Balance Blog

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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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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For the third year in a row, the American College of Sports Medicine ranked the  Washington, DC area, the fittest city in the country in the American Fitness Index. We here at Balance Gym are proud to be a part of keeping this city healthy. “I’m not surprised by the results at all,” says Balance [...]

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Yet another reason for older adults to get into the gym — a new study reports “more than than 2.5 million baby boomers are likely to have a potentially fatal heart attack or stroke in the next five years because they refuse to lose weight, exercise or take blood pressure medication.” A recent article in [...]

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Do you stop at 7-11 to grab some Muscle Milk before your workouts at Balance Gym? Well you may want to start reaching for the Slurpee cup instead. It’s only May, the weather is already pretty muggy and you may notice that your endurance is a bit depleted during your regular routine. Well, a new [...]

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With the average American consuming as much as double the recommended salt intake on a daily basis, and 77 percent of that comes from eating processed foods, the FDA is now looking for ways to help the U.S. eat healthier. According to the Washington Post, the government intends to work with the food industry and [...]

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One thing we pride ourselves on here at Balance Gym in Washington, DC is the depth of knowledge and experience each one of our personal trainers has to offer our members and clients. Our trainers are not only passioinate about their own well-being, but they also make it their goal to help each client learn [...]

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It isn’t exactly a news flash that staying fit keeps your body in better working order than those who just lie around all day. But a recent article in the New York Times tells us now we have  research that shows us why it also keeps us younger: exercise keeps your cells living longer! In a [...]

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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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Good news for all those women who aren’t afraid to do a little heavy lifting. British Columbia researchers released a study recently, which found that older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later. The researchers formed two groups of women between the [...]

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