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Sweet & Savory Summer
Why choose, when you can have both? Enjoy these healthy summer sweet & savory treats! Sea Salted Watermelon with a Balsamic Glaze: Slice up your watermelon lightly dip in coarse sea salt & drizzle a little balsamic glaze over the slices. YUM! Grilled Pineapple...
Staying Fit This Summer
Summer is in full swing here in Saratoga and the beautiful weather can make it hard to come inside to the gym to workout. But exercise doesn't have to mean bicep curls and walking on the treadmill. While we would love to see you in here at Saratoga Health and Wellness...
Beat the Heat Treats
It's the first day of summer! Embrace the longest day of the year, imagine the potential. What will you accomplish today? How about getting your daily dose of fruits & vegetables, staying hydrated, or taking in a healthy dose of plant-based protein? If that's...
Hip Flexors
Your hip flexors are among the most important groups of muscles in the body. They are necessary for the long term mobility and stability of your lower body and directly correlate with back health. Prolonged sitting causes your hip flexors to get tight and then when...
SHW Wins Award!
They don't like to toot their own horns, so with this week's blog post, I'm going to do it for them! This month, Mike and Nick were recognized during National Small Business Week with the 2016 Small Business Excellence Award! I think we can all agree that this was a...
Fitness Challenge
Sometimes you just need a little extra challenge... Something to push you another step further outside of your comfort zone...this is where the magic happens. I'm challenging you to complete this approximately 10 minute workout 3 times per week for 1 month. You can do...
How to Spot Reduce Fat….or Can You?
Many people yearn to lose fat from one specific part of their body. For example, you might wish you carried fewer pounds in your abdomen. Efforts to eliminate fat from an individual area are called “spot reduction.” While it would be nice if dropping the fat off...
Spring cLean
Attack those mundane cleaning tasks with some gusto & creativity, you will be surprised by the number of calories you can burn! Stop making excuses & start spring cLeaning! WASHING the CAR: Skip the drive-thru & scrub your vehicle the old fashioned way. Do...
What’s the Skinny on Metabolism?
Many of our members have suggested "they just can't lose weight as a result of their slowing metabolism." Metabolism is quite the buzz word and is typically misunderstood in the context of weight management. So what is metabolism and is metabolism really the...