Our lives are filled with stressors, including but not limited to work, school, family life, and finances. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and attempt to scramble to get through your seemingly endless daily to-do list. However, slowing down to “smell the roses” may be what you need to lower your stress levels and give you greater mental clarity. Here are a few tips of how you can be more mindful in the present.
At Elite, we want everyone in the fitness center to have a solid understanding of how to use the strength and cardio equipment, including youth members. In order to instruct our younger members just starting out in fitness, we offer a program called the Junior Fitness Orientation. Learn more about what the Junior Fitness Orientation entails and how you can enroll your child! (more…)
When the leaves change color and the weather gets cooler, you know fall is here. That means plenty of pumpkin-flavored drinks and foods. But what else is in season in fall? Let’s explore a number of fall foods you can eat in our next rendition of “Eating for the Seasons.”
Elite Sports Clubs is proud to be a part of our local communities. We love being able to work with local schools to teach kids and usher in the next generation of athletes. One of these schools, Brookfield East High School, is located near Elite-Brookfield, so our tennis pros work closely with their tennis program to foster success on the court.
Solo workouts can get lonely. If you’re more of a social butterfly, you might find more enjoyment exercising in a group or on a team. At Elite Sports Clubs, we offer a number of activities that allow you to participate in group exercises that allow you to be more mindful of what you’re doing instead of flying solo on autopilot.
You or someone you love has just completed a difficult and rocky road of cancer treatment. It’s time to get your body back on track, and give it a bit more effort, but where do you start? Read how you can create an effective exercise program post-cancer treatment.
Give these pumpkin applesauce muffins a try to get you in the Halloween spirit! Pumpkin is a great source of antioxidants, fiber and vitamins A and C. Some of the health benefits of consuming pumpkin include reduced risk of developing certain types of cancer, protection against asthma and heart disease, and delayed aging. Using unsweetened applesauce in this recipe will help save on sugar while keeping your muffins moist.
Taylor Eckholm is a certified personal trainer at Elite Sports Club – Brookfield. As someone who loves to engage with members, Taylor is looking to help transform lives through personal training and fitness advice. If you’re looking to get to a healthier point in life, Taylor Eckholm is your guy! (more…)
While you might be eager for your child to progress from a low compression ball to a higher bouncing ball quickly, there’s quite a number of benefits from starting out on a red dot ball. We’ll explain why it’s still important to start slow before we advance our junior players to larger court sizes and yellow balls.
If you or someone you love is dealing with cancer, and currently undergoing cancer treatment, you might think exercise is off the table. You would be wrong. Exercise has a slew of benefits for those undergoing treatment, including reducing fatigue, keeping you social, retaining crucial muscle mass, and maintaining your stamina. So what kinds of exercise work best during cancer treatment?