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Bring Your Exercise Journal to the Best Health Clubs in Baltimore

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 22, 2015


 

If you keep meaning to work out but you're still sitting on the couch, you may want to get yourself an exercise journal to bring to the best health clubs in Baltimore. It’s a simple and surefire resource for staying on track.

Where to Get an Exercise Journal: There’s an exercise journal for every kind of gym member. Maybe you want to enter your data into the latest and most sophisticated mobile app. Maybe you’re happy writing on the back side of any scrap paper that’s lying around. Whatever works for you is the right system.

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Topics: Merritt Athletics, biggest loser club, Personal Training, Fitness Tips, Fitness for a Cause, Member Success Stories, group fitness

Bring Your Exercise Journal to the Best Health Clubs in Baltimore

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 22, 2015

 

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Topics: Merritt Athletics, biggest loser club, Personal Training, Fitness Tips, Fitness for a Cause, Member Success Stories, group fitness

Secrets To Finding Time To Work Out

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 16, 2015

Do you find yourself saying you are too busy to exercise? This is a common excuse for not getting in the exercise that you want or need. In order to live a healthy life, you are going to want to know these secrets for finding the time that you need to get in your exercise:

  • Make An Appointment: Whether you make an appointment with yourself or with a personal trainer, this gives you a set time that you have available to dedicate to exercise. When you find any gap in your schedule and make an appointment to exercise, you must be sure that you stick to it. You must hold yourself accountable for this time that you have set aside.
  • Defend Your Time: If someone wants to make plans during your time to exercise, just say that you are busy. Make yourself unavailable during these times devoted to exercise. Also, plan for the time set aside accordingly. If you need someone to watch your kids during this time, call a sitter. Don't make the excuse that you need to stay home with the kids if you can easily get a sitter, or a family member to watch them for the small amount of time that it takes to get in your exercise.
  • Make Adjustments: If there is a time that you cannot get in your exercise in the time that you have allotted yourself because there really is an emergency, don't just drop it. Make some adjustments in your schedule so that you will still have time to get in the exercise you need. Another reason to adjust your schedule is if you have set aside time early in the morning to exercise. Sometimes, you just cannot get up in time, and that's okay because sleep is important and if you really need it, you can adjust your schedule throughout the day so that you can still get out and exercise.

 

For more information about getting in the exercise that you need, please contact us.

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Topics: biggest loser club

Secrets To Finding Time To Work Out

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 16, 2015

Do you find yourself saying you are too busy to exercise? This is a common excuse for not getting in the exercise that you want or need. In order to live a healthy life, you are going to want to know these secrets for finding the time that you need to get in your exercise:

  • Make An Appointment: Whether you make an appointment with yourself or with a personal trainer, this gives you a set time that you have available to dedicate to exercise. When you find any gap in your schedule and make an appointment to exercise, you must be sure that you stick to it. You must hold yourself accountable for this time that you have set aside.
  • Defend Your Time: If someone wants to make plans during your time to exercise, just say that you are busy. Make yourself unavailable during these times devoted to exercise. Also, plan for the time set aside accordingly. If you need someone to watch your kids during this time, call a sitter. Don't make the excuse that you need to stay home with the kids if you can easily get a sitter, or a family member to watch them for the small amount of time that it takes to get in your exercise.
  • Make Adjustments: If there is a time that you cannot get in your exercise in the time that you have allotted yourself because there really is an emergency, don't just drop it. Make some adjustments in your schedule so that you will still have time to get in the exercise you need. Another reason to adjust your schedule is if you have set aside time early in the morning to exercise. Sometimes, you just cannot get up in time, and that's okay because sleep is important and if you really need it, you can adjust your schedule throughout the day so that you can still get out and exercise.

 

For more information about getting in the exercise that you need, please contact us.

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Topics: biggest loser club

Quin-what?

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 10, 2015

 

Things get a little crazy, when things get a little crazy and when things feel a little out of control in my neck of the woods, the simple act of making something familiar in the kitchen can bring everything back to normal. Today the simple act of washing and chopping, measuring and simmering made the hectic pace of the last few weeks slow down for one beautiful understated hour of Zen. Yes, today I turned eight cups of cooked Quinoa into a me moment.

Quinoa is one of my favorite foods. Not only for it's zappy name and nutty flavor, but for it's amazing versatility. Really, what other grain can be a breakfast food, a salad, soup, side dish and dessert? Not to mention main course. It has twice the fiber of pasta and brown rice, as much protein as milk, covers you in the magnesium department and has high amounts of amino acid lysine, which is important for muscle growth (psst... this also means it's a complete protein.) Yes, the Incan Empire had a lot going for them in the grain department 500 years ago and lucky for us, their super food is still available to us today.

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Quin-what?

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 10, 2015

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Calcium And Exercise Boost Metabolic Weightloss

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 8, 2015

 

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Calcium And Exercise Boost Metabolic Weightloss

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 8, 2015

 

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Need a Workout Buddy? Get into Group Fitness!

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 7, 2015

Trying to workout more often? Just about every article on the internet will tell you that one way to do so is to get a workout buddy. Unfortunately, finding a reliable workout buddy can sometimes feel like a workout on its own. Does that mean you simply need to learn how to enjoy exercising all by your lonesome? No, it just means you need to ditch the idea of looking for a workout buddy, and opt for group fitness instead.

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Need a Workout Buddy? Get into Group Fitness!

Posted by Juan De Cruz

Apr 7, 2015

Trying to workout more often? Just about every article on the internet will tell you that one way to do so is to get a workout buddy. Unfortunately, finding a reliable workout buddy can sometimes feel like a workout on its own. Does that mean you simply need to learn how to enjoy exercising all by your lonesome? No, it just means you need to ditch the idea of looking for a workout buddy, and opt for group fitness instead.

You'll Never Have to Workout Alone

Exercising is a lot more fun when you turn it into a social thing. That's the reason why everyone is recommending that you get a buddy to workout with you. However, differing schedules can make it hard to get to the gym at the same time as your buddy. Hence, it makes a lot more sense to join a group exercise class at the gym. Regardless of which fitness class you decide to join, there will always be others there to workout with you.

Meet New Athletic Friends

Since exercise classes are as much of a social thing as it is a fitness thing, you're bound to make some new friends while sweating away. And they won't be just any old friends. They'll be athletic friends who care about health and fitness. Also, since they're able to join the same classes as you, it's safe to say that their schedules are somewhat similar to yours. So if you're still looking for a workout buddy outside of exercise class, you can more easily find one within the class.

Contact us to get into group fitness and receive information on our Group Fitness classes and also Group Training classes like "Get Fit Camp".

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Topics: biggest loser club