2021 Hydration Challenge
As a coach and personal trainer, I like to take a comprehensive approach when I am working with a client or doing consultations with our members/community. What this means is that I don’t just focus on the physical part of your well-being – which is to help you...
Celebrate Salsa Month in Style
May is National Salsa Month Did you know that salsa is one of the world’s most popular condiments? Salsa is not only delicious on many things, but it is good for you too. Benefits of salsa include: Vitamin C – promotes heart-health, your immune system, and healthy...
Workout of the Week #04
Need some workout inspiration? Give our Workout of the Week a try! Feel free to modify as needed based on your ability and available time, and reach out if you have any questions about the movements. THE WORKOUT Equipment needed: nothing 2-3 rounds of: 30 jumping...
Tips to Reduce Food Waste
People today are aware more than ever of the impact of waste on our environment, and many individuals are taking steps to reduce their waste. One major waste is food waste. 31% of all edible food in the U.S. is wasted, which is around 36 million tons of food. I know...
Taking Care of Yourself During Pregnancy
As a mom-to-be, it is my top priority to make sure I am taking care of myself during my pregnancy. The first thing I’ve learned during my pregnancy, is acceptance. I am learning to accept that I am not always going to have the energy or capacity to workout like...
Take Strength Training Beyond the Gym
Warmer days are upon us which means we will be getting back to working in our yards. Learn how functional strength training can help while gardening. A lot of our members love to work in the yard and garden during the summer. Gardening and doing yard work can...
Alcohol Awareness Month
April is Alcohol Awareness Month Written by Lynde Weatherford | Director of Training Services, Personal Trainer and Health Coach Understanding how alcohol processes in our body and how it affects our mental state is important. In moderation, enjoying an...
Shirley Jacobs is Defying the Odds
Member Spotlight Performance Health & Fitness is lucky to have members who challenge themselves to new accomplishments every time they are at the gym. We pride ourselves on being a welcoming gym to everyone! One of our members, Shirley, is no exception when it...
Workout of the Week #01
Need some workout inspiration? Give our Workout of the Week a try! Feel free to modify as needed based on your ability and available time, and reach out if you have any questions about the movements. THE WORKOUT 3 Rounds: Prowler Sled Push (slow and with purpose)...
How to Relieve Stress with Deep Belly Breathing
April is Stress Awareness Month and I think we all know that stress never goes away – but that we can control how we react to stress by learning healthy coping mechanisms. Stress is just a way of life and can be a positive thing to help us meet a deadline or to...
March Wellness Challenge – Personalize Your Plate
Personalize Your Plate is this year’s slogan for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month. Their campaign focuses on the fact that nutrition is not a one-size-fits-all approach, and that we all have different backgrounds, tastes, goals, and...
From Your Health Coach: How to Avoid Chronic Illness
As a health and wellness professional, I truly believe that the services we provide at Performance Health & Fitness are helping our members and our community to be able to have additional tools to help manage and prevent chronic illness and diseases. This doesn’t...
FitTest Week
FitTest Week is our quarterly event in which our members can receive a complimentary assessment on all components of fitness to measure current fitness levels. Join us between April 25-29, 2022 to get back on track to your goals. Schedule a Fitness Assessment with one...
Performance Health & Fitness Welcomes Their Newest Personal Trainer, Kolby
We are excited to announce and introduce our new Personal Trainer, Kolby Reed! Kolby is a native Iowan from Muscatine. He graduated from the University of Iowa with his B.A. in Health and Human Physiology. Since 2019, he has been a personal trainer and the best part...
Performance Health & Fitness Welcomes Their New Marketing Director, Lauren Campbell
We are excited to announce and introduce our new Marketing & Communications Director, Lauren Campbell! Lauren, a Rockford native, from Illinois, attended Robert Morris University, located in downtown Chicago. While earning her degree, she received a scholarship to...
New Year, New Goals
Written by Lynde Weatherford | Director of Training Services, Personal Trainer, Health Coach Goal Setting can be difficult at times because not everyone understands what a Short-Term Goal vs a Long-Term Goal means when it comes to your personal health and wellness....
Squat Science: How to Get Maximum Gains From Your Squat
From our friends at lesmills.com. Written by Emma Hogan. This piece originally appeared at lesmills.com. Engaging all the major core and leg muscles, squats are ideal for lifting overall fitness, maximizing fat burn and building strength. Now, new findings reveal the...
Staying Healthy During the Holidays
By Lynde Weatherford; Director of Personal Training Services, Performance Health & Fitness Staying Healthy During the Holidays The holiday season is approaching fast and the comment that I get all the time from clients is, "I’m going to start taking care of myself...
Why is Blood Pressure Important and How to Monitor From Home
Written by Rachael R. Dirksen, MD, owner of Remedy Internal Medicine in Coralville, Iowa Why is Blood Pressure Important? Do you ever wonder why your physician keeps checking your blood pressure at your annual checkup? What is a normal blood pressure reading? Blood...
BLACK OUT PARTY! Performance Health & Fitness Announces Their 13th Anniversary Member Appreciation Party + Open House and Wellness Fair
BLACK OUT PARTY! Performance Health & Fitness is excited to announce its 13th Anniversary Member Appreciation Party + Open House + Les Mills Launch + Wellness Fair to be held on November 6th, 2021 from 8:00-11:00 am. The FIRST 100 people through the door will...
My First Time: BODYCOMBAT™
From our friends at lesmills.com. By Will Macdonald for Fit Planet Our intrepid workout warrior, on a mission to try every LES MILLS workout, makes his BODYCOMBAT debut and discovers his inner Bruce Lee … sort of. It was a Sunday afternoon I thought I’d try...
Monte Priske Recipe Favorite: Tofu Manicotti
About Monte Priske: Monte has a B.S. in Therapeutic Recreation and is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer. He is also a StrongFirst Certified Kettlebell Instructor (Level 1), StrongFirst Certified Barbell Instructor, NASM-Certified Senior Fitness Specialist, and a...
Self-Monitoring in Regards to Performance and Progress
“If you Need a Witness to Your Success, Be Your Own.” It is no secret that one of the best ways to notice improvements in a gym setting is to track your performance or progress. Normally, we would do this by performing some sort of field test. A field test may be a...
Senior Fitness Workout of the Week #06
Monte Priske is back with another Senior Fitness Workout of the Week video. If you understand the value in movement, strength training, and keeping your body healthy, watch these videos and follow along – or share them with someone you care about who could benefit...