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10 Tips To Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

10 Tips To Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

Did you know that the average American gains 5 pounds between November and December? With the parties, the appetizers, the drinks, and all the delicious holiday desserts, it’s no wonder that “Holiday Weight Gain” is a very real thing. Well today we’re combating holiday poundage and taking back our health on the Fit Stop Blog! We have one of our fitness experts, Jared Beckstrand, PT, DPT here to discuss 10 simple tips you can try out this year to stay fit and active through the holidays! Try them out! Keep reading for more…

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6 Ways To Improve Your Cardio Workout

6 Ways To Improve Your Cardio Workout
 Ever felt frustrated with your lack of results from exercising?
Did you know that as physical therapists we do a lot more than injury rehab? While pain is the most common issue that we treat, oftentimes people will come to us looking for exercise advice as well. Frequently we hear a story similar to “I’ve been working out for a couple of months now and at first the progress was great. However recently the results have started to slow down. Any idea why?” If you’ve ever felt this way you’re not alone! Luckily, we have the solution! Today one of our exercise and activity specialists, Jared Beckstrand, PT, DPT, is sharing 6 ways that you can enhance your workout efforts and start seeing great results again!
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How heart rate training works

How heart rate training works

We’ve all heard the phrase, “work smarter, not harder” in reference to exercise.  The big question is how do we do that?  What does that really mean?  Are you telling me I can workout at a decreased intensity and actually get better results?  The key to answering these questions lies in a little phenom known as “heart rate training”.  In truth, you don’t always have to increase intensity to get in a better workout. Today on the Fit Stop Blog our metabolic specialist, Cameron Garber, PT, DPT, explains how to train in your optimum heart rate zone to maximize your health and fitness efforts.

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Maximize your workouts and burn more fat

Maximize your workouts and burn more fat

The biggest question on most people’s mind when it comes to fitness is: “How do I lose fat?”  It is a fairly difficult question to get a straight answer to.  Every infomercial seems to have the solution in just “minutes a day.” There are also so many trends floating around FB and Pinterest it is hard to keep up with it all.  So how do we really find out what is the most effective thing for losing fat?   More importantly, how do I know that it will really work for me and my body?  The answer to this question is metabolic testing. 

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