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Welcome to 2023!

Fitness, Life Health

Welcome back to UF for a new year. January is a big month in the fitness industry. Many people begin the year with new goals. Now the key is to stick to those goals. We at UF are here to help you make fitness a lifetime commitment. Today I am going to give you a run down of things we have coming up in 2023 to help you!

 

  1. Strength Project 2023. Strength Project 2023 is open to any unlimited member, or any personal training member. If you are not one of these members yet want to join us we have a special buy in rate of 250 dollars for 3 months. If you want to join then sign up as a for the strength project class scheduled Sunday Jan 8th. This is not a class but we are using this for our roster. Join us by taking 30 classes, 3 RYDE, 3 CardioLabs, and 3 Yoga classes over next 3 months. Do this and you get a shirt, enter to win prizes including free memberships and gift cards for Federal Galley.
  2. Annual in house push pull. We are working on a final date for this event. Yet, this will be open to all members and special guests. This will once again be a chance for you to either compete for the first time, or get a heavy session in between meets.
  3. Powerlifting meets. Once again we are hosting two powerlifting meets. Come out to compete or watch and have some fun. Once again Doug Nostrant will be back to run these meets for us. More info here.
  4. Teams to watch. If you are unaware Union Fitness is the official training grounds for both Chatham and Point Park Universities athletic programs.  If you want to support some local student-athletes while at the same time watching some entertaining sports then check out either of these programs.
  5. Summer Bootcamps with CeJ. Once again we will be holding summer bootcamps throughout the city. We are working on that schedule now and will hopefully be in your neighborhood.
  6. United Not Divided Workout. Once again we will be working closely with our friends from LEG1ON on an outdoor workout with four gyms involved this year. Keep your watching for details on this event.
  7. New membership. Check out our new Wellness Plus membership. Our newest membership level will go live this week. This membership will include all classes as well as one, one hour massage per month.

 

This is just a short list of fun ways to be involved this year. As always please reach out anytime with your thoughts on how we can better serve you.

 

Happy 2023!

 

Hamer

2022 and Still You.

Life Health

Welcome to 2022. One of my favorite ideas is a quote from the great Albert Einstein. To quote Einstein, “People like us who believe in physics know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” His point was that time is non-linear and we are not just moving from one moment to the next. This idea ruined my childhood, as it made me realize that Doc Brown was incorrect in Back To The Future.

 

As with many of my ramblings this may or may not have anything to do with health, strength, or fitness. Yet, I do believe it has to do with all of the above. The calendar has changed and we are now in a new year, yet you are still the same you. Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Only you can answer this. I am just here to pose the question. Self reflecting is something that I try to do daily and I am now asking each of you to join me. Set some goals for not just this year, set goals for a lifetime. I am going to share my short term goals with you.

 

  1. Run 30 miles this month. As a former runner I want to get out a little more.
  2. Perform 1000 pull ups.
  3. Lift at least 20 times this month.
  4. Only consume alcoholic drinks once a week, and no more than two drinks.
  5. Finish 4 books this month.
  6. Find at least one new volunteer oppurtunity.
  7.  Build at least 3 more Lego creations with Tenzing.

 

To add some context to my goals, I already reach, or I’m close to many of these. The running is one goal I felt would benefit me mentally. The reading goal is close to what I am already doing, yet putting a number on it should help keep me honest. As for the Legos, Tenzing loves these and we build them often. So make sure your goals include personal and fun goals as well.

 

Oh yeah, and about the drinking goal, I have a glass of wine most nights while preparing dinner. On a rare occasion this will turn into two glasses. I can honestly say I feel no different with or without these drinks. What I can tell you, is that I want to make sure I don’t rely on the drinks and make it a crutch.