When the weather is bad and you have to stay inside, a little of it goes a long way to getting you into the groove of cabin fever, especially if you’re normally on the go. You can conquer cabin fever and learn to enjoy every minute of being stuck inside when you have an armory […]
Losing weight and getting fit doesn’t start and end in the gym. People often workout and then return home to be a couch potato or have their faces glued to a computer screen, remaining sedentary the rest of the day. While the workout will help, it’s not the total answer. You need to learn to […]
There’s a number of qualities required to be able to reach the ever-so-sought-after “next level.” We all recognize them in our role models and in ourselves when we exhibit them. These characteristics are useful because their application induces a lifestyle conducive to the desire to become stronger every day. To name a few, we have […]
If you want to have fun, while you get fitter, try remembering the things you did as a kid and do them again. You can Hula Hoop for a slimmer waist, jump rope for weight loss and ride your bike for stronger bones. Active children never seem to have a weight problem. However, today with […]
Exercise is a bonus at Jack City Fitness. Sure you automatically think of a fitness club as a place to exercise, but we offer so much more than that. We treat each client as a unique individual with special problems and strengths when it comes to fitness. We offer loads of motivation to help you […]
Imagine an Olympic runner on the biggest stage of his career, getting ready, comfortable in his blocks and focusing on the race ahead of him. He’s looking around at his competition; he’s beat them all before. He’s trained long and hard and feels ready for this moment. The race is called to the line. READY, […]
Out of the many key principles of weight and resistance training, one of the most important aspects and my biggest pet peeve is that of “specificity”: doing exercises and routines specific to the goal you are pursuing. It seems like an obvious statement,…
Becoming stronger every day and every week is a process of constant strain and effort. Once things become easy, you’ve stopped becoming stronger in that aspect. Things being easy is just a symptom of complacency, and if you become complacent in any aspect…
Diet is always a sketchy subject to write about. There are so many options and methods to accomplish goals, and it gets extremely confusing when there are so many experts saying so many conflicting things. Every diet seems to be the best kind and you HAVE to follow it exactly if you want to expect […]
As an athlete training for certain goals, one of the things that I am constantly monitoring and gaging are the numbers that I am producing during sessions. Measurements are an important part of tracking progress and checking your training’s efficiency. Every level of fitness or sport has a need to take measurements. However, the kinds […]
