Arena Athletic Blog: Archive

How can I avoid burnout? →

How can I avoid burnout in the New Year when motivation to meet my resolutions wanes? Does this sound like you? As you started to get dressed to head to the gym this morning, you found yourself spending more time organizing your gym clothes rather…

A Perfect Day of Weight Loss →

A Perfect Day of Weight Loss Get hour-by-hour healthy eating and fitness tips on how to lose weight and reduce belly fat from Dr. Travis Stork of The Doctors Find out the best times to exercise and eat to maximize weight loss results. You'll boost…

How to make resolutions you'll actually keep. →

  New year, new you? Every year, we fool ourselves into thinking that at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, we will be able to make both large and small changes. And every year, it seems, we realize that it isn't as easy as it sounds. Making a…

Green Tea: A Dieter’s Secret Weapon →

  Even devoted coffee drinkers might want to consider switching out one or two cups of their daily java fix for a cup of green tea, which new research published in the online journal Obesity suggests may help prevent weight gain. Researchers…

8 Tips for Avoiding the Holiday Pounds →

8 Tips for Avoiding the Holiday Pounds By Stephanie S. Saunders It's that time of year. The leaves turn majestic hues of red and gold. The air becomes fresh and crisp. We can finally put an extra blanket on the bed and cuddle up with a cup of hot…

Thanksgiving Survival Guide →

Make it Through the Day...Guilt-Free -- By SparkPeople Click here to lear how: http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=324…

Fit Tip - Study: Low-Carb Diets More Effective Than Low-Fat Diets →

By Howard LeWine, M.D., Harvard Health Publications People lost more weight on low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets than on a low-fat diet. Low carbs also led to better cholesterol numbers, researchers found. These are the findings published in the…

Better & Worse Halloween Candy →

Halloween is just around the corner and that spells candy galore! Even if you don't go trick-or-treating, the reality is that most of us won't have the discipline — or desire — to abstain from guilty pleasures. But not all candy is created…

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  October 2011     Dear Member,   We hope you have enjoyed the benefits of belonging to the Arena District Athletic Club, as it has been our pleasure to be a part of supporting your healthy lifestyle.  We continue offer the…

Don't Waste Time Working Out →

Boost efficiency to get better, faster fitness results You know there's no magic bullet for getting in shape.  You simply have to put in the time.  But what if you didn't have to put in as much time? That's because people don't always work…

5 Cardio Dos & Don'ts →

Whether you've hit your fitness groove or are just getting started, make sure you're doing it right with these quick tips: Don't Overdo It As You Start Your Program If you haven't been active lately, start from square one — even if you were a…

20 Habits that make you fat! →

Men's Health, the authors of "Eat this not that" recently listed 20 habits that contribute to weight gain. #1: Eating "low-fat" It sounds crazy, but stop buying foods marketed as low-fat or fat-free. Typically, they save you only a…

The truth about metabolic boosters →

Here are 8 possible metabolic boosters and the truth about whether each works. 1) Strength training Claim: Boosts metabolism up to 10% after a training program True! In fact, despite what many men and women think, harder exercise is better for your…

Lift Weights to Slim Down →

If you are tired of sweating all over every piece of cardio equipment and still not getting results from the scale, thenhop of the treadmill and hit the weights.  According to the National Center for Health Statistics, a mere 21 percent of women…