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Working Out While On the Road

July 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: Cool Stuff · Fitness · Functional Training · Interval Training · Jim Bathurst · Nutrition · Strength Training · Tip · Workouts

DC Yoga Instructor Finishes National Marathon with Help from CrossFit Balance

March 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Ever wonder what it’s like to run a marathon? In today’s post, Washington, DC yoga instructor Michael Hall tells us how CrossFit Balance gave him that extra push to finish The National Marathon last weekend. Just like the old guys who sat at the gas stations on the back roads of my youth, my conversation [...]

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Tags: Cool Stuff · CrossFit · CrossFit Balance · DC Trainer · Fitness · Functional Training · Gym News · Interval Training · Marathon · Michael Hall · Tip · Workouts

Is Interval Training Right for You?

March 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments

You may have been hearing a lot of about the pros of interval training lately. For example, this Associated Press story: “Interval Training Can Exercise Hours Sharply,” which says “intense exercise sessions could help people squeeze an entire week’s workout into less than an hour.” So what exactly is interval training? Who does it? Can [...]

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