Posted by Lee Crabb on Thu, Jan 21, 2010 @ 09:45 AM
With such a terrible tragedy in a country that was already in desperate need of help, we are all looking around wondering how to help and what to do. The American Red Cross has helped tremendously with all of our help and we want to make their contribution even bigger.
So far, the American Red Cross has:
- Pledged $127,000,000 to assist the Haitian earthquake relief effort.
- Made available all of the relief supplies from its warehouse in Panama which would provide for basic needs for approximately 5,000 families.
- Deploying a disaster management specialist to Haiti, and has additional disaster specialists on standby if needed.
- Working with the Haitian Red Cross, which is expected to lead the Red Cross response to the earthquake.
- Working with American Red Cross staff on the ground in Haiti, who are working to obtain more information on the situation.
- Sent 100 cots from the Massachusetts Bay Chapter with Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to Haiti for relief assistance.
The Beacon Hill Athletic Clubsare trying to help any way they can with the Haitian Earthquake relief efforts. Stop in to any of our eight locations to make a donation now on behalf of the American Red Cross.
We are taking checks made out to the American Red Cross or cash donations. Thanks so much for doing your part to help.
For more information on how to help or other locations to donate, check out their website.
Posted by Lee Crabb on Tue, Dec 08, 2009 @ 07:14 AM
As many of you have probably heard, we are growing! Put the big boy shoes on and come check out our newest (and most awesome) new adventure. We are opening the Combat Sports International Training Facility in our North Station club. This is the area's first and only fully equipped MMA training facility attached to a great network of healthclubs.
Not only will you get a kickass workout with some of MMA's best trainers but then you can take full advantage of our 8 clubs around the city as well! We will have a full schedule of classes at this training facility like boxing, pilates, spinning, wrestling, muay thai, and more! This is a serious challenge but if you are truly ready to change your body--this is what it's going to take. (Note: homegirl has boxed before and it is the BEST way to get that aggression out and burn those calories you ate away last night at the same time)
Opening January 2010, call 617.720.2422 for any questions! Or hit up the blog for more info!
Posted by Lee Crabb on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 @ 10:31 AM
Every magazine right now has a "foolproof" way to keep off those holiday pounds. Most of them are pretty common sense, yet not easy to follow. Here are a few ideas (not just for the holidays but for life in general) about how to kick off some weight or maintain what you have if you're happy with it.
--First things first, everyone has to drink more H2O. I know it's a pain some days but just do it, think about every beer you consumed on Friday night....then drink that many waters today. Old rule of thumb that will always stick: If you feel hungry, drink a water first and wait 10 minutes. Chances are you won't be as ravenous afterwards.
--A wicked easy and healthy way to drop some lbs and to stay full all morning is a breakfast shake (notice how I said breakfast instead of protein). We aren't talking Muscle Milks or PumpIt drinks here people. We are thinking more along the lines of yogurt, fresh fruit, flaxseed, peanut butter, etc. You can throw in basically anything that looks good to you that morning. Make sure to try to keep it under or around 300 calories but add in good sources of protein and you will be full until lunchtime. One that I enjoy (and feel free to subsitute/add any fruits you want):
Banana Milkshake:
1 Banana, sliced
1 cup skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Handful of ice
Blend and enjoy!
--Last (and possibly easiest and most fun) would be to find a class at one of the best Boston health clubs (mainly BHAC but we try not to pimp it too much) and put that class on your schedule each week. The more interesting, out-of-the-box and new it is, the better! Some of our favorites:
CardioBoxing at Beacon Hill Athletic Clubs in North Station
Zumba in the Morning at Boston Center for Adult Education
Running Clubs at Social Boston Sports
Helixing at Revolution Fitness Boston
This winter- you will lose weight, don't sweat it
Posted by Lee Crabb on Mon, Oct 05, 2009 @ 08:40 AM
American College of Sports Medicine certified Personal Trainer, former college athlete and health club manager. All of this, combined with being a 24-year-old, healthy, active Bostonian- you would think that I could handle a kickboxing class one night a week. Spinning, power yoga, pilates, muscle/abs, you name it and I have taken it. I can assure you that none of these compare to Kickboxing on Mondays at 6:45PM at our Brighton Center location with David Lopes as the instructor.
Ask anyone who has taken this class (which is the majority of our members and residents in Brighton between the ages of 21 and 35) and they will tell you that it is an hour of ass-kicking. The next day you will feel like you did an entire workout of just abs when you wake up, but don't worry it turns into arm and leg soreness around 11AM and by the next night your whole body feels like it got seriously rocked. In a good way.
Definitely the best workout I get all week, who will I see at class tonight?