Balance Blog

Date: July 31, 2009 Host: Bike to the Beach Event: 120-mile ride from Washington, D.C. to Bethany Beach. Cause: All proceeds will be donated to Autism Speaks. Route: Hilly backroads to Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Short bus ride over the bridge. Farms and small towns. The end result, other than victorious elation, is [...]

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When I was working today I saw the water bottle above. I immediately felt horrible for chugging aqua out of my plastic, environment-killing disposable bottle. Balance has been making great strides by introducing these: My feeling is that one water bottle is not enough. SIGG has a bunch of cool designs. Check them out!

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Voting ends March 15. I think you should vote now!! Sunday, while at the gym, I asked patrons why they love Balance. Here’s a sampling of what they had to say: – I love Graham. – You don’t see a lot of shirtless dudes around here. (Clearly someone who hasn’t seen this video) – One [...]

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Washington’s weather is turning: translation we’ll be taking boot camp to the streets of Kalorama. $20/class or $140/month Schedule Monday: Running, sprinting, speed/agility Wednesday: Metabolic conditioning and intervals Friday: Core and flexibility If you sign up in March and April is free. Refer a friend and get 50% off your next month.

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Join us in welcoming the Darlington House, in Dupont Circle, to our merchant discount program. All Balance gym members receive 20% off food and drink. A member card is required for the discount.

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A smoke machine, a broken hand, and Tokyo. Last year Mark took a hiatus from Balance to play rugby abroad. As much as we all missed him, we have to collectively congratulate him. Everyone knows Mark lights up when he talks about rugby, a sport he thinks deserves a capital letter. As a warning this [...]

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