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When done properly, the bicycle crunch is a great bodyweight exercise that works your abdominals and obliques. It is a very simple ab workout that requires no equipment to perform except for a yoga mat. The American Council on Exercise listed the bicycle crunch training (bicycle maneuver) as the number one exercise for strengthening the […]

What Is Endurance Training? There are 4 primary types of exercise: strength, balance, flexibility, and endurance. In order to have a balanced, healthy body, we need to have a fitness routine that incorporates them all. Here, we’re going to focus on endurance training. Don’t be afraid—while this type of exercise is often associated with marathon […]

The days are getting shorter, the temperature is falling, and the leaves are starting to turn… fall has arrived! While this is one of our favorite times of the year, let’s take a moment to mourn the end of fresh summer produce. Ok, the moment is up because fall brings with it a whole new […]

Halloween is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with a monster-themed workout! We mapped out the first 14 minutes of a Halloween themed workout to get you started. It starts with three songs.   Monster Mash – Bobby Pickett Jumping Jacks Push-up when the song says “mash” Continue to do […]

4 Cardiovascular Endurance Exercises You Can Do at Home Cardiovascular endurance, by definition, is “the body’s ability to deliver oxygen to muscles while they are working.” It begins at about 1.5 minutes into a workout when your body starts using things like fat and proteins for energy. Your body can build up better endurance through […]

Get great legs and your best butt ever with our 30-day squat challenge. This squat challenge is simple and easy to follow for any lifter, from beginner to advanced. This program does not take a lot of time. Each day you’ll dedicate 10-15 minutes to the exercise(s) on the calendar day in addition to your […]

5 Stretching Exercises for Flexibility There are so many incredible ways for us to move our bodies. Stretching is one of the most important tools in our wellness arsenal because it allows us a better range of motion, improved posture, better balance, injury prevention, and more.  And because our bodies have so many working parts, […]

Happy National Coaches Day! To celebrate we wanted to highlight some of our amazing coaches. We are thankful and lucky to have great trainers at all of our locations. Here are just a few of our fantastic coaches. We asked the coaches and those who work with them what makes them an awesome coach and […]

Perhaps you have heard of this new diet that recently hit the scene? The Autoimmune Protocol Diet, or AIP for short, is a relatively new dietary protocol that claims to reduce inflammation, improve immune function, and help manage the symptoms of autoimmune diseases. Many individuals with autoimmune diseases report that the AIP diet has lessened […]

5 Functional Training Workouts We have discussed how important functional fitness training is and what it can do to improve your health on our blog. To recap, functional strength training is a form of resistance training based on dynamic movements that we actually use in our day-to-day activities.  Not to be confused with the traditional […]