Orgasms from Exercise?

By Christen Cunningham on April 12, 2012 2:16 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

We try to find all kind of creative ways to sell exercise. But here is a first: exercise can lead to female orgasm.

This study does not come from the Pole Dancers of American Foundation. Instead, it comes from the University of Indiana. The study was in the journal of Sexual and Relationship Therapy, a leading peer-reviewed journal in the area of sex therapy and sexual health. Co-author ebby Herbenick, writes:
 
    The most common exercises associated with exercise-induced orgasm were abdominal exercises, climbing poles or ropes, biking/spinning and weight lifting. These data are interesting because they suggest that orgasm is not necessarily a sexual event, and they may also teach us more about the bodily processes underlying women's experiences of orgasm.
So there you have it. You can read more on this study here.  Do with this information what you will.

Is Surgery the Answer for Weight Loss?

By Christen Cunningham on March 29, 2012 1:50 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Our inclination is that getting surgery to deal with weight loss should be a last resort.  The best thing for the long haul, we preach, is to live right: eat well and exercise.  
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But when you are deciding what to do get yourself as healthy as possible, it really is better to defer to doctors who know a little something about the studies that show what is best their patients as opposed to listening to what the people at your fitness club think (with all due respect to us, of course).

Two studies published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine have found that bariatric weight-loss surgery can reverse diabetes in obese patients far more effectively than medication and lifestyle coaching alone.
The studies showed some dramatic results, including patients who could stop taking insulin only days after surgery, even before losing large amounts of weight.

Of course, this does not mean this studies should control your decision making process either with respect to the question of whether to get bariatric surgery. Surgery comes with risks that vary from patient-to-patient.  But the take home message from these articles to me is that it is complicated decision to decide what is the best path for the patient.  The answer is, as it often is, to consult with your doctor and make an informed decision on the best way for you to lose the weight you need to lose. 

Personal Trainers at Club One Fitness

By Christen Cunningham on March 27, 2012 3:10 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
We are more than a little giddy about our group of personal trainers these days.  I'm sure we coul
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d get an even better group together but, as I write this, I have a hard time imagining a better group of people.  From top to bottom, this is a group that can get you in shape and show you a good time while doing it.   For biographies of our team, click here. 


A New Way to Lose Weight

By Christen Cunningham on March 27, 2012 2:46 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
The latest off the wall trick to lose weight: green coffee beans.  A new indicates that green coffee bean extract could be a safe and effective way to drop some pounds.

"Based on our results, taking multiple capsules of green coffee extract a day -- while eating a low fat, healthful diet and exercising regularly -- appears to be a safe, effective, inexpensive way to lose weight," study author Joe Vinson, a chemist at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, said in a statement.

Intriguing.  But how many of these new discovery actually pan out?  The only thing that has consistently panned out over the years is this: eat less, exercise more.  The study's authors say this too, actually.
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Kids Karate at Club One Fitness!

By Christen Cunningham on February 22, 2012 3:35 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
If you want your child to learn discipline, self control and self defense, enroll them in our Kids Karate class!  Kids Karate meets Tuesday evenings at 7pm and Saturday mornings at 10am and each class is 45 minutes long.  The kids will progress in rank and will have the opportunity to compete in tournaments! 

Tony Jeter steps back in the ring

By Christen Cunningham on November 17, 2011 3:23 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
This Saturday, November 19th Tony Jeter will face off against Ken Dunham of North Carolina in search of his 12th professional win!  This boxing event will take place at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro.  Come show your support and cheer him on!

New Trainers at Club One Fitness!

By Christen Cunningham on November 17, 2011 3:09 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

At the beginning of November, Club One Fitness welcomed several new personal trainers to our personal training team!  Wille Baker, Jeff Turner, Susan Campana, Adrienne Roberson, Bob Magersupp, Jim Pittman, and Tina McDermott!  Wille Baker is doing personal training, Muay Thai, Shorin-Ryu karate, as well as a women's conditioning program!  He is already starting to gear up for his bootcamp programs that will start after the first of the year!  Susan and Adrienne are both teaching classes as well as personal training.  Zumba is Adrienne's forte and Susan is leading a total body workout called Body Blast!  Jeff has already offered a free nutrition lecture to all members and another one will be coming soon.  Tina is leading her Total Body Bootcamp Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:30a.m. as well as personal training.  So, you are invited to come in and take a new class, try a new program, or start training with one of the new trainers!

Are you Ready to Lose?

By Christen Cunningham on August 16, 2011 12:34 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Are you ready to lose those unwanted, extra pounds?  If so, sign up today for our Be a Loser weight loss challenge and watch the pounds drop!  Cycle 3 winner, Lee Hatfield, lost 29.5 pounds in our 8 week, weight loss, program and couldn't be happier!  Join Lee in Cycle 4 to begin September 19th!

Professional Boxing Team Stepping in to the Ring

By Christen Cunningham on August 16, 2011 12:07 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Nick Kisner (9-0) will step in to the ring this Friday, August 19th in Baltimore with the hopes of moving into double digit wins and remaining undefeated!  In addition, Tony Jeter (11-2) will take center stage on Saturday, August 27th  at The DC Star in a 6 round bout looking for his 12th professional win!  Also on the card with Jeter, is heavyweight Dwayne McRae (10-2) who is training hard and ready for his 11th win!

Fitness Equipment Company Fined

By Christen Cunningham on August 12, 2011 10:03 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Perfect Fitness has reached a settlement that includes $425,000 in penalties to the Consumer Product Safety Commission over claims hat the company failed to report a product defect. The agency claims Perfect Fitness knew of a defect in its Perfect Pullup product in June 2008, but did not report the defect until December 2010, a violation of federal law. In February, the company issued a recall of 7,000 units of the product.  

People have a right to expect their workout equipment is safe, particularly when the company knows it is is unsafe and does nothing about it.  

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