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The Top 8 Advantages of Ellipticals
What Is a Push Day?
8 Tips to Maximize Muscle Recovery
Muscle recovery is where your training pays off. It’s the phase where your body repairs tissue, refuels energy stores, and adapts so you can come back stronger next session. If you want better workouts, more consistent progress, and fewer days where you’re feeling...
How to Train for the Albuquerque Marathon Using a Gym
If you’re thinking about signing up for the Albuquerque marathon, training for 26.2 miles can feel like a big leap. However, with a plan that involves consistent running, smart recovery, and strength training at the gym, you can ensure you’re prepared for the demands...
What is Zone 2 Cardio?
Zone 2 cardio refers to exercising at a steady, moderate pace where you can usually talk in full sentences, your breathing is deeper and a little faster, and singing feels tough. A person’s zone 2 heart rate often falls between 60% and 70% of their estimated max heart...
Do You Still Need to Work Out If You’re Taking a GLP-1 Medication?
GLP-1 medications can help with weight loss on their own, but workouts add benefits that go beyond what the medication can deliver Strength training helps you hold onto more lean mass and strength as you lose weight, which supports how your body looks, feels, and...
Why Stair Climbing Is a Great Workout: 6 Stair Climbing Benefits
Stair climbing can be a great workout, as it improves your cardiorespiratory fitness, supports heart health, builds lower-body strength, and burns calories. With so many benefits and the option to decide between real stairs or a stair climber, stair climbing is a...
Defined Fitness App Guide: Check-In, Classes, Membership & More
Meet the all-new Defined Fitness App. Your fitness journey, now in the palm of your hand. Designed for convenience, built for flexibility, and personalized just for you, our new app unlocks a faster, smarter, more connected way to stay on track with your goalsWith...
Does Pilates Build Muscle?
You might think that Pilates is only designed to tone your core and increase your flexibility, but it can actually do much more than that. If you want to build your strength without putting on lots of muscle mass or putting lots of stress on your joints, Pilates is an...
The Benefits of Using a Stationary Bike
Looking for a cardio workout that won’t put so much pressure on your knees? Stationary bike workouts might just be for you. As a low-impact, cardio-focused form of exercise with lots of benefits, stationary bike workouts are ideal for many people who want to add...
