper Back? Anatomy, Muscles, and Function Bones & Muscles
What Did Galen Base His Drawings of the Human Body On?Healthcare
Is the Lower Chest a Real Muscle?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Effect of the Tympanic Reflex?Eyes & ENT
Terms Used in Naming Muscles by Fascicle Orientation Bones & Muscles
What Are Skeletal Muscles and How Do They Work?Bones & Muscles
Why Is the Wall of the Left Ventricle Thicker?Heart & Lungs
Why Does Exercise Increase Venous Return?Heart & Lungs
What Are Phasic Muscles and How Do They Work?Bones & Muscles
Why Is the Phrase “Breathe From the Diaphragm” Inaccurate?Heart & Lungs
Craniocervical Junction Anatomy and Function Bones & Muscles
Why Do We Stretch in the Morning?Fitness
Why Do Slow Twitch Muscles Have More Mitochondria?Biology
What Are the Three Energy Systems of the Body?Biology
Are Quadriceps Stronger Than Hamstrings?Bones & Muscles
Can You Flex Fat? The Science Behind Muscle and Fat Diet & Weight
What Is the Anterior Chain? Anatomy, Function, & Posture Bones & Muscles