Balance Blog

Today’s post comes from Balance Gym owner and personal trainer Graham King as he shares with us his experience about making the 100-mile bike ride to Dewey Beach in support of Autism Speaks with Bike to the Beach. It’s Friday, 2:30 a.m. and my alarm is going off.  Having seemingly just gone to bed, this [...]

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At Balance Gym we’re constantly telling our members and clients about the positive effects just a little more sleep can do for them. Well now we have a new study from Stanford University that proves us right! NPR recently reported that researchers found “that extra hours of sleep at night can help improve football players’ [...]

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Today’s post comes from Balance Gym trainer and owner Graham King. Graham recently completed a Level 1 CrossFit certification and lived to tell the tale to us! Look for CrossFit classes at CrossFit Balance with Graham soon! My journey to CrossFit Atlanta for the Level 1 CrossFit certification helped me understand why so many people [...]

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Some of you may remember the spunky, blond, teen-daredevil Aimee Fuller that interned at Balance a few years back. You may remember her as the girl that could not only jump up onto a Swiss Ball, but jump from Swiss ball to Swiss Ball! Soon after Amiee finished her work experience at Balance, she left [...]

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Open House and Luau at Balance Gym Thomas Circle                            April 20: 11 a.m – 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Balance Gym Thomas Circle is opening its doors to everyone! Come try out our facilities and basic classes (Spin, Yoga, etc.) and when you’re done, fuel your body with some with Hawaiian-style BBQ, [...]

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If you know more than one or two female athletes, more than likely you’ve probably heard the words “I tore my ACL.” Why? Well, research has shown that young female athletes are three to times as likely as boys to tear an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). To help combat this seemingly growing epidemic, Balance Gym [...]

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Jay Mathews, author of the Washington Post column “Class Struggle” recently informed his readers of a bill that would increase the time DC students would spend in P.E. Much to our surprise, however, Mathews seems to actually be against D.C. council member Mary M. Cheh and Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray’s proposal that would require [...]

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As a member of Balance Gym, you know the definition of hard work. You’re at the gym several times a week, testing your body to its limits. Sometimes those muscles – and you – need a break. Many experts say that regular massage for athletes and other fitness oriented folks is necessary to help reduce [...]

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Blair Morrison is headed to Europe at the end of August to pursue a master’s degree in European History and Civilization at three prestigious universities (Leiden, Sorbonne, and Oxford).  The program also offers additional seminars in Lisbon and Brussels. Blair plans on following the program with a Ph.D to teach at the university level.    We [...]

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Blair, Graham and Mark biked to the beach to benefit Autism Speaks last weekend. Check out pictures and read what Mark had to say about the event below. Balance teamed up with Bike to the Beach this year as a major sponsor to help raise money and awareness for autism. The one-day event is not [...]

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