Tag: fitness
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Colorado mom turns dream into reality: A new home for fitness at Pilates House Studio
The body knows what to do. Feed the baby. Change the diaper. Start another load of laundry. Try to sleep, wake up and do it all over again. The brain, however, can take a little longer to catch up. Motherhood comes with a lot of things no one can fully prepare for: the sleepless nights,…
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Pikes Pick: South Academy Crunch Fitness proves a gym can feel like home
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I know what you’re thinking: “What’s so different about this gym?” After all, there are plenty of Crunch Fitness locations, but there’s something special about the one at 1801 S. Academy Blvd. While the franchise has long been one of my go-to gyms, this location stands out for something stronger than its heaviest lifters: the…
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Crunch Fitness is packing up and bulking up at new Colorado Springs location
Crunch Fitness is getting an upgrade. The club that has operated for 14 years at 5620 N. Academy Blvd. on Colorado’s northeast side is moving about a mile south, into a former Big Lots location at 5085 N. Academy Blvd. Representatives with Fit Fusion, a fast-growing Crunch Fitness franchisee that bought two Springs locations from…
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New downtown gym opens with owners hoping to provide fresh take on workout space
Residents and workers in downtown Colorado Springs have a fresh workout option. Iron Wild Fitness, 324 E. Pikes Peak Ave., officially opened on May 4 during the city’s Small Business Week. The gym features U.S.-made free weights, cardio machines and weight machines and a free movement space that founders Aaron Kaufman and Bonnie Rivera want to…
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Pikes Pick: Spend your Sunday on a mat, not the couch
If your Sundays are starting to feel like a never-ending loop of scrolling, snacking and promising yourself you’ll “do something productive later,” CorePower Yoga offers an easy reset. Every Sunday, the studio at 623 N. Nevada Ave. hosts a free heated yoga class designed to help locals stretch, sweat and mentally reset before the week…
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Manitou Springs Pool and Fitness Center to reopen soon
Officials in Manitou Springs are planning a ribbon-cutting next week for the city’s pool and fitness center, which has been closed for months due to repairs. “We’re thrilled to reopen the Manitou Springs Pool and Fitness Center and welcome the community back after these vital repairs and improvements,” said Gillian Rossi, Manitou Springs Parks and…
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Balancing the law of specificity and the law of adaptation | Fit & Healthy
There are two polarized concepts to fitness and your fitness goals known as the law of specificity and the law of adaptation. A successful fitness program of any sort will have to balance these two concepts. The law of specificity states that your fitness program will need to contour very closely to what your ultimate…
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Balancing the law of specificity and the law of adaptation | Fit & Healthy
There are two polarized concepts to fitness and your fitness goals known as the law of specificity and the law of adaptation. A successful fitness program of any sort will have to balance these two concepts. The law of specificity states that your fitness program will need to contour very closely to what your ultimate…
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Holiday fitness protocol | Fit and Healthy
It’s that time again! The holidays are in full swing. I’ve already heard a few people say “Diet is on hold for two months!” Or “I don’t know how I’m going to stay lean for the holidays.” It is common for most of the American population to ditch healthy nutrition habits from Thanksgiving until January…
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Holiday fitness protocol | Fit and Healthy
It’s that time again! The holidays are in full swing. I’ve already heard a few people say “Diet is on hold for two months!” Or “I don’t know how I’m going to stay lean for the holidays.” It is common for most of the American population to ditch healthy nutrition habits from Thanksgiving until January…