by lac-admin | Feb 28, 2021 | Fitness, Fitness, Uncategorized
Check out the new addition to the Lexington Athletic Club weight room, the Rogue Belt Squat. The belt squat is great for deloading the spine when training the lower body. From the Rogue website: Benefits of Belt Squats: Performing belt squats rather than traditional...
by lac-admin | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog, Fitness, Uncategorized
“They resembled the muscles of people decades younger” via Gretchen Reynolds and NYT To keep our muscles healthy deep into retirement, we may need to start working out more now, according to a new study of world-class octogenarian athletes. The study found substantial...
by lac-admin | Dec 17, 2019 | Fitness, Group Exercise
“A staggering number of people fail at their fitness-related resolutions, though, and setting goals that are too broad or too undefined — like “get in shape” — is one of the reasons. Research shows that we have a better shot of achieving goals that...
by lac-admin | Nov 26, 2019 | Fitness
via BY MARKHAM HEID at TIME HIIT @ LAC: LINK (Have more than 10 minutes? See “HIIT THIS” wod at bottom of page) In the fitness world, the word “miracle” gets thrown around like a two-pound dumbbell. But when it comes to high-intensity interval training...
by lac-admin | Oct 28, 2019 | Fitness
Where’s the best place to triathlon train in Lexington? Lexington Athletic Club is the best option in Lexington for Triathlon Training! …Especially in the winter off-season! –Olympic size pool? Check! –Longest indoor running track in...
by lac-admin | Aug 29, 2019 | Fitness
by DAVID CSONKA via Naturally Engineered 1. Your body wants to move and to move other things. Our anatomy was naturally engineered to run, crawl, jump, throw, kick, and perform a myriad of other activities that most people have long since relegated to childhood games...