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Looking for ways to avoid the ☀️ summer lull ☀️ at your gym or studio? Now's the time to ramp up your customer retention and engagement efforts to keep your clients moving and grooving through the next few months. Dive into our latest list of wellness challenges to discover how you can keep your clients' momentum going. Inside, you’ll discover: ✅ How to motivate clients to come to your business regularly during the summer ✅ A wide variety of fitness challenges ✅ Tips for how to get the word out to people Ready to kick off your summer programming? Get started here: https://bit.ly/3UFcqQq

A quick 15-minute workout for anyone who sits all day and wants to become stronger (physically, mentally, emotionally) If you work from home, you can follow along during your lunch break! 🎮 Mission 6/9 Complete! The first nine missions focus on building a solid foundation: ✅ No weights or gym—just a broom handle and determination. ✅ 15-minute workouts, 3x per week. ✅ Emphasis on learning perfect form and basic compound movements. This is more than a workout — it's a skill-building journey preparing you for bigger challenges ahead. In the video, you’ll see me completing Mission 6 with guidance from our app. The app is still in beta and a work in progress, but it already includes: ✔️ A 3-month beginner strength training program ✔️ A workout planner Best of all - it's free and always will be. Our mission is to make strength training simple, fun, and accessible to everyone. Want to try our iOS prototype? DM me for an invite link! Jozef Gajdos #StrengthTraining #HomeWorkouts #Axelroad

New from the MOSSA blog: If we could find fitness in a magic pill, everyone would take it. But alas, we can’t. What we need – exercise – is potentially uncomfortable, inconvenient, and for many, intimidating. But here’s the truth: strength training is a magic pill. One that we all – 100% of us – need to swallow. So, the question is, how can we make it go down? Read the entire article from MOSSA VP of Training and Programming, Cathy Spencer - Browning, here: https://lnkd.in/eBRcYsx6

Hear me out... When I'm planning my own programming, I have a couple things in mind as my guiding light. What is going to get me to the end of the game and what is going to give me the highest quality of life in that end game? First and foremost, I lift weights to maintain a sizeable amount of lean mass on my frame and to ensure that if I need to move powerfully for whatever reason, I'm up to the task. Running alone does not stimulate muscle protein synthesis to the same degree as weight training. Next, I look to running for keeping my VO2 max high. Weight training alone is not cardio despite your heart rate getting elevated during training. The HR elevation is not sustained in the same way it is during cardio and so the stimulus is not good enough. Having a high VO2 max ensures that I won't have a heart attack at 55 when I'm helping my kid carry a desk up the stairs or putting a cabinet in the back of a pickup truck. The 2 together make for an unstoppable person. If you have a bunch of muscle, but your resting heart rate is 80-90 and you're out of breath going up a flight of stairs, Houston we have a problem. You're no different than an obese person. In fact, an overweight person with good cardiorespiratory fitness has been shown to have better mortality outcomes than someone at a normal bodyweight with poor CRF. The bodybuilding community has been hit hard by a huge amount of younger people losing their lives in their 20s and 30s. Yes, a lot of this can be attributed to performance enhancing drugs, but I also think it's related to how the community bashes cardio. Hense they're having heart attacks. Anyways, when you're thinking about fitness, I would encourage you to think of a few different boxes. Strength, Muscle (No they're not the same), Speed, Endurance, and Mobility. If you can put a little bit into all of these boxes, it will make sure you reach that end game in a comfortable fashion. I'm proud of all my people that are aiming to have well rounded fitness. #runner #running #runningcommunity #bodybuilding #bodybuilder #weighttraining #strengthtraining #strength #mobility #personaltrainer #personaltraining #healthandwellness #health #fitness #bodybuilding #wellness #personaltrainer

Teachers, we've got the secret to adding hours to your day while staying fit and fab!👩🏫💪 With a host of apps ready to swoop in and save the day, they're like having a self-care superhero squad in your pocket. Simplify, strategize, and achieve those fitness milestones because self-care is the lesson plan you need! #SelfCareForTeachers #TeachingStrategy #Simplify

If you fail to prepare… …prepare to make MORE progress than 99% of founders. Overplanning kills progress. I see it every day. A friend hit me up recently with a big business idea: “Sam, I want to open a gym. Then I’ll expand it across the country, do courses, create fitness apps, get a reality show…” You know what I told them… Stop. You don’t need any of that right now. The only thing you need is to launch an MVP and start getting some momentum. Everything else is a distraction. You want to open a gym? Cool. Rent a space, grab some dumbbells, and get 10 people to show up. That’s your MVP. Stop planning your next 10 moves. Just nail the next one. Fast.

99% of entrepreneur workouts don't work because... 99% of fitness routines I see don't do this: - Focus on compound lifts for maximum ROI - Keep workouts under 45-60 minutes - Schedule workouts between work sessions Too much complex programming. Not enough business integration.

I’ve been testing proof3 classes as a participant for the last week, and it’s reminded me in a huge way what really matters in in-person fitness: 1. Great strength/cardio programming DOES matter - people need to have the opportunity to feel the intended outcome of the class, and bad programming disallows that 2. Great coaching and member engagement MATTERS A TON - depending on the model, great coaching looks different, but having outstanding (not kinda good) is huge because they can get the members to get the desired workout outcome every day 3. Facility layout, cleanliness, and ‘vibe’ is important - I’ve watched a whole lot of people walk into proof3 and say ‘woah, this is nice’ and they immediately loosen up, feel better, and become more willing to get the workout done the way WE want 4. Simplicity and confusion reduction IS HUGE - every second somebody feels worried, confused, or anxious makes them more likely to have a bad experience and either not sign up or not retain 5. Touch points before/after classes and between classes can destroy a gym or they can give you that marginal advantage required to really create lasting impact on your people - don’t text for texting sake, don’t call somebody if you have no value to deliver, and don’t have people do some inauthentic version of a high five or chant after class if it isn’t deeply meaningful to you/your brand (ie ‘real’) I have more thoughts here but being in the game as a consumer/member for a week has been an amazing opportunity to feel what things feel like and think through where our (and others’) priorities perhaps should be

This stat is shocking! 🤯 "95% of men and women over the age of 30, never sprint again for the rest of their lives!" IF YOU DON'T USE IT YOU WILL LOSE IT When you require your body to do difficult things it adapts in order to meet these demands, if you don't use your body you will lose its capabilities. This is not only in reference to sprinting but all aspects of fitness including strength, mobility and coordination. So if you don't want to LOSE you body's capabilities continue to USE it! For exercise programming that improves your day to day functionality - DM me #FinsFitness #PersonalTraining

I learned a valuable lesson from playing pickleball.  This concept applies not just to playing the game... ... but also to life’s key areas. Here's why: I was on the pickleball court when it hit me— winning isn’t always about superior skill. Sometimes, it’s about avoiding errors and minimizing mistakes. You don’t need the heroic shot to win— you need to keep the ball in play. For most of us, life is a game we win by avoiding errors and staying in it long enough to let time and effort work their magic. 1️⃣ 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: Over the past decade of working closely with older adults, I’ve seen how neglecting the basics can lead to unforced errors in health. It’s not about the latest diet trend or extreme workout—it's about avoiding those daily errors that add up over time. Personally, I learned that lesson during my own health transformation. This approach has shaped how I view health... ... small, consistent changes in diet or movement trump grand gestures. Consistency with my wellness protocols,  such as in nutrition, regular exercise, sleep, and managing stress,  is the equivalent of keeping the ball in play. It may not be glamorous, but it's the foundation for long-term health. 2️⃣ 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: Running a company is about sticking to sound strategies and avoiding impulsive errors. Success is not the result of one perfect financial shot. It was the culmination of years of small, steady actions. The same applies to financial success: you don’t win by taking huge risks. You win by consistently avoiding mistakes— overspending, poorly timed investments, chasing trends— and allowing compound growth to do the rest. Like in pickleball, the key to wealth is staying in the game long enough to see results. 3️⃣ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 & 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: As a pharmacist, and later as a business owner, I used to think I had to juggle everything at once. I tried hitting all the perfect productivity shots. But over time, I realized it’s more about staying on track and avoiding time-wasters. Time management, like in pickleball, isn’t about perfection— it’s about minimizing distractions, and focusing on what matters. Minor adjustments each day can lead to big wins in the long run. Similarly, when I worked with older adults, I saw this clearly. The ones who thrived didn’t necessarily have extraordinary wealth...  ... but had managed to avoid critical mistakes. 🗝️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: Whether in pickleball, or life, the game is often about avoiding unforced errors. Sure, there are moments when you must go for the big, elegant shot. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆... ... 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝘏𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴.