5 Strength Training Mistakes we often see clients make. You probably know we are big fans of strength training, and for good reason. It works. As the body ages you lose muscle at a greater and greater rate with each passing decade. This muscle loss results in decreased strength with age. While this is a…

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These strategies to add exercise in your day, make getting regular exercise is easier than you think.  If you are a busy adult juggling a career, family, and some resemblance of any social life at all, you know if can be hard to squeeze in a workout.  But, if you think that you have to…

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The things you do first thing in the morning set the stage to win the day. What do you do to start your day out with positive energy and a good mindset? U.S Navy Admiral William McRaven says, “If you want to change the world, start by making your bed”.  This simple task performed every…

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When you get down to basics, there are 4 keys to weight loss. I have been a fitness enthusiast for more than 30 years. Actually, now that I think about it, it’s closer to 40 years.  I got my first weight set when I was about 8 years old. It was called the DP Junior…

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As we are heading into the summer and crabbing season here in Maryland, I thought this was a great topic for our blog. Did you know that a bucket of crabs doesn’t need a lid to keep the crabs in? Couldn’t they just climb out and escape. Yes, but they never will get the chance.…

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In today’s fitness world we are obsessed with using technology to track every calorie we burn during exercise.  But, does this really matter?  Well, yes and no.  Calorie Burn; how it works Here is the problem with tracking calories burned. There is this thing called EPOC, or Excess Post Oxygen Consumption, that measures the amount…

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Our workout of the week is call: 3×7=21.  This workout is made up of 3 circuits of 3 exercises. Each circuit is 7 minutes and you perform each exercise for 21 reps. The Workout 3×7=21             Complete each circuit for 7 minutes.             Rest 2 minutes between circuits           Circuit 1: Double…

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Alternating Reality is our workout of the week.  This is a kettlebell workout comprised of 4 exercises. Each exercise alternates sides that are working and the reps increase and decrease through the workout.   The Workout Alternating Reality             Complete as Prescribed.             5 – 6 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 –…

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Daylight savings is here, Own your morning. The days are getting longer and the nights are getting shorter. For many of us, that throws off our sleep schedule.  Sometimes it takes weeks to readjust. In the mean time you may be more irritable, more tired and overall feeling not yourself. What can you do this…

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Swing…Swing…Other Thing is a fun yet challenging workout. It is a basic triplet workout consisting of 2 kettlebell swing variations, and one “Other Thing”. In the case of this week’s workout the “Other Thing” is med ball slams. So, challenge yourself by adding this to your workout sometime this week.   The Workout SWING…SWING…OTHER THING……

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