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Why Rest Days Matter
Think of your body like a high-performance machine. When you work out, you’re essentially stressing your muscles and tissues to elicit a positive adaptation – that’s how you get stronger...
The 5 Best Barbell Exercises
If you asked 100 personal trainers what the best piece of workout equipment you can get would be, 99 of them would tell you to get a barbell. Barbells can...
Featured Product – the Zero Runner
The Balance Fitness Featured Product for this month is the Zero Runner from Octane. This is a really cool product that I believe is the best new product to our industry in...
What To Pay Attention To When Hiring A Professional Gym Designer
We’ve helped you before with hiring a personal trainer, but we may have gotten ahead of ourselves there. What good is a personal trainer if you don’t have a gym to...
Hate Cardio? Here’s How to Love It
We hear it all of the time: I hate cardio. Why is it that one of the most important types of physical activity out there is so dreaded by so many people?...
The Best Diet for Fat Loss in 2020
Another year is in the books, and that means it’s time to look back and see how you did with your 2019 resolutions. Was your goal to build more muscle,...
How To Build A Home Gym When You Don’t Know Where To Start?
Did you know that 80 percent of people that join a gym after the new year quit going within five months? Did you know that the average gym member in the U.S. goes...
3 Healthy Lunch Ideas
If you think a healthy lunch can only be found at the salad bar, then it’s time to spice things up. Healthy foods come in more varieties than which type of fat-free...
Benefits of Strength Training Once a Week?
Strength training is a crucial component of a well-rounded fitness routine. It provides numerous physical and mental health benefits, including increased muscle mass and strength, improved bone density, and reduced risk...
Recovery Techniques for Everyone: How to Improve Recovery and Performance
When it comes to working out and training for our chosen sports, we all have a good idea of what works best for us individually. However, most of us don’t...
How to Bulk Up the Right Way
If you asked five different people about how to bulk up, you’d probably get five different answers. It seems like everyone has their own idea about what works. That’s because everyone has varying fitness...
3 Tips to a Home Gym That Fits Your Space
One of the main reasons many people find it hard to regularly exercise is lack of time to visit the gym. With our busy work schedules, trying to spend time...
What To Expect When Hiring A Personal Trainer
So you finally decided to take the plunge and hire a personal trainer…we’re glad you took our advice! While you can’t go wrong with a personal trainer, there’s a few details you...
How to Tone Your Arms in a Home Gym
Warmer weather brings about a shift in your wardrobe to shorter sleeves and tank tops for men and sundresses and tube tops for women. Are you ready to show off...
Buying Pre-Owned Gym Equipment
We all know buying gym equipment is expensive. It’s easy to understand why most people tend to check eBay or Craigslist for pre-owned options before they buy something brand new. While...
The Pros and Cons of CrossFit Training
CrossFit has become one of the most popular training styles in the country. Targeting people’s competitive nature, CrossFit trainers have done an excellent job getting people off the couch and...