If you want to participate in the new fitness class Peak 10, you can go to California — or you can go to the Ogden Athletic Club.
Instructor Bitty Beus, the only instructor in Utah certified to teach Peak 10, said the eight-week program is different from any other class she’s taught. It “retrains your metabolism” by building up to 10...
If you want to get stronger, heavy weights may seem like the obvious choice, but personal trainer and national figure competitor Ashley Forsythe says it can be as simple as exercising with a stability ball.
“Anything that uses the whole body and makes you balance uses the core and stability. The ball is more efficient than machines and...
My new office habit: When I’m feeling overwhelmed, I get as floppy as possible in my chair.
With my chest resting on my thighs, my hair brushing the tops of my feet and my knuckles touching the ground, I take a few deep breaths. I enjoy the stretch along the backs of my legs. A sense of calm overtakes me. And when I sit back up, I’m...
You are limited only by your own creativity when exercising with a BOSU ball, according to Alexandra Rocco, a group fitness instructor and personal trainer at Crossroads Fitness and a physician’s assistant at Utah Orthopedic in Washington Terrace.
“The main benefit to the BOSU is it’s a comprehensive non-impact workout,” she said. “You...
Meditation or exercise may lower the rate, length and severity of the flu or common cold, according to preliminary findings of a study conducted in Wisconsin.
The randomized controlled trial suggests preventing the common cold may not just be limited to practices such as frequent hand washing or covering the mouth when sneezing or...
