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How Hormesis Enhances Your Workout in an Infrared Sauna

In the world of fitness and wellness, the idea that "what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger" has a scientific name: hormesis. It’s the biological phenomenon where exposing your body to mild stress actually makes it more resilient. When you combine the hormetic effects of exercise with the controlled heat stress of an infrared sauna, the results can be transformative for both your physical performance and overall health.

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March 26, 2018

Know the Ropes!!!

Let HOTWORX show you the ropes. Every HOTWORX 24 Hour Infrared Fitness Studio franchise equips the functional training area “FX Zone” with one or two fitness “battle ropes” that are anchored to the floor.

March 20, 2018

Better Sleep Through Infrared Workouts

There is a symbiotic relationship between working out and sleeping. For better workouts you need better sleep. For better sleep you need better workouts. So goes the yin-yang of life in fitness. It stands to reason that one should seek out the very best workouts they can find. These workouts should yield better physical (and mental) results in less time, in other words, a higher level of quality.

March 12, 2018

Cardio Evolved!!!

I know there are some really good treadmill manufacturers out there who are doing some things in an effort to make the treadmill less boring, but, for me, I just can’t make myself do another session on a treadmill. I just don’t find it interesting anymore. So, several years ago I just decided to run outdoors and do stadium steps for a more inspiring way to get my cardio.

March 5, 2018

Testing…Sneak Peek…Hot Resistance Training

For any new fitness product or service introduction, testing is very important prior to launch. It all starts with an idea for a product or a new workout. But, any idea must first beg the question, will the product improve the lives of the customers? If the answer is yes, then put the idea to the test!

February 26, 2018

Timing is Everything!

Well, we certainly see that phrase, “timing is everything”, used in almost every life endeavor from cooking to athletics and from comedy to rocket launches to political campaign launches. So whether you believe in the phrase or not, certainly we can all recognize that timing is involved in everything. Consider the quotes from these accomplished historical figures:

February 18, 2018

The FX Zone is a New Way to Train Functionally

“Functional fitness exercises train your muscles to work together and prepare them for daily tasks by simulating common movements you might do at home, at work or in sports. While using various muscles in the upper and lower body at the same time, functional fitness exercises also emphasize core stability.”

February 12, 2018

Three is Perfect for Group Training

There is a very good reason why we designed the HOTWORX infrared sauna with the precise interior dimensions that it has. We wanted to create the perfect workout environment for three people to train together as a group.

February 5, 2018

Simple Burn Off App Upgrade

A quick Google search for fitness apps will reveal pages of sites that discuss the features of fitness app after fitness app after fitness app. There is an incredible world of fitness apps out there. There are so many options, almost to the point of causing stress. All of these apps were designed to help people get in shape, but the features sometimes lose sight of the fact that you have to actually do the workout.

January 29, 2018

The First Ever, and First Annual Virtual Instructor Competition

I am super excited to announce that HOTWORX will be hosting the first ever, and first annual international Virtual Instructor Competition in conjunction with our annual company convention this July in Lake Tahoe! We are looking for five outstanding fitness instructors who will be filmed throughout the next year as virtual instructors for the franchise.

January 21, 2018

Workout Type Consistency is Vital

As a fitness professional and as an owner of many fitness facilities throughout my career, I am amused sometimes to listen to overzealous trainers and fitness center owners who destroy good workouts because they think that a workout type should be different every time. For example, some will listen to people who think they need a different yoga posture sequence for every workout and these trainers

January 14, 2018

Infrared Hot Resolution

You’ve already heard them. No doubt, I’ve heard them too already this new year. I am referring to the jokes about well intended New Years resolutions that are destined for failure once again.

January 8, 2018

Small Group Training is Better

Train with a small group this year. Your focus, motivation, accountability and fun levels will go up if you do. Check out the research below:“Group Training is Better: Fortunately, working out with others is also more fun, as researchers found by studying elite male rowers at Oxford University. The rowers first exercised on a rowing machine in the company of their teammates; the next day, they performed the same workout at the same intensity, but by themselves.

January 1, 2018

Infrared Workouts = More Work Productivity

Americans value hard work. It pays (literally) to get more done while you are working! You can greatly enhance your work quality and quantity within a specific amount of time if you practice a regular fitness routine, and an infrared fitness program can get you even more workout in less time!

December 27, 2017

Tryptophan Truth and How to Counter Its Effect

Let’s talk turkey. We have all spent time on the couch sleeping off a good holiday turkey and dressing meal. Then, when we woke up, someone in the family said something like this, “I see that tryptophan just got the best of you this year, hahaha!” True, something did make you sleepy, but it likely was not just the Christmas turkey.

December 18, 2017

Gift to Self This Christmas

Tis the season for helping others and giving. We all make giving to others and helping those in need a priority during the Christmas season. With that in mind, why should I be writing a blog article about giving to yourself? Because taking care of yourself throughout this time of year, rather than letting yourself go could quite possibly be the greatest gift that you could give to your loved ones.

December 11, 2017

Try a Virtual Fitness Instructor

As an owner of many gyms and fitness facilities throughout my career, I can tell you that one of the most frustrating aspects of gym management is dealing with trainer staffs and group fitness instructors. As a certified trainer myself, I have a great deal of respect for the fitness trainer and group instructor professions, but I am a realist.

December 4, 2017

Lasting Benefits of Hot Infrared Training

Add heat and infrared energy to your fitness training regimen and you get what we call 3-Dimensional Training. Altering the atmosphere of your workout environment can yield compounded benefits that stay with you even if you are forced to take a break from training for some reason.

November 27, 2017

Boutique Fitness This Christmas

We generally understand a boutique is a small exclusive business that offers a very specialized form of services or products. What began as a way to describe a small clothing store now gives definition to other business types such as hotels, advertising agencies and health clubs.

November 20, 2017

Elevate Your Mood with an Infrared Workout

Infrared light promotes the production of serotonin. Higher levels of serotonin helps to improve your mood. Serotonin is a chemical found in the human body, a neurotransmitter that carries signals alongside the nerves.

November 12, 2017

EMF and Infrared Sauna Exposure

There is a lot of confusion today with respect to EMF, which stands for electromagnetic field, and how it relates to infrared saunas and the health effects of these charged particles on the human body. EMF’s are electric and magnetic fields of energy that are created by electronic devices including cell phones, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, etc. We are concerned with infrared sauna heaters, which is also an electrical device that emits low level electromagnetic radiation.

November 6, 2017

Hot Supplement to Athletic Training

Champion athletes always cross train. They never allow themselves to plateau due to a stale, monotonous training routine. As defined in a recent Runner’s World Magazine article, “cross-training is when a runner trains by doing another kind of fitness workout such as cycling, swimming, a fitness class or strength training, to supplement their running. It builds strength and flexibility in muscles that running doesn't utilize. It prevents injury by correcting muscular imbalances. And the variety prevents boredom and burnout.”

October 30, 2017

It’s Getting HOT in Mexico!!!

HOTWORX has officially launched in Mexico. This past week I had the opportunity to work with our distributor, Art Garcia and his team at Pro Fitness MX in Mexico City for the IHRSA Conference and Expo. The Pro Fitness booth was buzzing with prospects during the two days that I was there. Fitness professionals from many different cities throughout Mexico showed great interest in our 24 hour infrared fitness concept.

October 23, 2017

Toxic Planet

As I was returning from my son’s football practice today, I noticed a news feed across my phone that declared, “1 in 6 Deaths on the Planet are Linked to Pollution”. I thought to myself, how shocking, and my second thought was how sad. We are destroying our environment and the result is that we are killing ourselves in the process.

October 16, 2017

Multiple Membership Trend

There is a trend that has been developing in the fitness industry. People are willing to maintain more than one fitness club membership these days. Everywhere I go in my travels to visit new HOTWORX Studio locations, I hear from customers and from franchisees that everyone has multiple memberships to different gyms and fitness studios. Fitness customers are looking for specialty workouts now more than ever!

October 9, 2017

Brain Power

A 2013 Huffington Post article asserts that 20 minutes of yoga is good for the brain. The article published on huffingtonpost.com cites from a study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health which included 30 female college students who performed 20 minutes of yoga and then 20 minutes of exercise on a treadmill. Participants in the study took cognitive tests after the yoga session and again after the treadmill session. Results showed higher scores for tests following the yoga sessions (1).