We wanted to warmly introduce Emma Hanson!

 Emma grew up in Winona, Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a degree in Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences. Emma grew up playing all types of sports but focused on basketball and swimming in high school. In college she held a position working sporting events where her love of sports and exercise grew. After college, she worked as a strength and conditioning coordinator as well as swim coach for different high schools.  

In her free time, she says, "I enjoy crocheting, cooking, outdoor activities (hiking, camping, sunsets), and traveling."

Emma says, "I am passionate about empowering individuals in their exercise and nutrition path. By dedicated myself to educating others on exercise and nutrition to help them build healthier lifestyles through informed choices and sustainable habits."

Northstar Fitness has a core team of Fitness Professionals that work with each client on their specific goals, limitati...

When it comes to exercising, the quality of the technique is more important than quantity. While good technique can produce quality results, improper technique can do some serious harm to your body. In addition, improper technique will not give you the results that you are looking to obtain from such exercise.

Where do I begin?  Beginners should expect to devote time to learning proper form. Even the more experienced can benefit from some occasional form feedback. Thankfully, proper form is something that can be learned. Having you coach there to help you is key to ensure good form throughout the exercise.

Improper form is unsafe.  The most prominent reason why form matters in a workout is to avoid injury.  The spine and muscles surrounding are especially is prone to injury caused by improper form. Bad form can also cause damage to your joints and ligaments. If you lift a bag of salt with improper form, you strain the muscles that aren’t supposed to be working, which can cause flair ...