Balance Blog

Today’s post comes from Guest Blogger Jim Bathurst, CSCS, NSCA and personal trainer at Balance Gym. During these winter months where the days are shorter, the nights longer, and the weather less bathing-suit friendly, we all find ourselves getting a lot less sunlight. And with that decrease in sunlight, we see a decrease in vitamin [...]

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Yes, Valentine’s Day is over, but the love at Balance Gym is not! Yesterday we told you the story of Robin and Taryn Habberley and how they love having a full-time workout partner. Today we bring you the story of Season Dietrich and Matt Burris, a couple whose love for being fit is only matched [...]

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Awww Valentine’s Day. Are you celebrating spending the day on the couch, with your favorite someone and a box of chocolates? You’re probably not the only one. Bob Harper, celebrity trainer best known for his work on The Biggest Loser, recently told the press that it’s your relationships that can effect your lifestyle the most. [...]

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Has Snowpocalpyse got you down? Sigh… Can’t run without slipping on the ice. Car has been blocked by a snowplow. Gym is closed. Excuses! Excuses! This doesn’t mean you can’t get your workout in! Balance trainer and Kalorama manager Ori Gorfine says bad weather should never be an excuse for not keeping up your fitness [...]

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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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