It ain’t octopi. Did you know that the plural of octopus is not octopi, as many of us say without thinking, but octopuses? It’s true. Eighteenth-century English-speaking nerds mistook the original word as Latin, whereas Latin-speakers actually appropriated ‘octopus’ from Greek. Which, as you now know, changes the plural. In fact, even if it were from Latin, the […]
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Are you ready for some football??!! Sundays just really opened up for you. Carson Palmer (quarterback, Arizona Cardinals). Brandin Cooks (wide receiver, New Orleans Saints). Dontrell Inman (wide receiver, San Diego Chargers). Brett Murphy (guy, upstate New York). What do they all have in common? At least once in their lives, they played football and worked […]
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*If we had one, we probably would have, but this just might be a bigger issue of cultural schadenfreude and watching our heroes suffer, but hey, this isn’t really the space for that, so since you’re here due to our shameless and now-outdated-by-a-few-days headline, do you want to learn some great swimming exercises for the gym? Yes? Read […]
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Want to train like the pros? Just follow these easy tips from La Jolla Sports Club! Hot temps, loud music, dental-floss bikinis and celebrations. That’s right, we’re talking about Windansea Rio and the 2016 Olympics, folks. In honor of the Games, we are showcasing some of our La Jolla Sports Club Personal Trainers and their past (or […]
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There are a lot of ‘facts’ out there… La Jolla Sports Club helps you cut through the workout myths Hello, LJSC’ers, welcome back to our Ju-Lie series where we cover fitness-related non-truths. Last week, we tackled running, and this week we’ll be discussing some workout myths that have become a little too prevalent for our industry. […]
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Are You Running as Efficiently as Possible? Let’s Take a Look! May Gray is gone. June Gloom is (hopefully) gone. July Spry (you heard it here first) is (hopefully) here for a while, so let’s take advantage while we can before it gets too hot and you can’t run on the sidewalk without bumping into […]
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Create Bootcamp, Get In, Get Out, Have Fun Imagine the following workout scenarios: Limited time Not motivated Bored of routine Need a change of scenery* Someone challenges you to a medicine-ball-slamming contest Enter: Your Own Bootcamp, which, when being read by you, will be called My Own Bootcamp (MOB, for short). You’ve probably seen our […]
Read MoreYou can increase you speed and duration of time that you spend on a treadmill without noticing much. One trick to doing this is by increasing you time by one minute every other day, and increasing you speed by 0.1 mph every other day. Here’s an example: Week 1 Monday 20 minutes @ 6.0 mph […]
Read MoreBy: Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. The other day in the gym, I was doing my high intensity intervals on one of the fabulous Woodway treadmills on the main floor. Next to me was a new member. She kept saying, “OMG, this workout is killing me. My heart rate is so high and I can barely […]
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