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Designing for the Future of Workplace Fitness: CFW Expert Insights from IHRSA 2024 (Now Health & Fitness Association)
Interview with John Ruyak, President CFW Design Conducted by Elisa Denning, CFW Senior Director Marketing The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) 2024 tradeshow event recently concluded, leaving attendees buzzing with excitement and anticipation for the future of the fitness industry. As a premier gathering of fitness professionals, innovators, and thought leaders, IHRSA 2024…
Read More6 Ways to Celebrate Employee Health and Fitness Day
Employee Health and Fitness Day: May 17th, 2023 Celebrating Employee Health and Fitness Day provides a unique opportunity to inspire and encourage your employees on their health and fitness journeys. This annual event serves as a reminder to employers to foster a healthy workplace culture and invest in their workforce’s health. By offering a range…
Read MoreAvoiding Crash Dieting in 2023
Written by: Jennifer Sabol, Assistant Health Fitness Program Manager When people hear the word “diet” it is easy to create a negative connotation surrounding the word. Crash diets specifically are when one attempts to change their diet in a quick manner usually with massive calorie reduction or food restrictions in order to loose weight or…
Read MoreOur Immune System – Peeling Back the Layers
Written by: MacKenzie Hayman, Health Fitness Program Manager In the most recent years, there has been a plethora of information published surrounding our immune system. These publications, in late, have surrounded the topic of vaccines and immunization. But these are only part of one of our three layers of immune health. All three layers work…
Read MoreFinding the Yin & the Yang of a Hybrid Life
Written by: Mitch Beck, CFW Health Fitness Specialist Yin & Yang, the visual definition of balance. With Covid throwing the world off balance and most of us now working from home, we have found ourselves in a sometimes rewarding yet hectic hybrid life circus. Sometimes you get the kids ready with no problem and make…
Read MoreHow Our Mental Health Affects Our Well-being
Written by: Alicia Yuhas, CFW Health Fitness Program Manager The definition of well-being is “a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare”. Psychiatrist and Founder of The Berkeley Well-being Institute, Tchiki Davis, Ph.D, adds “well-being includes having good mental health, high life satisfaction, a sense of meaning or purpose,…
Read MoreAchieving the Ideal Full Body Workout
Written by: Tamika Reed Newman, CFW Health and Fitness Professional When it comes to making changes to health and wellness habits, immediate and drastic changes rarely ever stick. For most people that commit to a long-term lifestyle change, progress is made with gradual changes over an extended period. Upon deciding what we want to do…
Read MoreThe True Meaning of “Fitness”
Written by: Syreeta McDonald, CFW Health & Fitness Professional The definition of fitness can be interpreted in a variety of ways and the meaning can vary from person to person. One definition is the state or condition of being physically sound and healthy, especially as the result of exercise and proper nutrition[1].In the fitness profession,…
Read MoreThe Scoop on Social Media & Your Health
Written by: Keriann Hill, CFW Health Fitness Program Manager If you’re anything like me, you have experienced both a love and hate relationship with social media. Some moments I’m enjoying connecting with old friends, liking and commenting on posts, and sharing content of my own. Other times, I get sucked into an endless stream of…
Read MoreAdjusting Fitness Center Operations in the New Normal
Part four of CFW’s reopening blog series, The Great Fitness Reboot. Written by: Elisa Denning, Senior Director of Marketing & Communications It goes without saying that COVID-19 has significantly altered life as we know it. This state referred to as our ‘new normal’ has required a great deal of patience, grace, compassion, and perseverance to…
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