Health+Wellness

Flywheel’s new FLYFIT (Functional Intense Training) launches this week on August 1st to complement their Stadium cycling and FlyBarre programs. FlyFIT is Flywheel’s version of High Intensity Interval Training, and includes heavier weights and a circuit style class. If you’ve been looking to add an effective strength training program to your cycling cardio, and barre class […]

Research now suggests a strong link between our VO2 Max and longevity – and that’s a word which always makes us listen more closely. VO2 Max may sound like an energy drink, but it’s actually the amount of oxygen your body is able to use in one minute during intense exercise. Maximal oxygen consumption reflects your cardiorespiratory […]

Does anyone besides me say every July that “hey, next year I really want to try to go to the Tour de France”? Yet here we are, again, not at Noirmoutier-en-l’Île and it’s just days from the start on Saturday, July 7. #sigh. It’s also just days from the start of FLYWHEEL’s annual competition, the Tour […]

Charlotte may be a busy city full of concrete and skyscrapers, but you don’t have to go far to get outside and onto a hiking trail — and summer is the perfect time to get out and enjoy all the beauty North Carolina has to offer. From strenuous mountain hikes with big payoffs at the […]

Is your neck straight, are you sitting upright at your desk while cradling your cell phone between your shoulder and ear, or maybe slouched in a comfy chair, or better yet, sitting in a parking lot looking down at your phone right now? Our screens are either at eye level or have us looking down, […]

Keep your summer body looking beach-ready while building endurance, promoting cardiovascular health, and having fun at these local walking and running events- we have everything from fun runs to 5k’s to 10k’s. Post-race finish lines are also a great way to meet new people that share an interest with you like- surprise- fitness. We have […]

Are mall walkers still a thing? As a child, I thought it funny that anyone walk for exercise, but as a mom of two, walking has become my preferred method of exercise, especially if I want to catch up with a  friend and keep moving, literally. Instead of drinks, I love going walking with a […]

I attended a K-12 all girls private Catholic convent, and so learned the wicked ways of our private parts early on. I feel a little faint even typing this headline, but the plastic surgeons and med-spa physicians have been raving to us about this topic for months, so impressed with patient results and improvements. We […]

Community Yoga Outside. This has got to be one of the best fitness inventions of the century. Charlotte not only has several long-standing & popular affordable outdoor yoga sessions, we have pop ups and fests all summer long. Most come with an after bev. Don’t forget to bring your own mat, towel, water, dress in […]

My mom’s given so much of herself – her time – her care – her heart – pouring herself into me, and this mother’s day as I’m pondering how to thank her, reminiscing about the moments we’ve shared, I’m doing a little digging about what we inherit from our mothers, and what I’ll inevitably pass […]

If you’re like me, you watch your diet (or at least talk about it alot) and exercise regularly (most of the time), take a few supplements like calcium and Vitamin E, get your annual check ups, teeth cleanings & mammograms, and do what you know to keep yourself healthy. #beautyfromtheinsideout and all. However, while for […]

If the endless online bathing suit ads is just the motivation you need to kick your workout up a notch (or ten) for a summer 10K or you are ready for an exercise change, here is some expert advice about transitioning out of hybernating Snuggy-mode to running intervals all the way up to a 10K. […]