We are excited to announce that, due to an overwhelming response to the Fitness Solution class, we are adding and modifying times for this class.
We are also VERY excited to announce that indoor cycling classes will start next week.
As most of you are now aware, we have added two additional exercise settings (the Fitness Solution and Indoor Cycling) that may be a good fit for you and your fitness goals. In doing so, we have had to make some changes to our payment structure to make it easy and affordable for you to take advantage of these new exercise settings. Below you will find more about each of the new programs so you can begin to determine if they are appropriate for you. In addition, I will explain the changes we’ve made to our payment structure (and a few other minor system changes) that are necessary to implement these new programs. What follows is a significant amount of information, and I realize that it may be a lot to process without further explanation. My advice to each of you is to meet with your Fitness Practitioner to determine the appropriateness of the new programs given your individual fitness goals. Once you’ve done that, all of the other aspects of this process should fall into place.
When you think of calorie expenditure to aid in body fat reduction, typically you think of someone sweating for hours on the treadmill or performing vigorous calisthenic exercises. Rarely do you think of the activities performed during daily life as aiding in calorie expenditure and fat loss. However, research suggests that Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (or NEAT, for short) is one of the biggest predictors of success in programs designed to reduce body fat.
The fitness industry is great for gimmicks and buzzwords, and there is no bigger embodiment of this trend than the concept of “functional” training.
“Functional” training, as defined by most of its proponents, consists of performing exercises that mimic the activities of daily life (or at least they supposedly do -- as you’ll see in a second that really isn’t the case). Theoretically, it is through the performance of these exercises that you will better prepare yourself for the activities you face during your day, thereby improving your efficiency and reducing risk of injury. Sounds great, right? Well, there are a few problems.
Everyone is always looking for the magic pill or the secret powder to help them reach their fitness, weight loss, or performance goals. Indeed, dietary supplement manufacturers claim that supplements make you bigger, stronger, faster, leaner, and better. How many of these claims are actually true, and what separates fact from fallacy in the billion-dollar supplement industry, can be difficult to tell. But, with a little bit of guidance from science and some good common sense, you can be a savvy supplement shopper and begin a supplement routine that can aid in the achievement of goals.
