By Bill Waltzek – CPT Are your vacations relaxing or active? A nice week long relaxing vacation is a perfect reward for all the hard work of eating healthy and pushing your body to the limits to achieve a sculpted physique. But for those of you like me who find sitting still hard to do, take the opportunity to make …
August 2012 Workout Challenge of the Month!
This month we thought we would do something different with a TRX video. This workout was shot in Vail, Colorado. Perform each move for 45 seconds then rest 1 minute after all moves are completed. Repeat each round 3 times to complete the workout.
Top 10 Reasons Sleep is Crucial to Weight Loss
By Shannon Flanagan Have you been slacking in the sleep department? Are you wondering why you are not losing weight or why you have been feeling run down and lacking energy? Sleep can have a direct effect on why you are struggling. Getting some good shut eye plays an invaluable role in improving your overall health. Here are the top …
Competition! It’s on!
By Amy Pelz At the beginning of this month, I decided to run the Lemont Freedom Run 5k. In the past I signed up for other 5k’s, but never ran them. This time, I had my co-worker with me for mutual support. It was perfect because it was convenient and I had never done one before, so I figured, why …
ForwardFit Booth at the I Run Because… 5k
Thank you for Lu lu lemon for hosting this 5k in Oakbrook.
Mommy’s Time to Get Buff
With the busy schedule of a mother, workouts are hard to come by. So finding the time to workout has to be strategic. Last month I created a playground workout for ForwardFit that required no equipment – just the use of the local playground. With the popularity of this workout I thought, let’s do something fun and creative that will …
July 2012 – Workout Challenge of the Month
This workout is very challenging. Please rest when needed. Your goal is to complete the workout as fast as you can with correct form. Once you are complete, post your time in the comment section. You will perform the first 2 moves as instructed and then repeat for 3 rounds, then the next 2 moves for 3 rounds. Next, you …