Informed athletes know that post-workout nutrition is essential to success. While fueling your body before exercise is obviously a key factor in boosting performance, ensuring that your body has proper nutrients for recovery cannot be overlooked. For this reason, many body builders and strength-training athletes insist on having a post-workout shake as soon as possible following their last set – no reason to let muscles go without nutrition any long than they have to. Thanks to its rapid rate of absorption, most athletes reach for whey protein for recovery; this type of protein has become the standard. But new evidence suggests that it’s not the best option out there. Unfortunately, you may be missing out and sacrificing muscular strength and size by following the pack. Read more…
I wrote to Audrey Sommerfeld, VP Marketing at ViSalus® because someone was spreading horror stories about soy on Facebook. It is not uncommon to hear rumors about successful organizations or high-profile people or even smear campaigns. But when someone tells me I am harming people, I’m going to take a time-out and do some research.
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Personal Trainers Littleton…..How do you know your making the right choice?
By show of hands, how many of you made a New Year’s resolution to get in shape? And how many stuck to it? If you’re having trouble sticking to your exercise routine, why not train under a personal trainers Littleton? Personal trainers Littleton have become more common and affordable than ever, and they are the perfect way to target your troublesome areas and get you looking great. How do you know who to choose, though? I’ve done some research, and here are my top ten tips for choosing a personal trainer littleton… Read more…
Running Groups denver…. Helps Increase Running Speed
If you want to increase your running speed, you need to activate the number of fast-twitch muscles in your legs. Bodybuilders and sprinters have been found to have a larger-than-normal percentage of fast-twitch muscles, which provide a burst of speed in power lifting and for shorter sprints. To develop this kind of speed for running or for playing tennis, soccer, football or basketball, or simply for the thrill of seeing how responsive your body is to training, you’ll need to take a twofold approach that involves resistance exercises and speed training found at running groups Denver. There are several steps you can take to increase running speed. Read more…
What you need to know to start a fitness boot camp business
Starting a Fitness Boot camp business has never been a hotter commodity in the fitness industry than right now. As the concept has grown in popularity, so has the need to come up with a viable business model to ensure that the quality of boot camp programming remains high. To stay competitive, you need to focus on delivering participants the results they want; generating referral business; maximizing your return on investment from an equipment cost standpoint; and ensuring that the program is properly scheduled and marketed.
This article will look at what you need to consider when starting a fitness boot camp business program. It will also provide a business template you can refer to time after time when designing your boot camp exercises. Finally, you will learn firsthand how to market and appeal to different demographics in your community who will benefit from your new or improved boot camp workouts.
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New Years Resolutions (Hitting the Gym)
OK, so one of the most popular New Years Resolutions is getting in shape and losing weight. My New Years Resolutions is to get the best body I ever had in 90 days or else I will shave my head and make a video of me singing and dancing to a Britney Spears song. Then put in on Facebook and Youtube.
New Years Resolutions are All Over the Gym
I went to the gym at 8am today like I usually do ready to hit my New Years Resolutions hard. When I walked in the place was packed. Everyone is going to the gym for their New Years Resolutions. Good news is only 70% will still be there after 2 weeks and only 40% will be still hitting their New Years Resolutions after 1 month. People give up so easy because its hard and if they want to see results immediately. Read more…
What’s the point in burning 1500 calories if you don’t know the correct zone to be in? With the sponsorship of BOULDER RUNNING COMPANY & POLAR, this Monday morning Jan 9th at 9am and Thursday night Jan12th at 7:15 pm, PUSH X-TREME will be holding an intense workout geared for the heart rate zone YOUR body needs to be in to achieve the results YOU’RE after!
Check out why some of our biggest losers in boot camp use Heart Rate monitors.
Five Great Reasons to Wear a Heart Rate Monitor
Improve Your Health
You don’t have to be a serious athlete in training to benefit from wearing a heart rate monitor when you exercise. Whether you’re working out to control weight, tone muscles, build endurance, strengthen your heart, relieve stress or simply maintain good health and fitness, a heart rate monitor can help you find the right pace and intensity of exercise to achieve your goals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that adults should exercise at moderate intensity (50–70 percent of maximum heart rate) for at least 30 minutes five days a week, or at a vigorous intensity (70–85 percent of maximum heart rate) for 20 minutes three days a week. Read more…
New Years Is Here, Now What?
Boulder Running Company and PUSH X-TREME invite you to join us in the “Little Black Dress” Challenge. January 1st we start a new challenge and we are excited to have you join us. This challenge is a little different and very exciting because everyone has a chance to win some cool prizes.
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Informed athletes know that post-workout nutrition is essential to success. While fueling your body before exercise is obviously a key factor in boosting performance, ensuring that your body has proper nutrients for recovery cannot be overlooked. For this reason, many body builders and strength-training athletes insist on having a post-workout shake as soon as possible following their last set – no reason to let muscles go without nutrition any long than they have to. Thanks to its rapid rate of absorption, most athletes reach for whey protein for recovery; this type of protein has become the standard. But new evidence suggests that it’s not the best option out there. Unfortunately, you may be missing out and sacrificing muscular strength and size by following the pack. Read more…
