Workout Wednesday: Sabrina’s Tips For Working Out in Cold Weather
Sabrina Roblin has been training with Double Eagle Fitness for four months and today she shares her insight on how to dress for cold weather workouts. Working out during the winter in the outdoors is invigorating and wearing the right clothes is important both for health, warmth, and comfort. Manmade fabrics such as polyester, lycra […]
Read MoreWorkout Wednesday: What is Functional Fitness?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBRWQlYY_z4 Functional fitness conditions the body to perform natural daily life actions–lifting, pushing, pulling–even the way we stand up and sit down more efficiently with minimal risk of injury. Most gyms feature nautilus machines which isolate muscles—quadriceps, hamstrings, biceps, triceps, etc. in an artificial way bearing little resemblance to real life movement. Double Eagle Fitness trains […]
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Workout Wednesday: The Gift of Health
Give the gift of health, endorphins, and confidence this holiday season. Start today and lose up to 8 pounds by January! 1. Results: Double Eagle Fitness will customize an exercise plan to help you achieve your goals and will continuously challenge you and change your routine to prevent weight gain and strength plateaus. 2. Accountability: Paying for personal […]
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Workout Wednesday: The Power of Breath
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svl-1XEU28s&w=420&h=315] Did you know that at rest, we only use 10-15% of our lung capacity? Muscles at work demand more oxygen than muscles at rest. Breathing properly during exercise improves strength, prevents dizziness, and can burn more calories. Watch Coach Beqir’s demonstration video below. Oxygen plus water equals weight loss. For a detailed explanation […]
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Workout Wednesday: Why Compete?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfsjrc7l9Xw&w=640&h=360] When it was time to sign up to compete at the TJ’s 2011 CrossFit Games, I hesitated and swam in a sea of self-doubt and fear for days. While Beqir actually had a chance to actually win, place, or show in the games, I knew I didn’t have a chance in hell for […]
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Workout Wednesday: Four Client Personal Records Today!
Meet Mary Lou: Training with us for three months, Mary Lou is one of three current clients who has lost thirty pounds . Just look at her gorgeous face transformed! Congratulations Loulita! Keep up the great work. You inspire us every day! Meet Becky: Enrolled in boot camp for six weeks, Becky ran the first mile […]
Read MoreWorkout Wednesday: Help! I’m injured And I Can’t Workout!
How many times do we hear this? “Help! I’m injured so I can’t workout.” Despite the injury, we can usually figure out ways to train around the injury. First things first: A doctor must diagnose and cure the injury–not the personal trainer. Along with doctors, chiropractor are often part of a health professional team for […]
Read MoreWorkout Wednesday: Soreness Equals Strength
No one likes post-workout sore muscles. When you exercise, microscopic tears occur in the muscle. As the muscle begins to rebuild itself (getting tighter, bigger, leaner, and longer) you may feel soreness for anywhere from 24-48 hours after the activity. Muscles need time and proper nutrients to rebuild and recover. Muscles grow at rest. Knowing […]
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Workout Wednesday: Requisite Stretching
Flexibility is the range of motion at a joint. The degree to which we are flexible depends on joint structure–especially within the ball-and-socket joints of the hip and shoulder. Age is also a major factor: the young are generally more flexible than the old. Gender is another huge factor. Women are generally more flexible than […]
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