Whether you are rushing to the gym from work, working out first thing in the morning before you start the rest of your day, or enjoying a relaxed weekend training day, you will want to make sure your gym bag is packed and ready to go!

Home-made cookies and candies, sugary drinks and tempting treats will most likely be front and center during your holiday season. Lizz G., Chesterton Personal Trainer, has a few tips to help you keep your head on straight and health plan on track.

Our TRX classes, available at both Clubs, are a great option for those who are interested in learning more about this type of training. The classes welcome all levels and will give you a 50-minute full body workout. Would you like to know more about TRX? Read on!

September is National Healthy Aging Month. Whether you are fighting with the thought of getting older or aging gracefully, we'd like to help you look at it from a health perspective. Here are some great tips for ways you can take better care of yourself - no matter what age you are!

As dedicated working parents, finding the right balance between work and family can be a challenging endeavor. Between the daily grind and consistent struggles of being a parent, ensuring your child's immune system remains healthy becomes a challenging priority. Thankfully, there are practical strategies that can help strengthen your child's immunity while juggling life's many demands.

Do you know the amount of water you need to keep healthy during exercise? Keep reading for the answer...

Once a self-massage technique used only by professional athletes, coaches, and therapists; foam rolling is now an everyday practice for people at all levels of fitness.

Just like humans, exercise benefits our pups in so many healthy ways – from their hearts to their brains. With training for them and self-discipline for us, your pet can turn out to be your best workout buddy!

Specialty sports call for specialty shoes. Here is a quick guide to what to look for in an athletic shoe. Don't forget to replace shoes when they become broken down and no longer support or fit your feet. When wearing shoes in a gym - be sure they are clean and dirt/salt free to lessen the wear-and-tear on both the shoes and flooring.

 One great way to get your morning started and your sluggish body moving is morning stretching. Start with any of NASM’s 5 easy mornings stretches to jump start and unlock your body for the day.

What is a kettlebell exactly? It looks like a cannonball with a handle on it.  They come in different sizes and weights, depending on your strength and overall goals. Kettlebells are used for both strength and cardio.

Plantar heel pain is a common problem among adults; it can lead to severe pain which causes significant disability and impairment of activities of daily living. Be sure to see your doctor and begin treatment so that your foot pain doesn't get in the way of your regular fitness routine.

We are proud to be an accredited American Red Cross Learn to Swim Provider offering Private, Semi Private, and Group Swim lessons to the Duneland Community and with our local proximity to Lake Michigan, it’s imperative that our children are comfortable and competent around the water.

Offered six days a week at multiple times at our Chesterton location, LES MILLS BODYPUMP can be the basis of your personal health plan. Find out about the benefits of including BODYPUMP in your workout schedule.

If you workout alone, you're missing a great opportunity to get more motivated, spend time with like-minded fitness friends and recharge your social battery while you stay fit!

Self care during pregnancy is as important as caring for your baby because a happy mom has a happy baby and family. Take some time out of each day to try out these simple ways to practice self-care during and after pregnancy.

With bathing suit weather quickly approaching, we took the opportunity to sit down with our own Andrew Main, Fitness Supervisor, to ask a few questions about a workout option that may help you get in shape for summer. 

Can your inactivity be contributing to chronic disease? There are many causes of chronic diseases and lack of movement is a factor in them. Don’t let inactivity sneak up on you and create bigger issues.

Now there's even more reason to get out and get moving, even moderately. Your brain (and your heart and lungs) will thank you. 

Many of us are starting our year off with new fitness goals and nothing stops a new workout regimen faster than a strain, sprain or tear. What is the difference between them, how do you treat them and what can you do to prevent these injuries?

Exercise may even help you feel better by opening your nasal passages and temporarily relieving nasal congestion.

With the Coronavirus continuing to spread across the world, it's easy to feel helpless in such an unprecedented time. But there are some precautions we can make for our health that are in our control. Here are 11 great tips for your optimal health.

Balance is something that everyone takes for granted until they lose it. It is important in more ways than some people may think. 

It is important to try and make time for the things that matter to us. Spending time with our loved ones, enjoying a meal together, allowing ourselves the luxury of sitting quietly savoring our surroundings, reading a book or getting creative. At times, these things may all feel like distant memories.

Knowing what to eat before and after exercise can be a minefield. We are all individuals and what makes us thrive is dependent on our many unique factors. Trying different options, listening to our bodies and finding what is right for us is key to feeling energized and getting the most out of our workouts.

Vitamin D has been considered an important nutrient for many years. Recently, there has been a lot of research into it due to its possible role in protecting people from the effects of COVID-19. 

How do we know if we are overtraining and what are the dangers associated with it? Here are some great tips on how to prevent overtraining during your daily routine.

How are your Brain and Your Heart Connected?

Is there anything more refreshing than the smell and taste of a freshly squeezed lemon? Used for everything from cooking to cleaning, lemons can also be used to give drinks more flavor. 

Hard-core exercising may not be at the top of your to-do list; however, water aerobic exercises with their low-impact, gentle-on-your-joints benefits offer a great alternative to traditional exercise at a gym.

Wearable three ways, you can simply switch between the chest belt, wrist strap and arm band, depending on your choice of physical activity.

Whether you have been recently diagnosed or are currently living with diabetes mellitus,it is important that you understand how you can live a healthier life. 

Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness and enhancing overall health and well-being. 

There is something to be said about the power of working out in a group, but what is it about exercising with others that motivates us? Exercising With A Group Can Take Your Workouts Up A Notch.

So how does caffeine affect exercise? Caffeine, a very commonly used stimulant during exercise, walks a fine line between beneficial and detrimental to your workout.

If you have yet to try the rapidly growing fitness phenomenon Barre (pronounced BAR), you are probably in for a big surprise.  Barre is now offered at no additional charge at our Chesterton Location.

Trainers are always talking about the importance of core strength. Here is what you need to know about why core strength is so important.

Cardiovascular exercise or "cardio" is the most important physical activity you can do to keep your heart, lungs, and circulatory system healthy while also improving your overall fitness. 

Of all the lifestyle changes that have been studied, regular physical exercise appears to be one of the best things that you can do to reduce your risk of getting dementia.

We have made it through 2020…well almost! 

What you do in the morning contributes greatly to the tone of your day.

Don’t Let the Pandemic Stop You! Working up a sweat and staying healthy.

Looking for a fitness program that doesn’t involve a gruesome workout on a treadmill? Aqua aerobics is a wonderful all-over body workout and a great way to mix up a traditional gym workout with the fantastic benefits of water.  

Joseph Pilates, the creator of the worldly popular Pilates exercises once stated, “Developing minor muscles naturally helps to strengthen major muscles.” 

How much water is enough? Drinking water before you exercise or go out into the sun is an important first step.

As more of us continue to work from home, we're likely to find ourseves sitting for prolonged periods of times. Take 30 seconds to feel better. Avoid the health risks of sedentary behavior. 

Have you ever noticed how music affects not only your mood but also the pace at which you do things? What music can help you do isn’t just in your head – there’s scientific proof of what it does for your workout. 

According to the American College of Sports Medicine, the minimum amount of exercise you need is 150 minutes per week and it should include Cardio, Strength and Flexibility training.

The first wealth is health according to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Regular exercise is one of the foundations of healthy living. Just like a healthy diet, exercise adds to good health and to a healthy immune system.

The best form of exercise is one you can do regularly. Adding interest to boring cardio is as easy as adding intervals! Interval training is simply adding alternating bursts of more intense activity with intervals of less intense activity (recovery). 

Getting muscle strength back with weight machines. It’s time to rebuild your muscles and the best way to do that is to start out with some resistance training. Resistance training is a form of exercise that improves muscular strength and endurance.  

Awareness. Prevention. Education. Health Information for You and Your Loved One. We strive to be the leading wellness resource for individuals looking to live a healthy lifestyle.

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, working from home has been the case for most people. After sitting in a chair for your long work day, you probably want to get out of it as fast as you can, but a chair is a great tool to use to help you stretch.

If you are an older adult looking to establish an exercise routine, you should, ideally, be able to incorporate 150 minutes of moderate endurance activity into your week.

Not every participant in the group has to have the same physical activity level. The job of the Personal Trainer is to work with each participant’s physical needs to help make the group successful.

This great workout video will lengthen and strengthen your muscles and as well as your core. This home workout for women will improve your posture and your flexibility.

A variety of equipment will be used to tone and tighten the abs and lower body and will tighten all those trouble spots. Exercise wherever you are, on any device.

Join this fast-paced cardio class that includes simple step exercises along with weights, intervals, and calisthenics. This workout video will get your heart rate up and your body in gear.

Here is a low impact workout video designed for the young at heart who are wanting to workout at home. It includes exercises to improve aerobic fitness and burn body fat.

This workout video will improve your strength, balance, flexibility and even help the way you walk. Elevate your endurance & stability in the comfort of your own home on any device.

We want to help you “Know your numbers” with a free fitness assessment for all members. This is the first step to a results-oriented program that will get you on the road to better health! 

Wondering how you can afford to eat a few pieces of holiday candy and not completely blow your eating plan out of the water? We have a few ideas of how you can indulge with less bulge!

It never gets easier; You just keep getting better! Having a workout partner can mean the difference between success and failure when it comes to your fitness goals.

The purpose of Myzone is to use technology to help people exercise harder and smarter! Franciscan Health Fitness Centers have brought Myzone belts to group exercise classes and the results really show! 

Now that many New Year Resolutions have dissolved rather than resolved…..Let’s consider why New Year resolutions to lose weight and get in shape don’t work… 

How long have you been “working” on getting your workout routine in a place where you are getting the results you desire? If you’re like many, you experienced multiple attempts, all with great intention, but often fall short after a few attempts. You might be ready for a Personal Trainer …