Further Your Knowledge
What Are Amino Acids, & Do You Need To Be Taking Them?
Amino acids break down food, repair body tissue (muscle), make hormones and neurotransmitters, provide energy, maintain healthy hair, skin & nails, & boost your immune system. Although you can usually get all of the amino acids you need through a healthy diet, some people prefer to take a supplement.
Fitness Resources Our Trainers Swear By for Optimal Health & Results
In the age of technology, fitness apps are becoming ever so popular. Fitness apps allow users to track their progress and monitor their fitness goals. Some even help find products and services that can be cost effective and convenient. Our trainers have compiled a list of their favorite fitness resources for you to check out.
Stuffed Bell Pepper Jack-o-Lanterns
Whether or not you want to carve a cute face into a bell pepper, these stuffed peppers are an easy and nutritious meal for the fall time.
The True Purpose of Strength Training: More Than Muscular Gains
Resistance exercise is known to increase muscle mass & size, but there are far more benefits to resistance training than just that. Improved mobility, fall prevention, improved cognitive function, increased cancer survival, improvements to metabolic health (including diabetes), and reduction in all-cause mortality, are the real reasons you should be lifting weights. They are also the reasons you should prioritize strength training over aerobic training.
Essential Foods to Maintain a Healthy Diet: 15 Items to Always Have
Set yourself up for success this year by stocking your fridge and pantry. Know that each day is different, and no days will be perfect. What matters is that you stay consistent with these habits 80% of the time. If you are looking for more personalized nutrition advice, schedule a nutrition consult with one of our in house Nutrition Specialists.
Revolutionize Your Workouts with Super Slow Training: The Exercise Institute Way
Proper strength circuit style exercise, or global metabolic strength and conditioning is a safe means to an end. Properly done, exercise can serve as a stimulus to the body. If that stimulus is intense, brief and infrequent enough it will trigger our bodies protective mechanisms in a positive way. Increasing our muscle mass and in turn help us live longer, stronger, leaner & injury free.
10 Tips for Staying Healthy During the Holidays: A Guide to Enjoying Festivities Without Sabotaging Your Health
Don’t skip meals. Skipping a meals can often lead to overeating. Having a filling snack prior to a holiday event, such as fruit, string cheese, yogurt or a small handful of nuts. This can help hold you over without making you feel ravenous when you get there.
Top Fitness Trends and Insights: Our Takeaways from the Inland Empire Fitness Conference 2022
Our team was able to attend the Inland Empire Fitness Conference this summer. We want to say thank you for giving us this opportunity to go better our craft, and grow as exercise specialists. We were able to hear from 12 different professionals and leaders in our industry. You may have noticed we have started to implement some of these techniques in your training since our return. Here are our biggest takeaways from this event:
Spring Clean Your Fitness Routine: 6 Habits For Better Health
Get Outside: With the weather warming up, it's time to get outside! Enjoying outdoor activities is a great pairing to your strength training program, and we all could use a little vitamin D. Go for a hike with a friend, play in the park with your kids, or go for a walk with your dog. Just get outside!
Transform Your Health with Personalized Nutrition: Everything You Need to Know About Our Personal Fit Nutrition Program
Fitness and nutrition go hand-in-hand when it comes to optimal health. A balanced diet supplies the nutrients your body needs to work effectively. Without proper nutrition, you are more prone to disease, infection, fatigue, increased body fat and low performance. So, let the EI team help you feel and look your best! Ask your trainer for more details.