Balance Blog

Many athletes at Balance Gym will tell stories about how Sports Beans, Gatorade or power gels have helped them run or bike those extra miles during a race. Well now scientists are saying that perhaps all the body needs is a carbohydrate rinse! A recent article in the New York Times reports: “Athletes can improve [...]

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Most Balance Gym members won’t let a little heat and humidity get in the way of their workout routine. With the temperatures reaching close to a 100 degrees most of this week though, those sweaty routines and wet clothes (smelly socks!) can create friction causing those nasty little inconveniences known as blisters. Thinking only a [...]

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Today’s post comes from Balance Gym personal trainer Jim Bathurst, CSCS, who always finds time for  a workout on the road. Even if it means doing Tabata rounds of burpees in his hotel room. So you’re getting ready to take a nice three-day weekend out of town, or perhaps even a week-long vacation to the [...]

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