Fitness Together - Melrose

FT Melrose Walk for Wellness Pedometer Challenge

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:59:00 -0500

Fitness Together in Melrose, MA presents our first annual Spring Walking for Wellness Team Challenge

We are excited to launch the first FT Melrose Walking for Wellness Spring Team competition. The event will take place from June 4 – June 24 and will culminate in an Open House/ Wellness event at Fitness Together Melrose on Saturday June 23^rd from 12pm-2pm.

With the beautiful weather here we want you to start thinking about getting outside for your cardiovascular exercise. Walking is a great option and why not combine your walking with a fun and competitive challenge at Fitness Together.

Introduction

Walking is one of the easiest ways to get the exercise you need to stay healthy.

Experts recommend at least 2½ hours of moderate activity (such as brisk walking, brisk cycling, or yard work) a week. It's fine to walk in spurts of 10 minutes or more throughout your day and week.

Track your steps with your Fitness Together pedometer that we are providing you for FREE, record your steps daily in your provided log and email them in on Sunday to ftmelrose@hotmail.com

(We will be using the honor system and will ask to check your pedometers from time to time to ensure validity and to verify steps :)

Your team will be tracked and results will be posted on our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FitnessTogetherMelrose and in the studio on Tuesday June 12^th and Tuesday June 19^th.

Key points

Start with a short-term goal. For example, walk for an additional 5 or 10 minutes every day or increase your number of steps by 300 to 500 each day.
After you have made walking a habit, set a longer-term goal. You may want to set a goal of walking briskly for at least 30 minutes a day or work up to 10,000 steps a day. You can try to do this 5 days a week or more.
To stay motivated, find a walking partner, such as a family member, friend, or coworker. Daily dog walks are also a great way to keep up your walking routine.

What do you need to know to start a walking program?

You do not have to walk all at once. You can split it up. It's fine to walk in spurts of 10 minutes or more at a time. If you use a pedometer, you might be surprised to see how many steps you take by simply doing chores and errands or by taking walking breaks during the day.

There are many ways to walk more without going on a long walk. Use the stairs instead of the elevator, or park farther away from work or a store. Instead of e-mailing or phoning a coworker or neighbor, walk over. When you meet with someone or visit with a friend, suggest taking a walk instead of staying inside.

To get the heart-healthy benefits of walking, you need to walk briskly enough to increase your heart rate and breathing, but not so fast that you can't talk comfortably.

Why walk for wellness?

Brisk walking is a form of aerobic exercise. This is exercise that increases your heart rate for an extended time. Aerobic exercise helps strengthen your heart, lungs, and muscles. A strong heart carries more blood, along with oxygen and nutrients, to the rest of the body. Aerobic exercise also lowers blood pressure and can help you stay at a healthy weight.

Walking and other aerobic exercise also can improve your mood and energy. Regular exercise helps prevent anxiety and depression.

Walking also keeps your bones healthy. It is a weight-bearing activity, which means that it works the muscles and bones against gravity. This can help reduce your risk of osteoporosis and broken bones.

Walking, like all physical activity, burns calories. Being active is important for staying at a healthy weight.

How can you make this walking program part of your life?

Think of walking as an easy way to burn calories and stay fit while you go about your daily routine. You can make walking an important part of your life by getting friends and family to join you and by finding new ways to put steps in your day.

Walk with others

Ask family members, friends, and coworkers to join you. Set goals together.
Set a goal to take part in an organized fitness walk or join a walking club.
Walk a dog every day.
Plan family outings around walks together. Being physically active with kids sets an example they'll follow as they grow older.

Add steps whenever you can

Schedule walks on your daily calendar.
Use your Pedometer daily!
Instead of watching TV or going out to eat, go out for a walk.
At work, get up and move around once an hour.
When possible, walk to the grocery store, doctor appointments, work, school, or shopping. You could walk a lap around the grocery store before you start shopping.
Park your car farther away from work or other places you're going.
Walk around your neighborhood or around a park.
Walk during TV commercials.

Be on the lookout for information in the studio. Add your name to our email list and get ready to Walk for Wellness!

Hit the Mount Hood Trails

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:23:00 -0500

When you are not training inside the studio with your Fitness Together Personal Trainer it is essential that you are keeping up with your cardio in order to keep burning calories and exercising the heart.

As the Spring arrives there is no better cardiovascular enjoyment than hitting the trails to do some trail walking or trail running.

The trails at Mount Hood are a fantastic way to change up your everyday exercise routine. There are four different trails — Rocky View, Knox Memorial, Flagg Acres and Seaview — as well as Mount Hood Memorial Park. The trails vary in difficulty and also result in different routes and views. The interconnected trail system can be accessed at various locations, including behind Mount Hood Golf Course.

Trail walking or running can be a great alternative to using the streets, tracks or treadmills.

The biggest benefit of trail running is the positive impact on your joints. Trails provide a more giving surface in contrast to the hard pavement. This can be extremely beneficial for those who suffer from joint problems, lower back pains and shin splints.

Another benefit to trails is the training on uneven surfaces, hills and other natural elements. These types of challenges can give you a different workout that your traditional streets and treadmills cannot. Training on uneven surfaces can improve your balance and improve your stabilizing muscles. When you are climbing up and down hills, you improve your leg strength and can also improve your muscular endurance.

Lastly, the nature aspect to trail running cannot be beat. Trails provide you with a picturesque scenery that never gets dull. Mount Hood has some amazing views of Boston and the surrounding communities as well as views of nature. This trumps buildings and stop signs any day of the week. You also get to breathe the fresh air that the woods provide and avoid the exhaust from vehicles and indoor airs which are not beneficial to your exercise.

Grab a friend, a partner or an animal and HIT THE TRAILS!

Is Private Training Right for You?

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:12:00 -0500

Is Private Training right for you? There are many benefits to private personal training.

Fitness Together offers private personal training as well as small group PACK training that focuses on individual results. Fitness Together goes beyond the 45-minute training sessions to include nutritional components as well as a tailored cardiovascular program to help you maximize your chances at achieving your desired results.

Here are some factors to consider when hiring a personal trainer.

Motivation: How motivated are you? Are you prepared for the hard work that it is going to take to transform your body? Personal training may just be the kick start you need to help you attack the goal of a healthy lifestyle and improved physical fitness.
Commitment: Just as motivation is important, you must make a commitment to the sessions and commit to the process. Show up on time to your sessions and be ready to work. Do not miss sessions and treat them like they are an appointment or meeting with your boss. Commit to yourself in and out of the training sessions and dedicate yourself to the process.
Injury Prevention: Do you know your body and what it takes to achieve results? A personal trainer can help educate you to help you rehabilitate an injury or prevent injuries. Certified personal trainers work hand-in-hand with physical therapists and medical professionals and are a great way to transition out of an injury rehabilitation program or help a pre-existing condition.
Lifestyle: Personal training can help educate you and give you the kick start to a healthy lifestyle. It is important that you supplement training with a dedicated and strict nutritional and cardiovascular component as well as a resistance training regimen. This will help you expedite results during and outside your private training sessions.
Privacy: Fitness Together offers a unique dynamic of private training in a secure and private training suite where you can eliminate the distractions that an outside gym facility may offer. By having a dedicated and focused training session you will achieve your results in a more focused environment.
Results: Everyone wants to achieve results and Fitness Together is focused on your goals and results. By assessing your starting condition and re-assessing you every six weeks Fitness Together will help keep you accountable to your goals and work hand-in-hand with you along the journey to achieving your goals of a healthier lifestyle.

If you think private personal training may be a good fit for you and if you would like more information on personal training and small group training at Fitness Together in Melrose please contact Ryan Kilian, Studio Manager / Certified Personal Trainer, at 617-501-2665 or ftmelrose@hotmail.com

Fitness Together Named Official Health and Fitness Sponsor For American Diabetes Association of Eastern New England’s Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Fitness Together Named Official Health and Fitness Sponsor For American Diabetes Association of Eastern New England’s Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes

BOSTON, Mass. – (May 3, 2010) – Fitness Together Massachusetts Owners Group, which specializes in one-on-one personal training, has assembled a record-setting 40 fitness studios across Massachusetts and Rhode Island to serve as the Official Health and Fitness Sponsor for the American Diabetes Association of Eastern New England’s Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes.

From May through September, participating Fitness Together studios will raise a minimum of $40,000 [$1,000 per studio] for the ADA Eastern New England Chapter. Clients at each studio will have a chance to sign up for the Fitness Together “Cardio for a Cure” program, collecting donations from family and friends for each mile they log doing exercises like walking, running, biking and swimming. The public is invited to join in and can sign up for free at any participating Fitness Together studio.

“It’s a natural fit for our clients to make the most of their workouts and support a fantastic cause at the same time,” said Jeff Jervik, president and CEO of Fitness Together Holdings, Inc. “Diabetes is a major health issue affecting more than 24 million Americans. Diabetes incidence continues to grow, now reaching epidemic proportions and it’s a disease that deserves more attention, deeper support, broader education and swifter action from people and organizations that can help like Fitness Together.”

Proceeds from the “Cardio for a Cure” program will be tallied in October when Fitness Together also sponsors three ADA Step Out: Walk for Diabetes events. The walks will take place Oct. 16, in Worcester, Mass., Oct. 17 in Providence, R.I. and Oct. 23 in Boston.

“We are very appreciative of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Fitness Together studios and their teams of trainers for taking on this important issue”, said Chris Boynton, Executive Director for the Eastern New England area of the American Diabetes Association. “Fitness Together’s mission to help their clients live healthier, happier lives is very much compatible with our mission to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the quality of life for all those living with the disease.”

Separate from the money that Fitness Together raises for the ADA chapter, the studios have announced that they will also sponsor a health study to examine the impact of fitness and exercise on Type 2 diabetics who sign up at their studios this summer. Details of the six-month study will be announced soon.

Buddy Training Program - Half the Price, Same Results!

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

Recession Buster - New Buddy Training Program!

Melrose Fitness Together's new Buddy Personal Training Package allows you and your training partner to get in shape together, split the expense and enjoy the journey with each other. This is a perfect lower cost alternative for spouses, parents and children, siblings, co-workers, friends and just about everyone else who is looking to get in shape! You'll still have the luxury of working out in one of our private training suites directly with one of our Certified Personal Trainers, you'll just be doing it together with your training partner. The package also includes our nutrition plan, scientific cardiovascular programming in addition to your personal training sessions. Limited morning time slots between 5:00 AM and 11:00 AM available. Please act quickly to reserve your session time!