Let’s do sit ups. I need to burn the fat around my lower abs.’
We get this one a lot. And ya know what, I don’t even correct people any more. As soon as I start to explain what’s wrong with that statement the eyes glaze over and their shoulders slump. No one wants the Truth.
Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki “found that subjects who’d ridden bikes for an hour had markedly better scores on tests of their prefrontal cortex function than those who’d spent the hour watching an episode of 24 instead.” (That just seems like a needless dig at 24 (decent show). Imagine they force fed ‘The Kardashians’ instead…).
Welcome to the best Holiday shopping list for the fitness nut in your life.
Three gifts; Three levels of commitment:
Stocking stuffer- show someone you care but don’t break the bank
Mid level- when you want to show you care with little more oomph.
The Grand Gesture- you’re either in the dog house, or looking to make an impression.
It’s never free. Like famed leg breaker Rocky Balboa used to say ‘If you wanna dance, you pay the band, understand? You wanna borrow you gotta pay the man.’ Anything of value comes with a price. You want to get fit? There are costs. One cost: muscle soreness.
For the uninitiated Blue Zones are, in essence, places where life expectancy and quality of life are on a different level. People routinely live over 100 years and additionally stay mentally sharp for the entire ride.
‘Listening to Kenny G’ is a documentary on HBO that made me love Kenny G. Not so much the music (SongBird is great) but the Man: He’s inspirational. Kenny, like Baltimore’s famed stick up man Omar Little, has a code, and his code is practice.
Meet with us for a complimentary consultation where we learn about your goals, your schedule, and what motivates you. No pressure, no sales pitch—just a chance to talk about what you want from your training experience.
