By: Cathy Prince I find it interesting, that more and more establishments are offering a complimentary dessert with purchase. Your incentive to order from us, or to do business with us is this fattening treat that will spike your insulin levels, and bust your gut. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t a major part […]
Posts Tagged ‘diet’
5 Tips to Restore Your Fitness
by Ed Gemdjian The New year has been upon us for more than a month now, but I’m sure some of you are still not succeeding in your main resolution. The truth is, getting fit again is not as easy as making a resolution, but it can be as simple as following some simple guidelines. […]
The Seven Year Itch
by Anisha A. I have been a member at Equinox since I moved to NYC eight years ago. Before I started training with Ed, I kept my workouts pretty simple. I didn’t really push myself too hard, but tried to be consistent about working out. However, after seven years as a member, it finally hit me that I […]
The Psychology of Dieting
January is the month for resolutions. Some of us are determined to save more money this year, while others aim to get engaged or go back to school. Overwhelmingly, New Yorkers are in a mad dash back to the gym, hoping to drop that 5 or 30 pounds the holidays helped pack on. For most of us this isn’t the first time we’ve tried to lose weight. It isn’t the first time the winter blues and decadence of the holidays have caused us to increase a jean size or two. So what then, will be different this year? We’ve done the exercise before, we even bought the Weight Watcher’s Points book last year, it didn’t work. Is there something wrong with us?
Side-tracked?
by Cathy Prince Ladies, I know that life is hectic, and who doesn’t love their daily does of dessert? (Fat Witch Bakery and I have become best friends) It’s winter, we wear more clothing, which gives us an excuse to put on weight, right? WRONG! I have experienced this winter, the horrible realization of […]
Getting Unstuck
I’ve always avoided working out with trainers because after watching them work with clients from a distance, I’ve rarely been impresssed. Ed was different. He stood out among the crowd of trainers at the gym. He was intensely focused on his clients, he was strict about technique, the workouts varied and, most importantly, his clients […]
Gymnast Turned Gym Rat
by Jade Shloyda, East Brunswick, NJ I started working out at East Brunswick’s Workout World in ’07-’08 and when I met Ed he was the Manager/ Personal Trainer there. Throughout my life I was always very active. I was a level 10 training elite level gymnast. After I retired I wasn’t training my body as much […]
The World is Ready for the Best Mark Correa to Ever Walk on Stage
“We had to win, each and every day leading up to this show to come in at top condition. I think we’ve accomplished that and more.”
Brunch to Write Home About
I had the pleasure of spending some quality time with my parents, in from Cleveland Ohio, this weekend. We spent the weekend walking all around New York, eating, a little shopping, but mostly we ate.
So of course we had to go to Friedman’s Lunch in Chelsea Market.