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Many people believe that personal training means having one trainer and one client; however, this style of training is becoming a thing of the past. Semi-private personal training is the wave of the future and is what we believe in here at FASTER. Semi-private training has a great deal of advantages. In the simplest form, it helps drive the energy in the facility up while driving the cost of training down. This allows more people to gain the benefits of personal training without stretching their spending limits to do so. With this type of training clients still receive a personalized...

We have covered a large variety of topics over the last few weeks that discuss the body and how it moves, the way we move it, and why we move it. Moving forward we are going to begin to bust some training myths and misconceptions! Before we jump into the myths of personal training we wanted to take this week to reflect on the things we have learned thus far and explain how they all tie together. The big picture is that we want you to be the healthiest, happiest version of yourself! We are one piece to your puzzle...

The thought of warmer weather often leads to us thinking about our problem areas. While we at FASTER want you to feel confident and proud of your fitness related accomplishments and worry less about your physical appearance, we understand it is hard to separate your physical goals from your health and fitness improvements. Most of us have a certain part of our body that we feel is a problem area, be it the stomach, legs, glutes or arms, most of us have one spot we wish could be stronger, slimmer or just a little different. Despite wanting to change one...

What makes us feel so good after we exercise? Endorphins! Our body releases endorphins during exercise that create an immediate mood boost. This is why exercising leaves you feeling so much better. It is so effective at making us feel better that many research studies have shown that exercise can be used in place of antidepressants. Endorphins are our body’s reaction to pain. When we stress the muscles through exercise it causes the body to react to the external stimulus through endorphin release. We are not only getting benefits from exercise physically but mentally as well. These endorphins help make...

Mind over matter, this common phrase is something that can apply to so many aspects of our lives. When it comes to fitness our mindset plays a huge role. We train not only our physical strength but our mental strength as well. Every time you say “I hate the strider” and then crush it anyway, you are overcoming your own doubt and accomplishing a goal. How does this apply to life outside the gym? We often face tasks that are less than desirable and your ability to overcome the undesirable tasks in the gym help establish the ability to overcome...