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Choosing and Maximizing Wearables for Fitness Goals
Fitness trackers have become extremely popular among the general population. With a market size valued at USD 62.03 billion in 2024 and projected growth of 21.3% to 290.85 billion in 2032, the industry shows no signs of slowing down. Since the first wearable device,...
The Power of Consistency
Improving health and fitness over the long term."Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential"- Winston S. Churchill Achieving long-term health and fitness goals hinges on one crucial factor: consistency. Many encounter...
Adding Cardiovascular Training To Your Program
Adding Conditioning To Your Strength Training Program In the world of health and fitness, many different trends and popular workouts have come and gone. From jazzercise to aerobics and Crossfit to Orange Theory, these methods tend to focus on calorie burn and weight...
What Types of Exercise Are Best for Weight Loss?
Exercise is a Contributor To Weight Loss, Not a Primary Driver Regular exercise is a critical component of health optimization, however, contrary to what pop culture would have you think, losing fat is not a two-factor equation. Activity alone accounts for only about...
Is There Such a Thing as Type 3 Diabetes?
The short unconfirmed-by-the-scientific-community answer to the Title of this article is: YES. According to a paper published this past January in the journal Drugs written by Dr. Suzanne M. de la Monte, Type 3 diabetes is otherwise known as Alzheimer's disease, the...
The WattBike
FIT is happy to welcome, what FIT founder Thom Downing says is, "the most dynamic, functional and smart piece of metabolic conditioning equipment to come onto the fitness scene since the Concept2 rower in 1976", the WattBike. FIT will be offering a free clinic on the...
Balance Your Exercise with Play
Sometimes the activities that we ask our clients here at FIT to engage in can heighten self-consciousness. For most people, going to a gym at all can be intimidating, let alone being asked to perform a complex movement such as a clean and jerk or being pushed to the...
Brain and Brawn
Recent studies show that resistance training is as effective, if not more, at stimulating neurogenesis in the portions of the brain associated with memory and thinking.
Aerobic and Anaerobic
I often hear the same question from clients, “Should I do more cardio/endurance or strength training to reach my weight loss and general fitness goals?”