2012 Fitness Formula for Success: The Basics
By Jonathan Aluzas 2011 is almost over. ?Did you reach your health and fitness objectives? ?If so, then congratulations on achieving something that very few others did. If not, and if you want to get…
Why am I weak this week?
By Jonathan Aluzas I've been dragging all week. ?Actually, it started last week. ?Now, I know, from personal experience as well as from working with people at Arena Fitness, that life in general is taxing…
Beasts of the Week: Team Arena
Name: Team Arena (PICTURED: Dave, Ricardo, JP, Becky, Jennifer, Kevin, Stacey, Annie, Julianna, Glenn, Bruce, Will, Joe, Lorena, Sheera, Madeleine, Michelle, Rhonda and Jonathan. NOT PICTURED: Devon, Elroy, Rubina, Kelly, Scott.) Age: A bit of…
Ladies: Protect What’s Yours!
By Jonathan Aluzas Last month was "Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and this is a topic we can't spend enough time on.? At this point in the game we ALL know someone who, one way…
Workout of the Week – 10/31/11
College Workout: Cornell University This Workout of the Week goes out to one of our favorite clients, Hannah, and everyone studying with her at Cornell University. We promised our college-student clients that we'd give them…
Workout of the Week
It's time to try something new. ?In preparation for the Spartan Race, we have a new class dedicated to getting everyone across the finish line. ?Be prepared for anything in this workout: we will run…
In Praise of the “Holy Shit” Moment
By: Jonathan Aluzas Anyone who has experienced one knows exactly what it is.? Anyone who trains hard, has played high school football, practices martial arts or otherwise engages in a lifestyle of strenuous physical activity…
Workout of the Week
This week's workout is the first in a series dedicated to some of our favorite clients who have headed back to college for the fall.? These workouts are easy to do, require minimal equipment, and…
Shredders: What’s it going to take?
By Jonathan Aluzas As we enter Week One of Stacey's End of Summer Shred, a question emerges: ?"What's it going to take to win this thing?" The answer is......I don't know. ?There are too many…
He Don’t Eat No Meat?! That’s Okay, I Make Lamb!
Written by Jonathan Aluzas "He don't eat no meat?!? That's okay, that's okay, I make lamb!"? So goes one of my favorite lines from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," that romantic-cultural comedy from almost 10…