Development Manager and Coach Sam Orfanidis talks about one of the buzziest words in the supplement game: creatine. It’s been around for years, and often targeted toward a specific, muscle-building-focused group. However, it is has benefits for lots of other types of people with lots of different goals.

Read as Development Manager and Coach Sam Orfanidis speaks on his experience in college athletics and how exercise has been used as punishment in team environments and how he strives to foster positive relationships with exercise for his clients.

Development Manager and Coach Sam Orfanidis talks about the importance of rest and recovery within fitness plans. While counterintuitive, incorporating true off-days and active recovery days can add the edge to any routine.

General Manager Kevin Guild gets in his feelings about supersets and how why some movements and exercises were meant to be together in this Valentine’s Day post paired perfectly for you, from SomaVT.

General Manager Kevin Guild takes us on his journey of becoming a new parent right around all the holidays, balancing work, life, and fitness and tips on how to reset goals and routines for a new year.

Development Manager and Coach Sam Orfanidis enlists the help of Registered Dietician Laura Chartrand to dive deep into the protein trend that we cannot escape these days. Read as they explain the differences between animal and plant-based proteins, how much we really need to incorporate, and tips and tricks to getting it all into the day.

SomaVT Coach Sam discusses the importance of drinking enough water and some tips and tricks to help stay hydrated.

Dive in with General Manager Kevin Guild to find out what 3 signs to watch out for to know when it is time to switch up your fitness routine.

Read as Development Manager Sam Orfanidis discusses being safe in the summer heat, the importance of hydration, planning for your outdoor activities, appropriate fueling, and the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness.

Read as Coach and Development Manager Sam Orfanidis shares his thoughts on the fitness influencer community and the best way to parse the marketing tactics from the information and why community and expertise is important while consuming influencer content.

Read Part 1 of Coach and Development Manager, Sam Orfanidis’s take on why people stop exercising. He tackles reasons like the dislike of gyms, financial limitations, YouTube, and personality differences between coaches and clients.

Coach and SomaVT Development Manager Sam Orfanidis talks about the importance of functional training and how it is part of the fabric of daily life. Read to see how the staff at SomaVT incorporates this type of training into personalized programming for injury prevention and more.

SOMA VT General Manager and Coach Kevin Guild shares personal insight into the fear of failure, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism when it comes to inside and outside the gym.

Read as SOMA VT General Manager and Coach Kevin Guild talks through the effect of environment on routine, ideas on how to shake things up, and the daily challenges we face when trying to make better choices.

SOMA VT General Manager and Coach Kevin Guild debunks the silo approach and shares perspective on using each team member’s strengths to create the best client experience. Team work truly does make the dream work.

Read as SOMA VT General Manager and Coach Kevin Guild helps guide productive and sometimes challenging conversations between client and coach when it comes to specific exercises, goal, plans, and supplementing training.

SOMA VT General Manager and Coach Kevin Guild shares some inspirational and real words in this post about finding gratification in progress, not perfection.

Soma VT’s Coach Sam shares his expertise on helping keep his clients in their fitness routines over the holiday season. Read as he addresses various scenarios and rationalizations many encounter during the stressful holiday season while trying to stay on track from a fitness perspective.

Development Manager and Coach Sam Orfanidis adds to the 5 key elements of a good personal training session with a 6th element: Adaptability.

In this post, SOMA VT Coach Kevin Guild breaks down an approach to cholesterol management through fitness. Learn more about balancing cardiovascular fitness and stress management and how fitness can be a long term tool for overall health and wellness.