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A to B Goals
Most people fail or fall into stagnation when it comes to fitness, including almost all regular gym goers, and most of the time it comes down to one thing: they don’t set specific goals. They have a vague idea of … Continue reading
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Pax Per Fortitudinem Pt. 2
Train for specific outcomes, don’t just burn calories. TLDR Training sessions are not a good strategy for calorie management. Those are best suited to elicit a response from your body to put on muscle, get stronger, move better, and if … Continue reading
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Pax Per Fortitudinem
Peace Through Strength: Virtuous & Ordered Fitness in a Disordered Culture “Bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, is also prayer, by means of which you can please God, our Lord.” – St. Ignatius of Loyola “Spirit ain’t worth spit … Continue reading
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Run Like an Athlete
The human body likes routine and predictability, it also likes to save calories (correct form costs more energy), which makes it very easy to fall into bad habits when it comes to running mechanics. My suggestion is to dedicate at … Continue reading
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Getting Better All The Time
This is not to say that you have to turn every movement into strength versions of the Funky Chicken with a lot of elaborate choreography in order to “confuse” your muscles, nor do you have to keep pursuing more (more weight, reps, etc.) when you feel like you’ve pushed yourself as far as you can go on any one thing. Continue reading
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Client Spotlight: Shelly C
What’s the coolest side effect of adding strength work into your life?
I try not to concentrate on “just” how I look because we can become to attached to the outside, but it is indeed delightful to see my body respond in such a positive way to the strength training. When I’m in training I also feel more centered, more positive, more connected to myself and others. Since my work is mostly solitary, I love working out with the class and Charlie. It keeps me motivated and more happy throughout the week. Continue reading
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Make A New Year’s Resolution That You Can Keep
The New Year is upon us and that means, for many of us, New Years Resolutions. But, first a side note and a parable. I train in the Japanese martial art aikido and every January we mark the beginning of … Continue reading
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New Mobility Series
Hey guys, We’re all pretty busy these days, so any time spent on fitness has to cover several bases. Otherwise, if we did everything as discreet aspects of training it would take forever and a day. Plus, with most of … Continue reading
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Daily Mobility Practice
You’d be surprised at how little time and effort it takes to make a huge difference in your flexibility. It doesn’t require hours and hours of stretching each muscle individually. Just a few minutes per day can be the difference … Continue reading
Doggy Weight Workout
I love being in the fitness business, but sometimes it gets to be a bit of an echo chamber. Everyone gets on this or that bandwagon and it gets easy to not trust your own experience, or to get caught … Continue reading
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