March 2014 Member of the Month: The Greatest Tragedy in Youth Today

I could make the argument that the greatest tragedy in youth today is not bullying. Nor is it the No Child Left Behind Act, Miley Cyrus, or Grand Theft Auto. No, it’s something that we, and by we I mean adults, have done ignorantly. We have taken away something that is so invaluable to child […]

Our little white lie about weight loss

Yes, we may have lied to you. But we swear it was for your own good (Honestly, how many times did your parents tell you that?). Initially, you will NOT lose weight with resistance training. In fact, if you’re brand new to lifting, you’re more likely to gain weight during the first 3 months.  Why? […]

Bad Man Training – The Challenge

We’ve been challenged.. Starting March 17th, Bad Man Training will “officially” be back. And it will be back with vengeance.  If you’re looking to get shredded for the summer, this class is IT. Monday 8pm – Metabolic Mayhem 60 minutes of total body conditioning – tire flips, sledgehammer swings, farmer’s walks, battling ropes, box jumps, […]

February Member of the Month: The girl with grit

I believe I’ve only written two recommendation letters in my life.. One for Abbie Cline and this one.  When people ask me why I spend my evenings and weekends training kids when the pharmacy profession is so much more lucrative, the answer is simple.. Where else can you learn from kids like these two? Recommendation […]

Ageless and Ageless Squared: New classes for March

Of course, with so much brain power at last week’s meeting of the minds at Ageless, awesome ideas were running rampant. For a split second, we actually thought our brain power was so intense that we were powering the lights and treadmills at A2. We quickly realized it was just Quincy and Isaiah acting like […]

The Ultimate Dribbling School: The killer crossover camp

As of 6/9/2014, 4 spots available. The Killer Crossover Camp We’ve had such an overwhelming response to our 4th Quarter Basketball training that we’d decided to offer an additional camp that works specifically on basketball dribbling for players in 7th-12th grade.  Same intensity. Same drills. More convenient for multi-sport athletes. Why Dribbling? If you can […]

Meeting of the Minds for March – What’s Upcoming

This past weekend we had our monthly meeting of the minds with our team. After solving many of the world’s most dire problems, we had time to discuss the March schedule. We will have a few changes/new items planned. Ageless in Gillespie: Amber’s bootcamp will be moved to Tuesday nights at 6:30pm. It will be […]

A FREE taste of Spin at A2 plus 5 Reasons to Try a Class

Free Spin Saturday February 15th Barb will be offering 3 free spin classes to members and non-members on Saturday, February 15th.  Each class will be 30 minutes, just enough time to give you a taste of why our members love spin. 8:30-9:00am 10:30-11:00am 11:15-11:45am Spots are limited so please call the front desk at 618-635-2243. […]

Little Dribblers’ Skills Academy – Starts February 12th

Little Dribblers is back. It may look like chaos, but we promise it’s organized! Our last session was the largest session we’ve had with over 100 kids. Grades: K-4th Dates: February 12th – March 13th Day: Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 5:00p-6:30p Price: $35 for the 5 week program (Five 45 minute sessions) Info: Someone […]

Great Glutes: Getting the Most Out of the Squat

If you see a great set of glutes, you can almost pretty much guarantee the owner of those glutes squats. When it comes to firm, toned legs, it’s hard to find a better exercise than squats. However, if you really want to get the most out of your squats, there’s one piece of advice we […]