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How to Make a Gym Bestie
Written by: Jordan DeVault, Health Fitness Specialist Creating health and fitness goals can be easy. Where it may become challenging is following through and achieving those targeted goals. While some have adapted to exercising alone during the pandemic, others have recently turned to exercising with a buddy. A gym buddy is a great resource to…
Read MoreThe Scoop on Small Group Training
Written by: Bill Klitz, Personal Training Manager Not sure about small group training? Here’s what you need to know and how to give it a try. What is it? Small group training sessions are essentially the same as personal training, but instead of being one-on-one, you exercise in a group of eight or less led…
Read MoreGrowing Your Wellbeing is a Balancing Act
Written by: Jenny Kraus, CFW Health Fitness Specialist When the word, “well-being” gets mentioned, what comes to mind? Do you think of your physical fitness? Happiness? Building positive relationships? What you may not realize is that your well-being is a broad term because many factors comprise your well-being including: physical, social, occupational, intellectual, emotional, spiritual,…
Read MoreHDLs, Heart Rate, and Blood Pressure…OH MY!
Written by: Morgan Shawler, CFW Health Fitness Specialist Imagine, you are looking at your health checkup report and the readings say: 124/79 mmHg, 58 mg/dL, 72 bpm and the list goes on. You are thinking to yourself, “Are these good or are these bad? What does mmHg even mean? What are HDLs?” To answer the…
Read MoreVirtual Necessity: Preparing for the Future in Fitness
Part six of CFW’s Great Corporate Fitness Reboot blog series. Written by: Elisa Denning, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications As recently reported by all major media outlets, COVID cases are surging across the nation. For many businesses and organizations, this is creating hesitation for reopening. Even though global data and research studies show transmission…
Read MoreTraining & Supporting Fitness Staff During COVID
Part five of CFWs ‘The Great Corporate Fitness Reboot’ blog series. Written by: Elisa Denning, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications Throughout our reopening blog series, we have shared a great deal of insight on how to prepare your facility, equipment, operations, and how to welcome back members in these times of COVID. But what…
Read MoreStretching as a Way of Life
Written by: Alexander Halsey, CFW Health & Fitness Professional Exercise, as simple as it may seem, communicates to us information about our strength and movement patterns. The gym is our lab to improve our strength and movement amongst other things. There is a movement of hierarchy on which efficient ambulation is built upon. Flexibility is…
Read MoreEstablishing Member Trust & Comfort during COVID
Part three of CFW’s Great Corporate Fitness Reboot blog series. Written by: Elisa Denning, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications “I want to go back to the fitness center, but is it safe?” This is certainly a common and reasonable question to ask of the fitness industry in these times of COVID. From the start…
Read MoreCleaning & Disinfecting your Corporate Fitness Facility
Part two of CFWs ‘The Great Corporate Fitness Reboot’ blog series. Written by: Elisa Denning, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications Proper cleaning and disinfecting are among the first and most critical areas to address with any reopening plan. Defining these protocols early in the process will help ensure you have the necessary resources, supplies,…
Read MoreSocial Distancing Guidance for Safe ‘Social Fitnessing’
Part one of CFWs ‘The Great Corporate Fitness Reboot’ blog series featuring expert guidance from John Ruyak, President of CFW Design. Written by: Elisa Denning, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications As companies start to reopen their office buildings and welcome employees back to the workplace, there is a heavy burden on facilities and management…
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