by Laura Longstaffe | Aug 21, 2020 | Club News (Return to Blog)
This exercise – imitating an “I have no money” movement – is a great way to relieve midback and/or rhomboid pain. Stand in an upright position with the elbows bent to 90 degrees (keep elbows tight to the torso)* Holding onto a resistance band – with palms facing up –...
by Laura Longstaffe | Aug 19, 2020 | Club News (Return to Blog)
Circuit style training is a great way to break up your weightlifting session by adding some fast-paced cardio. Machine-based cardio can be quite repetitive and tedious for some people. It is important to keep your training interesting, which is why we encourage our...
by Laura Longstaffe | Aug 17, 2020 | Club News (Return to Blog)
Push-ups are a great exercise to increase your upper body strength. A push-up works your triceps, chest, shoulders and core. If you are new to training and don’t have much upper body strength just yet, the best option would be to perform push-ups at an incline. As you...
by Laura Longstaffe | Aug 12, 2020 | Club News (Return to Blog)
Believe it or not, cheat meals can help with weight loss! Having one cheat meal a week can boost your metabolism and replenish glycogen for energy. Additionally, having one cheat meal a week can help prevent you from binging. If you completely restrict yourself from...
by Laura Longstaffe | Aug 10, 2020 | Club News (Return to Blog)
At some point in time, you have likely been told to avoid putting all of your eggs in one basket. Apply this concept to your health and fitness and it means you should avoid concentrating all of your efforts on one component of health and fitness, i.e. diet instead of...
by Laura Longstaffe | Aug 4, 2020 | Club News (Return to Blog)
Weight machines are often considered a quick and dirty way of improving one’s strength since increasing or decreasing weights is much easier and faster (often moving a pin or dial) and there is less focus on proper form and technique (often resulting in less...