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12 Days Challenge: Workout 11 – Do This Tabata, Earn Yourself Some Ciabatta

Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between November 30th and January 3rd. If you’re a Performance Fitness member these 12 workouts can be any combination of personal training sessions, group training classes, a DIY workout from the Performance Fitness Exercise Guide (don’t have a PFit Exercise Guide? Email us and get one!), a WOW, or one…

Client Spotlight – Meet Chris Dorian

Meet boot camper Chris Dorian. She’s been working out with us at Performance Fitness for five years and has participated in several of our clean eating challenges, which have changed her lifelong eating habits. Chris loves the variety of classes we offer at Performance Fitness and the community we foster. She’s a great addition to…

Don’t Let Superstition Overthrow Your Goals

Unexpectedly, a few weeks ago, I had a major aha about goal-setting and superstition. And it all started with a few goldfish. This epiphany grew into a wider realization of a major roadblock that holds us back from attaining our goals. One chilly September day, my son, my friend, and I were at the Broomall…

Mind-Body Connection – No Yoga Required

When you think of mind-body connections and fitness, it’s likely that you first think of yoga, which has cornered the market on the mind-body experience for years. However, there are plenty of other ways to find a deeper connection within yourself without doing downward facing dog. Not that there’s anything wrong with getting in your…

Use your Facebook powers for GOOD

Facebook. Some people love it. Some absolutely hate it. Many of us find it somewhat useful to stay in touch with family and friends we don’t see often. Some of us use it to view the latest cat video. While we’re deciding if Social Media is good or bad for us, I think we can…

9 Tips for Staying Healthy on a Business Trip

If you’ve got your head in the game and are eating clean and hitting your workouts with clockwork frequency, traveling for business can burst your bubble. Hours-long conference proceedings, happy hours, hors d’oeuvres trays, and fancy meals out are just some of the temptations that can take you from feeling in control of your…

3 Tips for Making Your Own Fitness Magic (Rabbit Not Required)

How do I pull a rabbit out of my hat? I know this is a strange way to begin my post, but that’s the kind of question I’ve been asked by countless clients over the years. What this question alludes to is how to find magic at the gym and how to get fit and…

7 Steps to Psych Yourself Up Even When You’re Just Not Feelin’ It

Now that it’s Christmas in July, you’re heading toward a new year’s mentality, right? Time to eat better, exercise more. Or, maybe not. If the sweltering weather is keeping you on your couch or in bed a few minutes longer each day and you’re adopting a carefree summer attitude, you might need some motivation to…

The Long Road to Fitness

Five Strategies to Deal with the Long Road to Your Fat-Loss Goal Instant satisfaction is an awesome thing. However, as an adult, you know that it’s far from the norm. Often when we start a new fitness plan, we’re looking for instant results when they are more likely to take weeks and months to…

6 Ways a Non-Crunchy, “Fitness Badass” Embraced Her Crunchy Side and Moved a Mountain

Are you intrigued by this headline? I thought I needed to offer something provocative and meaty for my first post in a long while. I’ve been a little radio silent on the blog lately. I am sorry to leave you hanging for WOWs and fitness advice, but I’ve had a lot going on. You can…