What is Functional Fitness?
Functional fitness and functional exercise are the latest gym buzzwords. They focus on building a body capable of doing real-life activities in real-life positions, not just lifting a certain amount of weight in an idealized posture created by a gym machine....
What Diet is the Best for You?
Not everyone’s body responds the same way to different diets. The key is to find a match for your body and metabolism that also works with your lifestyle. While we aren’t necessarily endorsing these diets, there are some great options for achieving your weight loss...
Set Goals. Attain Goals. Maintain Goals.
Tips on how to achieve your health goals.Many of us know the pure joy of reaching a goal that we worked so hard to achieve, but so many others know the disappointment that can come trying to set goals. Goals are personal. There are so many factors that come into...
MS Bike-a-Thon, Spin For a Cure!
More than 2.3 million people worldwide are affected by Multiple Sclerosis, often referred to as MS. Unfortunately, there is no cure yet and it is a chronic, often disabling disease that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body....
Supplements and Healthy Diets
The market for nutritional supplements is so diverse and vast, it can seem daunting to decide which brand is the best one for your health goals. Before talking about what supplements are the best to take and what brand we recommend, let’s talk about why we take...
Pound Yourself Into Shape This January
POUND® is a fast-paced and rockin’ workout class—and it’s now at Beechmont Racquet & Fitness every Monday and Wednesday!The POUND® creators have developed the class to be the “world’s first cardio jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing and...
5 Great New Gifts To Give A Workout Buff
We’ve checked out a few gift guides from NBC News and Sports Illustrated and put together this roundup of new workout gear that’s perfect for the fitness savvy person on your list this holiday season. All of these gifts are new products for sale now from...
What’s the Best Time to Work Out?
The short answer: whenever you have time to break a sweat.According to Greatest, “Research suggests the body could adapt to regular gym dates, so if we hit the weight room every day at 4 p.m., eventually we might perform better at that time than at any other time of...
Best Fish Oil For Bodybuilding
Fish oil has direct effects on muscle growth and recovery which are both very crucial parameters for consideration amongst athletes in general.3 methods are involved in promoting these effects. The first is the observation that fish oil seems to promote muscle...
7 Interval Training Regimen You Can Do In 1 Hour by Karen Reed
Interval training workouts that alternate high-intensity levels with low-intensity efforts are the key to fat burning. This formula keeps your body burning the calories even after you’ve stopped working out. Interval training helps you to get the most of your working...
11 Reasons To Do Cardio Workouts Daily by Karen Reed
You’ll hear a lot about the benefits of strength training. While there are certainly many muscular and health benefits that cardio workouts don’t offer, there are various benefits that only cardio workouts can provide. You need to get a good mixture of both...
Burn More Calories, Give Your Joints A Break:Why You Should Start Swimming This Fall
Just because summer is over, doesn’t mean you have to stop making a splash.If you’re looking for a new way to keep yourself in shape, and do so effectively, swimming workouts have been proven to boost metabolism, burn calories, and work all your muscles without...
Want a Better Workout?
Just Breathe.Proper breathing is one of the most important aspects of exercise. Good breathing patterns allow your muscles to get enough oxygen to improve stamina during your workout. Focusing on breathing helps control movements, which can significantly reduce the...
How many Calories am I burning?
Curious about how many calories your body burns when you’re active? According to the USDA, it depends completely on your height, weight, and whatever activity you’re doing. Check out this helpful chart for reference! MODERATE physical activities Approximate calories...
4 Tips to Exercise Safely in the Summer Heat
We’re right in the middle in the hottest time of the year. August is known for being a scorcher, but throw Cincinnati’s humidity on top of it and it’s uncomfortable to simply beoutside. If you’ll be exercising outdoors this month, we want to make sure you’re staying...