I promise I am not trying to be morbid, by sharing these facts. I ready a disturbing fact that I don't think gets talked about enough so let's talk about the uncomfortable stuff that matters...

This is a chart I came across that talks about the ten leading causes of death in 2016 for all ages groups. I noticed that at age 45 and up the top three are just about the same..

1.) Malignant neoplasm which is some form of cancer

2.) Heart disease 

3.) Unintentional Injury

I want to dive into number 3. I understand that 1 and 2 can be genetic and it truly breaks my heart to see anyone have to face these. 

What is an unintentional injury? This was defined as a motor vehicle accident or a fall. Sometimes there is little we can do about motor vehicle accidents- we cannot anticipate those or plan for that, but what about falls?

You can probably bet that in your life time you are going to trip which very well could lead to a fall. Are you prepared to take that fall and recover from that fall? Are you maintaining your bone density as your mature to be sure that you have a fighting chance against breaking something? Are you strong enough to get up off of the floor? Are you quick and agile enough to catch yourself from falling in the first place? 

How about your loved ones?

This is a scary statistic. Over 160 THOUSAND deaths in 2016 from unintentional injuries. I understand that the day in and day out exercise may just be part of your routine now, but this is a great reason to keep going and a great reason to encourage those around your to start or keep going. Exercise is SO much more than just losing weight. Your strength and your ability could save your life.

Keep making it happen,

Coach Meagan

I want to take a few minutes to praise the incredible team we house here at Get Fit NH. There is SO much that happens off of the coaching floor that goes into making the doors stay open and our reputation thriving. I absolutely DO NOT take for granted the hard work these people put in to make Get Fit NH what it is. 

The accountability, the follow up, the success sessions, the encouragement, the letters, the blogs, the videos, the training program, the deep cleaning and organization, the phone calls, the paperwork, the systems, the contracts, the inventory ordering, the stocking, the creativity, the early mornings, the late nights...that is a taste of what happens off of the training floor and the reason why we are so lucky to have the incredible team that we do. They pour their heart and soul into this and I am so forever grateful to have them on this team.

Thank you Adam, Erin, Dylan, Deb and Sarah!

We also want to wish Brian well on his new adventure where he will be closer to his girlfriend in Boston! 

Why if out-training your nutrition is your goal…it's probably not going to happen.

I talked about this subject recently in a why Wednesday but if you did not see it, here is the crux of it.  It all comes down to how much your body can actually take when it comes to exercise. You may have read or heard about the story that came out a few years ago now about Michael Phelps.  That he had to eat some ridiculous amount of calories per day, if I remember correctly it was something like 10,000 calories a day. It was crazy, things like 5 mcmuffins and pancakes for breakfast with a whole host of other stuff (most of us couldn’t even eat that many calories in a day unless we ate literally nothing but ice cream all day long, they maybe.  Just for reference, that's about 8-10 pints of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream in one day, I don’t care how big a sweet tooth you have, that would be hard to do).  

We hear stories like that and we know that exercising requires energy (calories).  So obviously we get to the point where you think “well I can eat more because I exercise” which in some aspects is ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, HOWEVER!!!  That quickly devolves into “I went to the gym today so a whole pizza and beer for dinner it is!”. Here is the problem with that, a large pizza probably contains 2000-3000 calories on its own, that would take 2-3 training sessions to burn off (for your average person).

Someone like Michael Phelps has a training session something like:

 1.) Wake up: long run

2.) Strength and conditioning work

3.) Hours of pool work, finishing up with some sort of cool down work that would probably be a full workout for most of us.

He’s been training that way for 5-10+ years, he can eat that many calories (needs that many calories) because his body is so far adapted to exercise, it can actually burn 8000 calories in one day (you probably would burn about 3000-4000 running a marathon).  

This is why it's so important to work both sides of the equation, exercise and nutrition, because if your goal is to out work your nutrition you are probably not going to be able to keep up that level of activity.  Or after a couple weeks you’re going to start finding yourself with nagging injuries that won't go away, or major ones, which is going to force you to step back, which will just compound the problem you are having. Unless you are a super high-level athlete there is no “eat whatever you want and still burn it off”.  Sorry to say, this is something that I have had to come to grips with myself.  

One other very important thing, for reasons that I’m not going to get into in this blog (the explanation could go on for pages) hyper limiting calories does not work either.  I don’t want anyone going away from this blog thinking “ok so I'm going to have a can of Tuna and an apple a day and I'll lose 10lbs by the end of next week!” It just doesn’t work that way so please don’t attempt it.  This is just to put some numbers in perspective!

Coach Adam

I am so excited about this! Mae Lynn, the director of Right Fit Fitness, has designed some really cool apparel for Right Fit Fitness. We are excited to share this with you for many reasons. The first is that the design and slogan is super powerful. Allow me to explain it...

On the t-shirts the logo and slogan are big and bold right on the front of the shirt. The sweatshirt the logo is big and bold on the back of the sweatshirt, with the Get Fit NH logo on the front and a the puzzle piece on the sleeve. 

The puzzle piece logo represents our community of autistic people who need a place to fit in. Our goal and purpose of Right Fit Fitness is to create a community and an opportunity for adults with autism. The Autism Fitness Certification gives you the tools to work with all ages, but Right Fit Fitness is focusing on adults for now as life after school is a lonely world.

The slogan, "Get out, Get strong, we GET you" is SO powerful. We want people with autism to have the same opportunities that anyone has. Strength is critical regardless of diagnosis and we understand we need to create an environment that works for them, not us.

Now here is the part I am most excited about...

Best Buddies has played a generous role in getting Right Fit Fitness recognized. We are going to donate 10% of all apparel profits to Best Buddies as a token of our appreciation. We look forward to continuing to build a relationship with Best Buddies so that together we can build an INCLUSIVE community.

You can order your t-shirt HERE​​

You can order you sweatshirt HERE

Keep making it happen,

Coaches Meagan and Mae Lynn

I can't believe we are already talking about this! A few of you have asked me so I suppose now that it is November I have to address the topic of SNOW! 

I love NH and I love all of you and I love snow. I don't love single digit temperatures, though! Most of us grew up in New England and learned how to drive in the snow and slippery conditions. The scary part is that not everyone on the road learned how to drive in those conditions and not everyone cares! Crazy, I know! Your life, my team's life, my life and all of our families are far too important to take a chance when the weather is extra slick. 

In the rare event that we close for snow, we will send out an all-hands emails by 4 a.m for morning classes and by 3 p.m for evening classes. You can also find this information on our blog and on our Facebook page. We will let you know as early as possible so you can snooze your alarm or go straight home after work.

Thankful for all of you and your understanding when we have to make these tough decisions!

Meagan

Pain or discomfort is something we are always asking you, our wonderful clients.  There is a big difference between these two and we always get asked if it is ok to train with pain. This is a big subject and coach Adam took some time to talk about it!

We are updating the Kettlebell Class schedule to a 5 week program instead of the original 6 week. Thanksgiving is pretty important for friends and family so there will be no class that week! Instead we will be doing 5 weeks of kettlebell classes starting November 13th running to December 18th, excluding November 28th!

The 5 classes will be a drop in format for $20 a class, unless you would like to sign up for all 5 ahead of time which will be $79! 

Why Train With Kettlebells:

People have been using kettlebells to burn fat, build lean muscle, and improve mobility since early 1700's! Using kettlebells has been a proven method of improving your health for so long, I would even argue it is one of the best methods of burning fat while building muscle. Another wonderful reason to train with kettlebells is they do not take up much space and for most trainings you only need yourself and one bell! 

What Will We Be Doing In Class:

This class is designed to build up the fundamental movements of kettlebells and create a strong foundation you can take anywhere to train with kettlebells! We use a mixture of Kettlebells, TRX, and body weight to bring complete trainings for anyone! We like to take our time and really focus on quality of a movement to maximize the results we get! This class is perfect for anyone of any fitness level, if you are trying to take your first step into fitness or you're a fitness vet trying to add some new material into training this class is for you! 

Is This Only Open To Get Fit NH Members:

NO! This class is open to Get Fit NH members and anyone who is not currently a member! So if you think this is something for you sign right up! 

*To keep classes running smoothly each class is capped at 10 people*

Class Times And Cost:

Class Times: The class will be held on wednesdays at 4 different times:

• 5:30 AM
• 6:30 AM
• 4:30 PM
• 5:30 PM

Cost:

• Drop- In's: $20
• 5 Class Sign Up: $75

If You have any questions  or would like to sign up for all 5 classes please reach out to me at :

Brian@getfitnh.com

Meet Coach Mae Lynn and Matt!

Mae Lynn is a Certified Autism Fitness Professional. She is one of the ONLY ones certified in the whole state- wow! Mae Lynn is the director of Right Fit Fitness. Right Fit Fitness is a division within Get Fit NH who specializes in helping adults with Autism get out, get strong and be understood! We have plans to grow this division in 2020. That’s why we are hosting a certification in January. This community needs more people like Mae Lynn so we can make a positive and INCLUSIVE impact

Matt is her very first client! He has been training with Mae Lynn for over a month now and is actually looking forward to Wednesday’s session, smiling more and his posture has improved drastically!

If this post pulls at your heart strings then please share! We have a a free Try this @ Home workshop for parents and caregivers THIS Saturday, November 2nd 9am-12pm. We are hoping to have 20 new certified Autism Fitness Professionals after we host a certification in January! We are hoping to hire 1 or 2 of those professionals to help Right Fit Fitness be there for our adult Autistic community!

Try this @ Home sign up is here

Thank you to everyone who came out to our quarterly charity training last week! We had a great time training at a different intensity than our daily norm. We were able to raise over $400 for Azimuth Check Foundation. This money stays in NH for our veterans and first responders who suffer from PTSD. Azimuth Check Foundation uses funds to take them out and give them the opportunity to build camaraderie while being active. Please check out this quick video donated by Jonathan Stallsmith of Purple Finch Productions!

Exercise is such an important part of our health. Our bodies were made to move and be active. So it’s no wonder why we can experience numerous benefits from exercising, both physically and mentally. As exercise doesn’t just improve our physical fitness but our mental well-being as well. 

For starters, exercise can help improve our overall mood and happiness. As it helps our brains control feelings of depression and anxiety. We also increase the production of hormones called endorphins when we exercise. Our bodies release this hormone to produce positive feelings and help us deal with pain. I know I can speak from experience on how exercising helps our moods. As I feel a lot better about myself when I workout, compared to when I don’t for an extended period of time. 

Exercising also helps us build muscle. Which can help increase our metabolism and the amount of calories we can burn. This helps us burn fat and lose more weight. Regularly exercising can also help build bone density which can help prevent osteoporosis as we get older. Contrary to what we might think, exercising can actually improve our energy levels as well. Helping people who suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and other illnesses and chronic diseases. 

One of my favorite benefits of exercising is the improvement in sleep quality. As the energy we expand during our workouts can help our bodies in the recuperative processes that take place when we sleep. Helping us recover and repair muscles, organs, and other cells in our body. Which will help us feel and perform better during the day. 

There are so many more benefits to exercising and a lot of ways we can be active in our lives. Try to find the things you enjoy doing to help you stay active. Like going on walks, hiking, playing a sport, biking, skiing or snowboarding, etc. Anything to get you moving more and help improve your health and quality of life.

-Coach Dylan