Posts by Jersey Strong
8 Strategies for Sticking to Your 2020 Exercise Routines
At the beginning of January, we start out strong with all our well-intentioned resolutions, especially when it comes to exercise routines. By February, however, it’s often a different story. Follow these 8 strategies, and you’ll be good to go in 2020!
Read MoreHealthy Holiday Food Hacks to Keep You On Track This Season
The good news: the average American only gains one pound during the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The bad news: for most Americans, that becomes a year-over-year, holiday-to-holiday pattern, and they never shed the weight. This begs the question: how can we avoid this one extra pound altogether?
Read MoreThe Roma Family and the Path to Jersey Strong
The Jersey Strong we know today started with a t-shirt.
Read MoreMaximizing Your Free Gym Pass: Tips for Evaluating Fitness Clubs
Free gym passes are a great way to try out a fitness club. It’s like dating before deciding to put a ring on it. Make sure you maximize your time and properly evaluate each gym in question. Here’s how…
Read MoreBuild Muscle and Burn Calories with Kickboxing
Mix up your routine with a workout that doesn’t require you to hit the weight rack, and instead lets you kick and punch the bag — for real! It is set in a fun, encouraging group environment, and is coached by a top fitness professional to increase motivation and reduce the risk of injury. That’s right,…
Read More5 Gifts to Give Your Friend Who Loves the Gym
Do you have a friend that loves working out? There is no better gift to give than the gift of health. Treat your fittest friend to some of these awesome gifts available from Amazon.com. (And if you’re looking to buy a gift for yourself, don’t worry… We won’t tell…)
Read More5 Ways TRX Exercises Improve Your Strength Training
There’s a reason why members are loving TRX as a part of their regular strength training, because it improves each of their workouts! If you thought TRX was just another workout, think again. TRX suspension training is not only a great workout itself, but it also helps you improve your ability other other workouts you…
Read MoreShe Lost Her Mom to Cancer. Her Gym Community Helped Her Through.
In September of 2017, 27-year-old Meghan Benware moved to New Jersey to start a new life. She was ready to make changes to her health. She’d tried to get in shape before, but the story was always the same—either gyms didn’t make her feel worth their time or she was actually turned away. When she…
Read More6 Resources to Meet a New Workout Buddy
Getting fit takes a village. No, seriously—it’s proven that we do better when we work out in groups, we finish our fitness programs more consistently when we have a partner, and we find it easier to stay motivated when we have someone holding us accountable (this is why personal training works!). But if you don’t…
Read More5 Easy Meal Preps for Back-to-School Season That Parents Love, Too
Getting back in the back-to-school groove is almost impossible without a plan. And planning is a good idea when you have lunches to pack, backpacks to check, and kids to send off to the bus. To the parents out there who are trying to keep their kids’ health in check while still paying attention to…
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