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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

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Holiday Stress Relief

We all know this time of year can be full of excitement, activities, and family; but that means it also can be stressful. Stress is one of the leading causes of heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, and hormonal instability. In some cases, this can lead to extreme fatigue, weight gain or loss,

22 Feb
2018

News / Personal Training / Workout

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

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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

19 Apr
2017

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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

23 Jan
2017

News / Personal Training / Physical Therapy / Workout

How To Prevent Low Back Pain

Low back pain is a prevalent problem in the United States and around the world. It is a condition that encompasses our lives when it happens and something we forget about all together when it is gone. And 80% of all adult Americans will experience low back pain at some point in their lifetime. Many

29 Dec
2016

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10 Tips for Success in 2017

1. 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 I create a concrete

11 Oct
2016

News / Personal Training

Women and Weights

Women and Weights Do They Go Together? The age-old problem of women wanting to work out, but not get ‘bulky’ is one we all know well…and the majority of you are still worried about. It is argued back and forth, many arguments are not validated and quite frankly are uneducated. Now I understand that

26 Feb
2015

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Strength Training for Women

What do most of us think of when we think of strength training? For most women, the terms manly and bulky typically come to mind. However, if there is one fitness goal that should be at the top of most of women’s to do lists; it should be to change our opinion of strength training.

11 Dec
2014

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How to Train For Your First Race

Be it a mile, 5K, or marathon, set yourself up for success and start with these simple steps: Start with a training plan, source knowledgeable outlets and keep to your plan. When you start altering the plan that is when you run into issues on race day. There are tons of training plans out there

12 Jan
2013

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Speed Training Drills

Most strength coaches have their “go to” speed training drills they use for training all athletes for speed and they will have some more sports specific drills, as well as, some new ones they are trying out. These drills are intended to improve the athlete’s foot quickness, acceleration ability and power. You will find them

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