At Fitness Together® studios, experienced personal trainers are here to support you no matter where you’re at in your journey. Here, we’ll take a look at how you can change your mindset when it comes to working toward becoming your healthiest self.

In today’s fitness world, “wearables” such as Fitbits, Apple watches and other devices have become very popular. For many people, they help to provide motivation and a sort of "gamification" to working out that helps them stay engaged and can make exercise more fun. For others, they can lead to an obsession with numbers and a poor relationship with exercise.

Winter weather is finally here to stay, and at a Fitness Together® studio, the personal trainers are on your team through every step of your fitness journey. No matter what mother nature throws at you, a Fitness Together team is with you to help you feel your best. If you’re having a tough time staying active during the winter months, you’re not alone. American adults are 31% less active during the winter months.

When most of us think about dieting, we think about eating less and exercising more. Simple. But time and time again, people try this strategy and fail to lose weight. Some even gain weight. Others lose weight, but their body composition actually gets worse. Meaning their body fat percentage goes up. So, even though they are now smaller and weigh less on the scale, they have less muscle than before and more of their total body weight is made up of fat. Why does this happen? The answer is simple but counter-intuitive.

When we think of weight management, typically a few things come to mind. Calories in (food we eat), calories out (exercise), weight loss pills/supplements and, in some cases, surgery. One thing that is often overlooked and doesn’t get talked about enough, especially in relation to weight loss, is stress management.

Everything You Need to Know to Get Set for Success

You already know that you feel best when you eat whole foods and stick to a nutrition plan that works for you, but it can be hard to stay on track sometimes–especially when life gets hectic. At a Fitness Together® studio, the team is there to support you! Everyone is in this together, and the personal trainers are excited to help you boost your wellness, no matter where you’re starting.

There are many reasons, some of which are obvious, and others not so much. But it is hard to argue that sleep is not one of the most important, if not the most important thing we do on a daily basis in regard to our health and well-being. This blog will touch on some of the reasons we sleep and how we can improve our sleep, but if you’re interested in learning about this topic more in depth, try reading, “Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker for a more in depth analysis.

If you’ve been able to hold onto that January motivation long-term, that’s fantastic (really). If your motivation has waned and you’ve found it tough to stick to those ideals that seemed so simple in the beginning of the year, you’re not alone–and we’ve got the tips you need to set habits that stick

If you’re looking to lose weight you might start by searching something along the lines of, “What is the best diet for weight loss?”. Upon doing so, you will be given links to numerous websites with all kinds of specific, restrictive diets including Keto, Paleo, Vegan, etc.

It is common as a trainer that you’ll have a client cancel his or her session because they rolled an ankle, developed tennis elbow, or a number of other single sided injuries or woes.