Training
The Benefits of Getting Personal Training
Getting fit is a goal that many have, but not everyone achieves. Getting out there and going to the gym is only half the battle. If you have a specific weight-loss goal or want to ...
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Safe Strength Training for Seniors with Osteoporosis at Merritt Clubs
Walking by itself may not be enough to fight osteoporosis, but strength training at a qualified fitness center like Merritt Athletic Clubs can help you to protect your bones. Exercise intensity is key for seniors ...
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Fitness Centers See Rise in Kettlebell Use After New Study Highlights Benefits
In January 2015, The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research published an article that had many fitness center members reaching for the kettlebells. The article contained the results of a study proving that kettlebell training may be advantageous ...
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Personal Training Tip: Ahi Tuna Jerky is The Perfect Fuel for Runners
Before you step into those running shorts and tie up those athletic shoes our personal training experts would like you to take a minute and think about what’s fueling your body. Studies have shown that runners need ...
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Weight Loss Success Story: Before and After Results
It’s the first of the new year and many of us have set New Year’s resolutions for ourselves. All of us at Merritt Athletic Clubs are cheering for you and want to support you throughout ...
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5 Reasons Women Need to Squat More
Despite the snow last week, we still had intrepid ladies turn out for the Women and Weights upper body seminar. This week we hammered squat mechanics and practiced many progressions and variations of the squat. ...
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10 Reasons Ladies Should Lift
Strength does don’t come from physical capacity. It comes from and indomitable will. – Gandhi
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3 Reasons to drink the CrossFit KoolAid
Looking at these pictures, I am reminded of why I love CrossFit. I can see the agony and determination on our faces. What’s more difficult to see is the the elation. This was one of ...
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Our very own swim coach Katie Pumphrey prepares to swim the English Channel
Baltimore artist and Merritt Athletic Clubs swim coach Katie Pumphrey has begun training to swim the English Channel. She shares what she thinks it will take to swim the dangerous crossing and what is driving ...
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