Balance Blog

Not necessarily. 

Washington Post blogger, Jennifer LaRue Huget, recently posed the question “Is it possible to incorporate cocktails into a healthy lifestyle?” in her  “Eat, Drink and Be Healthy” column. To find the answer, Huget turned to someone who is not only passionate about fitness, but also values his social life outside the gym — Balance Gym owner, Mark Crick.

Crick advised, if you’re trying to lose weight or are aiming for a particular goal, you should probably forgo drinking on a regular basis. However, he says, you don’t have to abstain from alcohol completely, as long as you keep things in check. “We’re a very social gym. We do have happy hour, we do have alcohol,” he said.

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