3 Tips To Look Your Best This Summer

After a long winter spring is finally here, the weather is getting nicer and the days are getting longer. Before you know it summer while be here and it will be time to hit the pool or sand at the beach.

Does the thought of wearing a bathing suit make your feel less than comfortable? If so, incorporate the following three tips into your fitness routine to look your best this summer.

1. Trade cardio for strength. Long, slow cardio isn't the most effective or efficient way to lose weight. Cardio only works if intensity is present, such as interval training. However, cardio doesn't have to be done on the treadmill. Cardio is any activity that increases your heart rate. By trading cardio for strength you will increase your metabolism greater, tone, tighten and trim up your body, and improve your cardio all at the same time.
2. Focus on inches, not the weight. It’s easy to get focused on the weight on the scale, however muscle weighs more than fat. Yes, you’ve probably heard that a hundred times. Most people find that when they start a strength-training program like this that in the beginning the scale doesn’t move, but that their clothes start fitting better. This is good. What is happening is that they are adding muscle to their body at the same rate that they are losing body fat. This extra muscle will ramp up your metabolism causing you to burn more fat. Many people who start a diet or take up cardio with out strength training will see weight drop on the scale, but their body doesn’t really change. They just end up creating a smaller version of what they looked like.
3. Take a 10 minute walk after dinner. Research has found that those who take a 10 minute walk after each meal, weigh less than those who don't. A great habit to get into is taking a 10-15 minute walk after dinner each night.

Do you want to look your best this summer and confidently wear your bathing suit?  

Then, our 6-Week "Summer Swimsuit" Fitness Program is for you! This 6-week program will give you everything you need to look your best this summer, whether it's poolside, at the beach, or just in the backyard. The program includes: Unlimited Team Training, Unlimited Gym Access, 8 Recovery Shakes, DF T-Shirt, Weekly Measurements, and Fitness Journal. You get all this for only $129 (current DF members only pay $79). Call today to get registered 724-934-2000.

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6 Weeks Until Swim Suit Season

Swim suit season is almost here and like it or not you will be faced with wearing a swim suit at some point this summer. The question is: Will you be ready?

Well have no fear, because the team at Defined Fitness is here! And as always we've got you covered. So this summer you don't have to be. 

Starting Monday, May 5th, 2014 we will be kicking off our "Summer Swim Suit Season" Fitness Program. This will be a six week program that will get you into shape and looking tone and trim, whether it's on the beach or at pool so you can confidently rock your swim suit. 

"Summer Swim Suit Season" Fitness Program includes:

• A specially designed fitness program to get you into the best shape possible for summer
• Weekly measurements
• Weekly themes, challenges, and benchmarks 
• Free DF t-shirt ...(we have some awesome new shirts coming out and participants will get them before they are released)
• 8 Free Recovery Shakes
• "Summer Swim Suit Season" fitness journal
• 6-week gym membership that includes: Unlimited Team Training and Unlimited Gym Access

You get all this for only $129!! (current DF members can join for only $79)

Register for your spot today by stopping in or calling 724-934-2000.

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The DF App Is Here!

We are excited to announce that the DF app is here and ready to download. With the DF app you will be able to access your dotFIT Nutrition Program, our online scheduler, as well as have access to club updates, promos, videos, the ability to input your membership card to simply scan your phone to check in, and best of all a punch card for free shakes! 

You APPsolutely don't want to miss out on this cool new addition to your DF experience! To get the app simply pull out your smart phone, go to the app store, search Defined Fitness, and download the FREE app!

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Special Offer For Defined Fitness Wexford Members
We just wanted to remind you that you only have one more week to take advantage of the great offer we have set up for you with New Balance Pittsburgh. 

We would like to thank you for being a loyal member of Defined Fitness Wexford and as a way to say thanks we have partnered with New Balance Pittsburgh to bring you a special offer. All DF members can get 10% off any purchase between March 15th and April 15th, simply show your Defined Fitness membership card to receive your discount. Offer valid at any of the New Balance Pittsburgh locations.

Is Purell Actually Harming Your Health?

We tend to be a very germaphobic society, but what if all those antibacterial products are actually causing more harm than good? And what if a little bacteria every day was good for us? 

This month Men's Health has a great article titled "Inside Your Gut" that discusses why our bodies need bacteria for optimal health and how many of our modern health ailments may be the result of the overuse of antibacterial products. You can read the full article here: Inside Your Gut

Enjoy!

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April Is Plank Month!
Do you think you can hold a Plank for 5 minutes? Find out by competing in the months challenge: Planking. Here's how it works: Start with 20 seconds and every few days add a little more time. By the end of the month try to work up to 5 minutes. At the end of the month we will hold a "Last Man or Women Planking" Challenge to see which DF member has the strongest abs! There is no contest to compete, challenge sheets can be picked up at the front desk.