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Is It Worth It To Track Your Workouts?

July 23, 2019

I’m not talking about the scale. Let’s remember that the scale is not always the most accurate means of gym gains/losses/improvement. Skip the scale. I’m talking specifically about technological means of tracking. Tech tracking has become a hot-button topic in the fitness world. Many people are utilizing apps, fitness trackers, and online subscriptions for things…

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Anaerobic Exercise: What It Is & Why You Should Be Doing It

June 13, 2019

We’ve been asked many times what anaerobic exercise is and why anyone should choose to do it. People know what aerobic exercise is and it is more commonly talked about which means that anaerobic doesn’t get it’s the time in the sun that it deserves. Lemme just tell you, I LOVE ANAEROBIC EXERCISE. It’s awesome…

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The Beginning Of Your Fitness Journey

May 23, 2019

It’s no one’s business why you started your fitness journey. What matters is that you started. That is one of the toughest parts of getting into fitness and hitting your fitness/weight loss/strength goals. We’re just glad that you pulled the trigger and started, even if it’s at the bottom.   No one is born with…

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Learning To Love Group Fitness

May 14, 2019

Are you one of the millions of people that do NOT like group fitness? Yep, same here. I hated the “typical” group fitness atmosphere. You couldn’t (still can’t) catch me in a room of 40 other people, one instructor, and a same-size fits all workout. I don’t want to be pushing around a small amount…

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The Body Is Built To Move

April 2, 2019

The body is absolutely made to move. The modern skeletal and muscular system evolved over a very long time to specialize in upright movement. Just take a look at our joints and how our muscles are attached within our bodies. The human body is quite amazing and modern humans absolutely take it for granted.  …

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What Social Media Means To Kerley’s Fitness

March 7, 2019

The social media game has changed a lot over the years. I bet that some of you cannot even remember a time without social media. Well, I can remember a time without cell phones and easy access to the internet! Then, technology started to improve. Now you see 8 year old with tablets and their…

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Boutique Gym vs. Box (Large) Gym

February 19, 2019

To start, yes, there is a startling difference between these two facilities set up, operations, costs, etc. No – it is not just about space (although, that is a big part of the difference as well) and overall amenities. Box Gyms Box (or large) gym facilities are just that, large. They typically offer more square…

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Cannons & Canoes

December 20, 2018

“You can’t shoot cannons from a canoe”. This is a n analogy that I heard many years ago and have applied to training, working out, and the human body ever since. No matter what your goal is (i.e. powerlifting, bodybuilding, marathon running, athletic competition, being able to “human better”, etc.) this saying will always hold…

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What’s In A Gym?

November 27, 2018

Just Human Better, Would Ya? Let’s take a look at what a gym is supposed to be and what a gym actually is (more times than not). A gym is supposed to be a location that we utilize to counteract this hectic, “burn-n-turn” lifestyle that humans have developed over the last 150 years or so.…

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