Obesity is killing us! Stop the fat shaming! How about Fit Shaming? You ever heard of it? “Jeez you’re so skinny, you have to eat more. ” “Just have a cookie man.” Yeah these are things that have been said to me, as I sit at a normal (albeit a lower than average body fat […]
Semi Private Personal Training – Is it for me? Yes! Seems like we’re jumping the gun? Well… Upfit’s small group training program is for everyone. Personal trainers are incredibly effective for achieving your fitness goals. They help you with form, programming and keep you motivated throughout. But what if we told you that with group […]
Personal Trainer Traits To Look For By: Paul W. Park M.S. CSCS When I first became a personal trainer I remember a colleague saying “People become personal trainers when they don’t want to be waiters”. As a young trainer at the time it seemed a little condescending. Surely being a trainer required a special set […]
The ability to bounce back. To learn from our mistakes. Our bodies ability to build bone density with weight lifting. Our immune system’s natural way of vaccinating us against diseases. It’s what makes the human being so resilient. More specifically anti-fragile. As Nassim Taleb explains in his book “Antifragile”, antifragility is better than resiliency, […]
Facebook. Instagram. Twitter. Snapchat. The digital boom is upon us. Data is the new commodity. If you look at the most valuable companies today, data hoarding companies like Facebook and Google top that list. Compare that to 20 years ago in the 2000’s, it was the big oil companies, Exxon-Mobil, BP, and Shell. […]
Facebook. Instagram. Twitter. Snapchat. The digital boom is upon us. Data is the new commodity. If you look at the most valuable companies today, data hoarding companies like Facebook and Google top that list. Compare that to 20 years ago in the 2000’s, it was the big oil companies, Exxon-Mobil, BP, and Shell. […]
Facebook. Instagram. Twitter. Snapchat. The digital boom is upon us. Data is the new commodity. If you look at the most valuable companies today, data hoarding companies like Facebook and Google top that list. Compare that to 20 years ago in the 2000’s, it was the big oil companies, Exxon-Mobil, BP, and Shell. […]
This is the biggest problem with the fitness industry Wes and I started UpFit Training Academy with one thing in mind. To be the most people focused fitness company in the industry. Having spent a combined couple of decades working in fitness, we’ve seen it all. The trends, the fads, and the reasons for what […]
Why did Westley and I decide to start our own fitness company? Because there’s not enough services out there to give people what we REALLY need for success in health and fitness. Most commercial gyms actually model their businesses so that you DON’T show up. What drives people to keep working hard and doing uncomfortable […]
What separates the mentally strong from the mentally weak? Happy July, and more importantly a happy official midpoint of the year 2018. These are some thoughts that I have come across that have kept me personally in check and strong mentally. What are the bad habits holding you back? Did you know that studies show […]
