May 9, 2017

How to Maintain Your Member Retention During the Summer Months

Summer means school is out and vacations are planned — your member retention doesn’t have to suffer while your members have a lot going on. We’ve outlined several family friendly options to help you meet your goals: Social Events Building a community is an important piece to building a culture in a gym or facility — it’s what keeps people returning! Creating …

CJ Kostranchuk

Sales Manager at ELIVATE Fitness, Level 1 CrossFit Coach and Founder/Co-Owner, Coach at The Bar Athletics

Training Athletes and Patients for Explosive Strength

May 4, 2017

Training Athletes for Explosive Strength

Since strength training was first studied as a method for preparing strength and power athletes for competition, it has been recognized that peak force takes some time to reach. And yet some athletic movements are completed in just 100 – 150ms. Therefore, the rate at which force is developed is likely at least as important for athletes as maximum strength. Training …

Christopher Beardsley

Director of Strength and Conditioning Research

May 2, 2017

7 Ways To Spring Clean Your Fitness Routine

When you think of “spring cleaning,” purging old clothes buried deep in a closet, organizing a junk drawer or vacuuming up an accumulation of dust bunnies might come to mind. Spring is a time of renewal and holds more meaning than simply conquering clutter — this season makes for a terrific time to step back and reassess other areas of your …

Lori Harrison

Corporate Fitness Manager and Certified Personal Trainer

April 25, 2017

Highlights From Our Month

April flew by for us here at ELIVATE…we’re already at the last week of the month! Before we know it, we’ll be in summer mode and your members will be enjoying the pool, outdoor fitness classes and training heavily for fall sports. As you’re aware, it’s important for us to keep our blog up-to-date with current topics and provide unique ideas that will …

April 24, 2017

Can Using Vibration Technology Help Give You a Boost?

WHOLE BODY VIBRATION HISTORY: While the origins of WBV fitness were first developed in ancient Greece, our current history stems from the Russian Space Program’s research and use to reverse bone and muscle loss in their cosmonauts, use by their Olympic athletes resulting in major Olympic victories – finally shared beyond the wall where NASA adopted the technology and still …

Mohsen Kazemi

RN, DC, FRCCSS(C), DACRB, FCCPOR(C), MSc., PhD (candidate)

April 3, 2017

New Product Alert: Introducing Vitamix’s Ascent Series

Though it’s hard to imagine a better blending experience from Vitamix, the engineering and design of the new Ascent series takes whole food chopping, grinding and pureeing to new heights. The brand new line offers smarter technology, more sophisticated controls, improved containers and a sleeker design all without increasing the price. If you’re already a Vitamix fan, you’ll love the …

March 23, 2017

Exercises to Reduce the Risk of Ankle Sprains

Ankle sprains are the most common injury in sports and physical activity, estimating to be about 25% of all injuries across sports. Of all ankle injuries 85% involve the lateral ankle ligaments. There is strong evidence suggesting you increase risk of re-spraining your ankle two fold within the first year of spraining your ankle. Every year in the US, lateral …

Arash Rex Maghsoodi

Doctor of Physical Therapy Candidate at the University of Southern California

March 16, 2017

Are Adolescent Athletes Prepared for Their Level of Sports Participation?

A great number of present-day adolescent athletes (girls ages 12 to 18 and boys 14 to 18) participate in organized team sports. Many of these young athletes partake in a common theme of sport “specialization” whereby the selection of a specific sport of participation is played year-round, 24/7/365. Many of these young athletes aspire for their sport participation to evolve …

Robert Panariello

MS, PT, ATC, CSCS, Founding Partner & Chief Clinical Officer of Professional Physical Therapy

March 7, 2017

Self Myofascial Release: Proven to help you feel and move better

Self myofascial release tools, such as foam rollers, trigger point balls and massage sticks have become some of the most popular tools used for corrective exercises, fitness, and sports performance. In fact, performing self myofascial release has become almost a uniform component in the majority of fitness and sports performance programs. You can certainly argue the exact physiological benefit of performing self myofascial release. …

Mike Reinold

PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS, Co-Founder and President of Champion Physical Therapy and Performance

March 3, 2017

Come See Us at #IHRSA2017

We’re proud to be exhibiting at IHRSA’s (International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association) 36th Annual International Convention & Trade Show on March 9 and 10. We’re Booth #2160 and are looking forward to meeting everyone in attendance! We’ll be sharing images on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages using #IHRSA2017, #PassPHIT, and #WhyGetActive, so feel free to follow along whether you are …