Fitness Together Blog

It used to be thought that women were the weaker sex. How they trained was dramatically different than men—mostly due to misconceptions about “female” issues. Some people feared that the pounding from running might overstress the female organs, or that exercising during menstruation might be harmful. Mostly, women were encouraged to take it easy.
Outdated ideas
These [...]

There are just too many skeptics in this world.  Skeptics about whether exercise will help with weight loss and skeptics about whether eating well will help with weight loss.  I have been working with skeptics since before I graduated from college.  I have proven a few skeptics wrong and they are what keep me going [...]

 
Convinced you “can’t” run a marathon, or sprint at level 10 on that treadmill? … Are you sure about that?
Even if you have a physical challenge or condition that limits you in some way, most of us also create false boundaries for ourselves — “no-can-do’s” that are only in our heads. And more and more [...]

Have you ever wondered if it is better to work out more days per week for shorter intervals or fewer days per week for longer intervals?   The answer really depends on your personal preference and the type of exercise. What it really boils down to is this…“Do whatever type of exercise that you will do on most [...]

There is no reason to accept weaker bones as part of aging. While old age may lead to loss of bone density, if you are aware of how to care for your bones can help you keep them healthy even as you age.
Our body is constantly replacing old bone with new  much like any other [...]

Have you ever wondered how many miles you’d have to run to burn off the calories in a Peanut Buster Parfait?  How many hours on the elliptical erases the damage in a DQ Blizzard?  Well, here are the ugly answers.  The figures below estimate activity requirements for both a 120 pound and 170 pound exerciser.  [...]

Look for it this May!  A new, healthy, individualized approach to eating.  Modeled after the same one-on-one approach used for Fitness Together’s personal training, Nutrition Together provides clients nutrition guidance in tandem with fitness training to help achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
With the motto “Eat healthy. Eat light. Eat often,” Nutrition Together is designed [...]

I realize that it is only 60 degrees today and raining but the past two days have been 70-80 degrees and extremely summer like.  Everyone was out in shorts and sandals pushing their strollers, running into the grocery store, coming in for their workouts.  It was great.  I had a few clients reiterate that since [...]

I don’t typically know that it is time for Girl Scout cookies until it is too late and I can no longer get them. That is probably a good thing for me because I tend to eat an entire box of Thin Mints in one sitting…not something I recommend but we all have our weaknesses.
I [...]

Congratulations to you if your team won! My condolences if they didn’t. Either way, the common denominator between you and your rival may be what you had to eat while your team was playing.
I am hearing a lot of the same things from my clients this week…how much they ate and drank while they watched [...]