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10 Tips To Success For 2020

10 Tips to Success in 2020 Find What Motivates You There are many ways to find the motivation to get and keep yourself heading in the direction toward your fitness and wellness goals. One of the best ways I have found motivation is by signing up for an upcoming race. By registering for a race

30 Jan
2020

Level Up – Fortis Sweat Sessions Are Here!

Fortis Family! It is the dawning of a new era in your fitness tracking! Announcing Fortis & YOGALUX Sweat Sessions! You have seen the TV’s get installed, but we aren’t about to show you reruns…we want you to see your effort! We have already started rolling out our performance tracking and soon we will have

29 Jan
2020

News / Physical Therapy

Can’t Touch Your Toes? Find and Fix the Problem

Stand with your feet together. Keep your knees locked. Slowly bend forward and touch your toes. Can you reach them? If not, that means your hamstrings are too tight and you should stretch them right? Wait. Not so fast!!! Just because your hamstrings may feel tight, doesn’t mean that they need stretching or that

Staying Positive On Your Wellness Journey

17 Jun
2019

Staying Positive On Your Wellness Journey

Staying motivated during your wellness journey can be hard. Some weeks are great and the numbers fly off the scale, but other weeks can be daunting. When the number increases instead of decreases, it can feel so disheartening. It is how we move forward from adversity that defines our journey. So today, I wanted to

10 TIPS TO MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WHILE TRAVELING

15 May
2019

10 Tips for Balancing A Healthy Lifestyle and Travel

Many people have asked me “How Can I manage maintaining a healthy lifestyle while you travel for work?” Traveling often complicates your healthy lifestyle efforts. Here are 10 tips to keep you on track! Plan Ahead Plan ahead and pack healthy, filling snacks. Some ideas include good quality beef or turkey jerky, apples, dried

27 Dec
2018

6 Fat Burning Workouts

6 Fat Burning Workouts To Start Your Resolutions! HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) Doing a high intensity interval training workout is a great way to blast calories in a short amount of time. The best part is, that you will continue to burn calories throughout the day as well! By elevating your heart rate by

20 Nov
2018

Calorie Burning Exercises

6 Calorie Burning Exercises To Get You Through Holiday Season! Burpees Burpees are a simple and effective way to get a total body workout in and burn calories! They can be modified to fit anyone’s ability, or fitness level, you can add weight to make it more challenging, or remove the jumping to make it

22 Oct
2018

Holiday Stress Relief

22 Feb
2018

Healthy Workplace

Invest In Your Employees Recently, Fortis Fitness & YOGALUX was asked to start working with a local business. This company is a successful, medium-sized business but had a very big problem: their employees were becoming increasingly sedentary and they noticed a decrease in productivity, an increase in sick days, and a lack of company culture.

Top 10 Tips for Surviving the Holidays Healthy

05 Dec
2017

Top 10 Tips for Surviving The Holidays!

The Holidays are here! Go ahead and enjoy the food the drinks, the company; after all isn’t that what this time of year is about? It is easy though to get totally consumed by all of the festivities and let our health and wellness take a back seat. Here are a few tips I have

24 Oct
2017

Spooky Spirits

20 Oct
2017

Nutrition

Labor Day Cocktails

20 Oct
2017

Nutrition / Recipes

Chocolate Coconut Power Bars

Paleo – Gluten Free – Dairy Free These bite size bars are perfect for children’s lunches and for snacking on the go. They are only sweetened by a little honey and dates and the cacao nibs pack a powerful antioxidant punch. Recipe: -1 cup roasted unsalted cashews -1/3 cup cacao nibs (Trader Joe’s) -1/2

25 Jul
2017

News / Nutrition

Benefits of Proper Hydration

During this hot summer, it is more important than ever to remember to stay hydrated. We are often so busy that we forget do to one of the simplest tasks there is…drink water. Keeping yourself hydrated is one of the best and easiest way to feel healthier, lose weight, and maintain energy levels throughout the

27 Jun
2017

Low Calorie Summer Cocktails

Now that Summer is upon us, it is sometimes tough to quench your thirst after a long day in the sun. Most people opt for a beer, but if you want to avoid the potential bloating and get a little more crafty with your cocktails, here are 2 low calorie cocktails that will be sure to get

22 Jun
2017

Refreshing Summer Quinoa Salad.

19 Apr
2017

The Benefits of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

HIIT or High Intensity Interval Training is a fat-blasting workout that alternates between intense bursts of activity, followed by an active-resting period for a fixed period of time. One example of a HIIT Workout would be to give maximum effort for 20 seconds, followed by 10 seconds rest. There are many benefits to this type

16 Mar
2017