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Destination Hiking: Your Next Fitness-Focused Vacation
I just returned from a week-long trip to Peru, where I spent five days and four nights hiking the Salkantay Trail to Machu Picchu. Not only did this trip allow me to see one of ...
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Why Tracking Your Workouts Helps You Reach Your Goals Faster
Have you ever finished a workout and wondered, “Am I actually getting stronger or faster?” If you don’t currently track your progress, it at times can be hard to tell. The good news is that ...
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Your Guide to GLP-1: A Foundational Understanding
GLP-1 medications have quickly become some of the most discussed topics in the health and fitness space in a long time. And rightfully so, as it has the power to give pretty significant results in ...
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What is HYROX?
The HYROX fitness race has taken over US cities and is not showing any signs of stopping, but what is the attraction to this global trend? Let’s go to the beginning: HYROX started in Germany ...
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Working out with PMOS
There’s a new name for a condition affecting one in eight women: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has been renamed as Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome in hopes to better diagnose women experiencing symptoms of weight gain/difficulty losing ...
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Why “No Pain, No Gain” Is Misleading (And What to Do Instead)
For a long time, I believed in the idea that if it didn’t hurt, it didn’t work. That mindset was reinforced during my years in the military. You get used to pushing through fatigue, soreness, ...
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An Interview with a Professional Triathlete
Matthew McGoey is a 28-year-old athlete who has been competing in triathlons for five years. A former collegiate swimmer, Matthew transitioned to competing in triathlons during the pandemic before earning his pro-card in 2022. From ...
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Gym Anxiety and How to Beat It
One of the biggest reasons people avoid the gym isn’t laziness—it’s anxiety. Feeling like: • “Everyone is watching me” • “I don’t know what I’m doing” • “I’m not in shape enough to be here” ...
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What is a Workout?
The saying “Age is just a number” means a lot to different people. Some people say it to motivate themselves to push harder, others say it to comfort themselves when thinking about how old they ...
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Strengthen Your Bones
According to the NIH, osteoporosis is a bone disease that develops when bone mineral density and bone mass decreases, or when the structure and strength of bone changes, increasing the risk of fractures. Because of ...
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Summer Foods to Support Your Goals
What’s in season? Summertime brings good food and nutritious food, giving you more opportunities than ever to support your fitness goals. Not only are delicious, healthy fruits and vegetables in season, but the warm weather ...
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You’re Probably Not Lazy
I hear it almost every time I meet with a new client who has been struggling to adhere to a new fitness routine—“I should be getting in here more often, but I think the problem ...
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