All About Rest Days

Hey Durham fitness fanatics! We all know rest days are critical to repairing our muscles and building strength… But for some of us, it’s hard to just sit still without dreaming about the gym or a nice run outside! If this sounds like you, good news! You don’t have to spend your rest days just sitting! Read the tips below from our Durham personal trainers to learn about how you can promote recovery, conditioning, and correct movement patterns on your rest days without being a couch potato.

New Year, New You!

To kick off the new year, we are recapping what our private gym in Durham can do for you.

The Method is a safe and individualized approach to exercise

Our method employs the latest weight resistance training exercises and coaching for healthy living.

Not only is our workout methodology effective, it’s safe.

Our Method…

• -Improves Functional Movement
• -Promotes Weight Loss
• -Builds Strength
• -Increases Flexibility

Change Your Body. Find Your Strength.

There’s 40 years of success behind our proven method

What is The Method? 

The Method is all about teaching our clients how to lift weights and exercise with the proper technique. There’s no slinging or jerking at our gym; only controlled movements that yield real results.

Come workout with us in our private gym. We are located in Durham adjacent to Duke Campus and 5 minutes from downtown Durham.

10 Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Belly Fat

Today our personal trainers in Durham are sharing 10 reasons why you may not be losing belly fat despite your best efforts at the gym and in the kitchen… Sometimes, the truth hurts!

Chances are if you are having a hard time busting that belly fat, it’s because of one or a combination of the issues above! Some of those items we can’t always control– like genetics– but it’s good to be aware of the culprit and work harder in other areas to offset areas of weakness!

From our personal trainers in Durham, we hope you have a fantastic day!

Durham Personal Trainer Tips: 10 Foods that Help Lose Belly Fat

Tips from Our Durham Personal Trainers: How Irregular Eating Patterns Can Hinder Weight Loss

Do you ever postpone eating because you’re busy, in the middle of a project, or too lazy to put something together? Many of us are guilty of this pattern that leads to overeating and binging later on in the day. A calorie is a calorie right? Two recent studies published in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society suggest that it’s not just what you eat, but when you eat that can alter your weight loss goals. Research suggests that an irregular eating schedule could set you up for obesity, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes—regardless of how many total calories you’re eating!

One of the studies examined eating schedules and patterns and found a possible link between obesity and eating more at night vs. throughout the day. The other study found that people that constantly ate six meals a day had better overall health than those with inconsistent eating patterns.

These researchers say,

“We found that adults consuming calories during regular meals—at similar times from one day to [the] next—were less obese than people who have irregular meals, despite consuming more calories overall.” –Gerda Pot, PhD

How is this possible, you may ask? It could be due to the schedule that our bodies are on, from appetite, digestion, and the metabolism of fat. Our bodies all follow a schedule that repeats every 24 hours, so eating outside of our normal schedule could throw off our internal body clock. The result? Weight gain.

So next time you think about skipping a meal or working through lunch… Think again!