Make the Effort Worth It If you are anything like me, the best part of your run is when your mind starts to drift away from the cramps and toward something more pleasant. Maybe it is the sound of birds calling, your jam playing through your earbuds or the virtual happy hour this Friday with…
Upgrade Your Warm-Up! Skip static stretching… You may remember middle school physical training when your coach always led a group stretch before the activities for the day. Placing tension from a stationary position, or without movement, is considered static stretching. Times have changed and now research is showing that not only does static stretching before…
“Pilates on the Pool Deck” only at West 6th Tempe! Yoga in the Penthouse wasn’t enough, so the teams from West 6th Tempe and Epic Fitness bring you Pilates on the Pool Deck with instructor Alison Trumbull every Sunday morning from 9:30 am – 10:30…
Summer Exercise and Hydration Tips The summer heat is here, and with temperatures already reaching 105 degrees it’s more important than ever to consume plenty of water. Most research shows that the majority of Americans are chronically dehydrated, and those that exercise in the heat may suffer from fatigue, weakness, muscle cramps, and an eventual…
What is a Man Maker? Part of the crossfit/sealfit/garagefit cult? You’ve probably been performing the man maker until you’re blue in the face for some time now. What about everyone else? This combination movement has become mainstream for good reason– the man maker combines large core movements into a sequential series that taxes all the major…
The Principle of Overload “I keep working out but I’ve stopped seeing results” The most likely culprit to a stagnant training program is a lack of overload in your workouts. Overload is simply exerting a greater stress on your body than normal to stimulate its natural adaptive process (results). If you continue to…
Yoga at West 6th Tempe with Epic Fitness! The Epic Fitness head Yoga instructor, Lianne Miller, will be offering a free beginner level Yoga class at West 6th Tempe this Tuesday evening, May 29th at West 6th Tempe at 7:00 pm. We’ll be meeting in the gym, and there’s no pre-registration required. The class takes…
What are the best health, nutrition, and fitness apps for the iPhone or Android? Epic Fitness has compiled a list of the top 10 health, fitness, and nutrition applications for the iPhone and Android. Fit Builder Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker by MyFitnessPal Nike Training Club THI Trainer Interval Timer iFitness Livestrong Nike+ Lose It…
In this training video Epic Fitness trainer Truman Wood explains how to perform the leg lift exercise from the gym at West 6th Tempe. This movement is a great core movement that strengthens the hip-flexors, lower abs, upper abs, as well as the internal and external obliques. The keys on this movement are: Keep the back…