Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio is sponsoring the Second Annual Main Line Film Festival on April 4, 2009. Vertex is a proud sponsor again this year. The mission of the Main Line Film Festival is to celebrate the art of short films on the “big screen” to an audience that is hungry for unique visions shown through motion…
DetailsI recently resisted the temptation to buy Bethenny Frankel’s (yes, full disclosure I am a fan of Real Housewives of New York City) new book Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting. Although I’m certainly ready to “unleash my skinny girl” I made myself a promise to stop buying fitness magazines and…
DetailsThere are women who can resist the breadbasket when they go out to dinner. There are women who can wear white jean and their butt actually looks fabulous in them. And there are women who wouldn’t dream of hitting their snooze button six (or more) times and sleeping through their morning workout. Hi, my name…
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How to Achieve a Good Night’s Sleep People are getting 25 % less sleep that they did a century ago. This isn’t just a matter of fatigue; a good night’s sleep is needed to prevent serious damage to the body. Sleep deprivation can alter levels of thyroid and stress level hormones, which play a part…
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Did You Know You Can Do Less and Get More? High intensity exercise can be more aerobically beneficial than traditional, steady state, low intensity exercise such as jogging or aerobic classes. Do less and get more. Many people are encouraged to perform aerobic exercise to improve their heart and lung function. But during the recovery from…
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Is Your Exercise Making You Healthier? People exercise for many different reasons, but is their exercise routine making them healthier? Definitions of Health, Fitness & Exercise taken from the book “Body By Science” By John Little & Dr. Doug McGuff Health: A physiological state in which there is an absence of disease, in order to maintain…
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Is Dieting Making You Fatter? You may have experienced something very similar to this in your dieting history: you commit to losing a few pounds, you throw yourself into it, you gain some small results, and the effort burns you out so much that you pull back, and those few pounds come right back. Repeat…
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Exercise During Pregnancy – Leanne McMenamin, Testimonial I started working out at Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio in 2002 in effort to find an effective and time-efficient fitness routine. Over the years, I have been extremely pleased with the results of the program. I feel strong, look toned and have more energy after working out…
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Waistline – Whittle It Away 2009 is just 48 hours away, and we all know what that means: It’s time to step away from the holiday buffet, and give your body (waistline)—and blood stream—a tune-up. Of course, it’s never as easy as it sounds. After dipping into every sugar, fat and alcohol vat in town, you…
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