I know we all hear it constantly – the importance of exercising and eating healthy. When we hear that, we think of all the obvious reasons – maintaining a healthy weight, preventing health issues, appearance, energy levels, stress relief. As a trainer, it is my job to help clients see the importance of exercising on...Read More
It was a Friday at around 11:45am. I had gotten two awesome beat downs at FITT earlier in the day from Megan and Jen and I was STARVING. I had my mind on a Portillo cheeseburger, or a Chick-fil-a spicy sandwich and fries. I picked my daughter up from school and planned to just indulge....Read More
Meet Kevin Morrissey What brought you to FITT-RX in 2016?My cousin, Rob and Katie Martinelli kept talking about this fitness class they were doing. Prior to that, I was a member at another gym and I tried a few classes with my wife, Joanna, and hated it. I felt like I was in good shape...Read More
There is a special person behind the scenes of FITT-RX. “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” F First and Foremost, She is Fearless. She works hard, Fights for what She believes in, and stands Firm on helping as many people as She can. She created this FITT Family, a dedicated group of people that not only...Read More
I read this quote the other day: “Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” For many of us, our first thought would be of our families. As I mulled this over sipping my everyday habit of a trenta ice coffee (resolution 1: cut back on coffee),...Read More
Being a personal trainer, I’ve learned quickly you are not only responsible in knowing about fitness in terms of exercise. To be an informed and educated trainer, it has also been beneficial to learn about other facets of wellness such as nutrition. Through years of my clients asking me a number of questions or...Read More
The “Empty” Nest My recent days have been filled with the following questions: “How does it feel to be an ‘empty nester’?” “What are you going to do now that both your kids are going to be away at college?” These questions stir excitement, fear and disbelief. How can I possibly be at this...Read More
Well. Here we are. I’m writing and you’re reading what will be my last blog as a FITT-Rx trainer. A position I’ve held for six years, from before the studio even opened in May 2012. Basically since that day I waddled into Elijah’s 5+ months pregnant, to meet with Jen Knuth and Jill Giorno, neither...Read More
Farewell to Our Favorite “Storm” By Stacy Krueger Goodbyes just suck. So rather than get all mushy (or in this case, bloggy), I rounded up some of our trainers’ and clients’ thoughts about our favorite 5-foot wonder and wanted to share them with you all to celebrate a great chapter in FiTT -Rx...Read More
Happiness 101 To say that Laurie Santos was shocked would be an understatement. The Psychology Professor from Yale was expecting a couple hundred students to sign up for her new course titled “Psychology and the Good Life”. To her surprise, over 1,200 students (almost 25% of Yale’s undergrads) signed up for the course designed to...Read More
