Choosing a Gym in the State of Illinois

The regular guy you see in the gym, whose level of fitness doesn’t directly impact his profession, may feel like it is not his place to embark upon a strength training program. However, strength training is just as suited to the person who wants to be able to carry a flowerpot from one end of their garden to the other as it is to the strongman who dreams of breaking the world record for furthest anvil toss. Of course, the strength training program of the former may not be quite as intense as that of the latter, but I think that’s part of the beauty of health and fitness. The gym is full of different people of different levels of fitness, all trying to better themselves at a rate which is comfortable for

Being an athlete I know the struggles of strength and conditioning. Many athletes are pushed in the weight room and during conditioning, however are they being taught the right way? Effective weight training depends on proper technique. Many coaches try to go off of what they know and force their athletes to lift weights. This improper way of lifting often causes injury. The athlete should also lift the proper amount of weights. Athletes today need to know the right way to lift weights. This will allow them to actually gain muscle, power and speed instead of just being sore. There are many factors in weight lifting which include diet, frequency, intensity, and specification. All of these factors play a vital role in developing muscle.

Do you even lift bro? If you don’t that's okay, but there is more than meets the eye about weightlifting. Many people who may not have much knowledge about weightlifting may say all it does is help you build muscle and lose weight and that you have to eat healthy along with the training. But there is more to lifting weights than just that. There are benefits and drawbacks of weightlifting. Ones that affect the body physically and mentally whether is positive or negative, the use of supplements like protein powders, steroids, and the addictions that become of it, and there are more ways besides weight lifting to get the body you want or that weight goal a person may be trying to reach.

I feel as though if this essay had a more serious approach to it, it would not have been as often read. After the fall of the Taliban, the number of gyms in Afghanistan increased rapidly. The author of this essay, Broudy, wanted to know why and so he began a journey that led to the essay being written. Working out became so common that store shelves became filled with weight-lifting gear and protein powders. Broudy believes that “There is a lot to learn here about what it means to be strong.” After reading the article I strongly agree with Broudy about this. Part if the reason that so many gyms were put up is that there were so many abandoned buildings. Being that the unemployment rate is so high, a lot of men have an excessive amount of time that they can spend in the gyms. Going to the gym becomes a way of life for them. One of the people Broudy interviewed stated that his list of things to do would go as following “1. Build some factories, so Afghans no longer have to work on the street. 2. Building housing, so Afghans won’t have to live in ruins. 3. Build a new university,so Afghans can learn, and better themselves.” I think this goes to show that some of the Afghans want nothing more than to busy themselves and better the country. “It’s an order that begins with rubble. From the rubble they build a gym. In the gym, they build their bodies. And with those

The public weight room will not be our main source of revenue, but just another offering that will hopefully get our name in the community and draw interest in our other sport specific programs. Although the public weight room is not our main concern of business, it will be offered to anyone above the age of sixteen. Anyone between sixteen and eighteen will need to get their parents to sign a liability form before acceptance. This weight room will look to draw in the more experienced and serious strength training clientele and athletes who are serious about bettering their bodies, but do not or can not spend the money or time for the serious sport specific training which we, at Chi-Town Elite, specialize

Funds are essential to set up a community gym, mainly for the building, equipment, and few employees. The community gym can charge monthly fees, except for African-American women, or all women in general. These can be funded by the state or the federal. Another option is to use an already set up gym, but provide free access to African-American women only. In either options, African-American women should be provided free access to gym, at least for 1 year, and later charge a very minimum fee. This encourages them to continue their routine without worrying about finance. Other resources needed are sponsorships from gym equipment companies to provide the equipment at a reduced price. Resources are also needed to advertise the free gym access through flyers around the community, school, workplaces, restaurants,

CrossFit gym are fairly minimal. The fact that any level 1 trainer can open their own box is both

After a year of weightlifting I realized that I was no longer doing this for anybody other than me. I was doing this to become the best me. My actions in the weight room are not as far-fetched compared to the

While providing memberships to the community. This facility will provide a variety of fitness machines that are self-applicable to meet the requirements to experience a total body workout and provide services that maintain customer interest and spark customer loyalty.

The small town of Rapid City, South Dakota has a population of nearly 71,000 residents. The main employer to Rapid City is home to roughly 3,500 military veterans located at Ellsworth Air Force Base. When the term ‘military’ comes to mind, an assortment of words come to mind. Deployment. Family. War. Aircraft. To some though, the word fitness comes to mind first. Everyone knows that in order to be a member of the United States military, you must be fit. Every member of the Armed Forces know that they can be called upon at any time to perform an assortment of tasks, and being physically fit is a priority. Nearly every military base has a gym or fitness facility, but who wants to visit the base after hours to work out? How often do you catch yourself watching the clock, waiting for the hour hand to strike four so that you can check out for the day? Because of this, fitness facilities throughout the city is a hot topic amongst military veterans. Towards the end of 2015, Rapid City was home to three small-scale fitness centers. Because of the lack of choices, of course it made sense to charge steep prices. In December of 2015, that all changed with the arrival of Planet Fitness. Planet Fitness, founded in 1992, focused on reducing prices to compete against the other well-known brands. The organization is an American health and wellness franchise that focuses on a casual, yet personal, gym experience with no judgment or discomfort. Their ‘no judgment’ attitude

Regardless of the fact I had no idea what I was doing, I was desperate to just get something done. I did push-ups and sit-ups before I went to sleep every single day, along with jogging on my treadmill in the basement every other day for a whole year. I saved up my allowance, and bought a pull-up bar and a pair of dumbbells. I used all the equipment at my disposal for the duration of that year. My motivation sprung from the fact that I could actually see my progression; I doubled the amount of push-ups and sit-ups I could do, I was able to run at higher speeds, and I could even do one pull-up. I decided to take it to the next step, and signed up for weight training my junior year. This was a class where you follow a strict weight training program in the school’s weight room. Most people signed up to knock off a required gym credit, and fooled around instead of following their plan. I was one of the few people who actually did what they were supposed to, which was lift. I followed my training plan to a T the whole year, and I can say it was the best decision I’ve made in a while. I’ve lost 4% of my body fat while gaining around 20 pounds of muscle ever since my junior year. I am in the best shape of my life as a result. Now in my senior year, I am happily taking the class

There are many benefits to the idea of having a gym for both dogs and their owners to come to. For one, there is no gym of this kind in the market today. There currently is such thing as doggy boot camp classes that are offered in bigger, more populated areas. These classes are again, for both dog and owner, but they are only offered outside and only at certain times each week. One benefit is that K9 Fitness is all indoors, so that weather will not ever have to be a factor in determining anyone’s ability to work out. The gym will be warm in the cold, winter months, and it will be cool in the hot, humid summers. This unique trait will help to draw people to the facility. Another benefit is the diverse amount of equipment offered in the gym, giving it the ability to meet everyone’s fitness needs. There will be free

In today’s busy world, it can be hard to find the time to even think about one’s fitness, let alone actually do anything to maintain it. The average person has school, work, family, pets, and many more distractions in their life to ensure their fitness is left on the backburner. However, when the thought of exercise does eventually enter their mind, the thought that often comes forefront is that of the gym. The concept of a gym is simple, populate a building with the necessary equipment for a variety of physical activities, attracting people who want to get that perfect body or even just get back in shape. However, many people who have never frequented a gym often come up with a plethora of reasons not to go.

Weight training originated in the Egyptian-Greek era. Since war was common in those days, weight training was a tool to gain muscle and stamina. It wasn’t until the early 1900’s did a man named Eugene Sandow change the way people viewed bodybuilding. In those days, weightlifters were called “strongmen”. These “strongmen” entertained people with their displays of great strengths by lifting animals and pulling carts. Many “strongmen” were overweight with meaty limbs, in which today’s society would view as “overweight”. It wasn’t until Sandow came along that the concept of weightlifting changed. Sandow was able to display great acts of strength, but unlike the “strongmen”, had an appealing physique to the public. His physique drew people in by the masses. People became intrigued with weightlifting and many researchers began to study the sport. Through their research, they

I moved through the process of selecting the right gym to join quite quickly as I was very motivated to get started. I took into consideration that this purchase posed physical and social problems and considered those when making my decision.