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Stop Doing It For The ‘Gram
More and more often these days we encounter folks living life through the lens of their smartphone. Ever since becoming a social influencer turned into a real career it has become increasingly difficult to know what is real and what is staged. Not only that, but how often are you interrupting your own life in ...
Eat This Not That!
Easy food swaps to keep you fit. Is there anything like a piping hot slice of pizza sliding out of the oven? How about a heaping mountain of nachos in front of you during the game or a tall stack of pancakes for weekend brunch? As you look to improve your diet you may have ...
Gotham Gets Ready for the CrossFit Open
Gotham Gets Ready for the CrossFit Open! The 2021 CrossFit Open, one of the world’s largest participatory athletic events, is now upon us with athletes being allowed to register for the event as of January 7, 2021. As most CrossFit Gotham Athletes are aware, the Open is the qualifying stage of the CrossFit Games. But more ...
The New Year’s Resolution Conundrum
res·o·lu·tion /ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/ noun a firm decision to do or not to do something. eg. “she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more” Some things happen in life with the flick of a switch. When you want to turn a light on you simply flip the knob, clap your hands or yell across the ...
4 Ways to Save Your Joints
When you are dedicated to your training and putting in the hours to achieve your goals then there is nothing more frustrating than joint pain and inflammation. It almost feels like your body is punishing you for working hard. No fair, right! Rather than make excuses about your pain or backing off on your training ...
Strength Training for Injury Prevention
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” -Benjamin Franklin Life is unpredictable and sometimes in our sports, exercise, and daily life we come out of these unpredictable situations a little bit worse for the wear… Some folks try to prevent these situations from happening through avoidance, but if you want to have ...
5 Reasons to get STRONG
Fitness trends come and go and most fall to the wayside for good reason. Most programs fail to produce consistent results. It’s a wonder why so many folks stray away from what is tried and true when it comes to exercise programs? “The rule is: the basics are the basic, and you can’t beat the ...
The Power of Choice
Most of us have an area in our life we wish we were performing better in. That part of us that doesn’t quite fit into our own skin. It could be a touchy subject that our spouse and friends know to steer clear of, the elephant in the room. It could be the promotion you ...
Is Boutique Fitness Right for Me?
If you’re ready for results it’s time to ditch the health club… There was a time when we got all the exercise we require from our daily activities. But as hunting and gathering lead to farming and eventually the industrialized world we live in today the need for human “labor” has been nearly eradicated. Now ...
Maximize Your Macros:
A Consumer’s guide to Fat, Carbs, and Protein… Diet and nutrition are a highly individual journey and no one answer is true or right for everyone. The simple fact of the matter is that when it comes down to it, you have to figure out what works best for you. However there are some overarching ...