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The FitBlog offers advice from all your favorite YouFit Gym personal trainers, group fitness instructors, and motivational coaches.

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The YouFit Functional Fitness Challenge

Think of your body's neuromuscular system as a symphony orchestra. A traditional workout that isolates a single muscle—like a bicep curl—is like the first-chair violin practicing a solo. Functional fitness is the... Continue Reading

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Your First Week at YouFit: Everything You Need to Know

Walking into a gym for the first time is one of those things that's more intimidating in your head than it is in real life. The equipment makes sense once someone explains it. The culture is friendlier than it looks... Continue Reading

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Why Do People Cancel Their Gym Memberships?

Most people who cancel a gym membership don't cancel because they don't want to be fit, hey cancel because something got in the way — and they didn't have a strategy for dealing with it. The reasons people quit are... Continue Reading

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HIIT Training 101: Start High-Intensity Exercise Without Burning Out

HIIT — high-intensity interval training — gets talked about a lot. Sometimes it's talked about in a way that makes it sound like the only workout worth doing. Sometimes it's talked about in a way that makes it sound... Continue Reading

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Spring Fitness Reset: 5 Workout Habits to Drop From Your Routine

Spring is a natural inflection point for your fitness routine. Here are five habits worth leaving behind — and five worth building — as you head into the warmer months. Continue Reading

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Pull-Ups From Zero: A 6-Week Progressive Program to Your First Real Rep

Never done a pull-up? This 6-week progressive program will get you there — no gimmicks, just a clear week-by-week plan you can follow at any gym. Continue Reading

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