Fitness Blog

The Top 10 Reasons You Need a Personal Trainer
Are you debating whether or not you should hire a personal trainer? If you want to reach your fitness goals properly and have a consistent motivator on your side, you should hire a personal trainer. These professionals can do wonders for your fitness goals and your...

Sit-Up Stand-Up Exercise
Sit-up stand-ups for Abs, Core and Explosive Power. What do you think of when you hear the word core? Six-pack Abs, tight toned obliques, and basically your midsection right? Without a doubt, these are the most obvious muscles associated with core stability, but what...

Putting together the perfect Sleeve busting routine! Be prepared to have to invest in some new shirts!
Almost every single man says he wants bigger biceps. But does he really know what that statement entails? When I hear “I want bigger biceps”, I’m really hearing “I want bigger, fuller looking arms that every one notices! It’s time to design a program that helps you...

6 Simple Tips to Stay Fit on Vacation
Taking time off for vacation is a healthy thing. Let’s keep it that way. Many will scream, “but hey this is vacation” and they will proceed to wreck their body, intended or not. However, many will come back from vacation looking and feeling better than ever because...

10 Ways to Measure Weight Loss – Don’t Become a Slave to the Scale
10 Ways to Measure Weight Loss So You Don't Become a Slave to the Scale You’ve finally taken the plunge and decided to start a new fitness plan. For the majority of clients who begin training here at Shape Plus, the #1 goal at the top of many people's list is weight...

Overcome Exercise Excuses in 30 Days
We all have great exercise excuses for not working out that day, but no matter how good that excuse is, you still didn’t do it! What it really means is that you’re not any closer to your goal, no matter how good you think that excuse is. Even after someone has made...

Before you invest in Home Gym Equipment
With the fitness and health industries booming, people in Denver are trying to find more convenient and cost-effective ways to stay fit. Should I get a personal trainer? I could sign up for a general membership at a local gym... or just get some home gym equipment...

6 Tips to Stay Fit at Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! A time for humble thankfulness, but for some it is the great overindulging, spending time with people who may make you want to stuff your feelings with food and alcohol holiday! Thanksgiving is a happy time, but it can also be stressful. Don't get...

The Top 7 Motivational Workout Playlists On Spotify
Whether you are training at the gym, sitting on a Schwinn bike, or taking a hike/jog/run, motivational music is the single common denominator that can make or break your entire workout. With applications like iTunes, Pandora, Iheartradio, and Spotify (my personal...

Fitness Tip: Nothing impresses like a big, thick, muscular chest!
Nothing impresses like a big, thick chest. Don’t know how to get one? You need these chest workouts! Everybody notices a big, thick muscular chest. It doesn't matter whether the guy is walking down the street or at the gym, when he goes by, everyone looks. Let me...