Gyms Catering to Members with Health Issues

Are you getting the most out of your gym? When my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago her doctor recommended she follow a regimented fitness program. She started going to a run-of-the-mill gym in her very small hometown and worked out with a trainer. However, she never quite felt comfortable with the exercise routine and she ended up canceling her gym membership less than a year later. I always thought that had she found a better gym (unfortunately there are only two gyms in the city she lives in) she would have stuck with the program. … Continue reading

Why Is Joining a Health Club Hard?

Joining a health club should seem like a no brainer, right? After all, we can agree that getting in shape and staying in shape is the way to go, right? So if we know this and we can agree on this, then why is joining a health club so hard? We all exercise in different ways, we all embrace different forms of cardio and we’re all stimulated by different things – if a health club offers us what we like or what we want to do – how come it’s still so hard? Well, for some of us – the … Continue reading