CommunityVotes Eugene 2022 Awards SIMPLY STRONG Platinum in the Personal Trainer Category
Exciting News from SIMPLY STRONG Personal Training! We are thrilled to announce that SIMPLY STRONG received Platinum in the Personal Trainer category of the CommunityVotes Eugene 2022 and has been recognized as the best personal trainers in town. Receiving this award...
Why Muscles Matter: The Science of Myokines & Exercise
For most of us, the basic understanding we have about physical activity or exercise is that it helps us get bigger, stronger — and live longer. When you do resistance training, it significantly improves your VO2max and your overall cardiorespiratory fitness. As for...
Over 80% of Adults Don’t Meet US Strength Guidelines
There are more than 600 muscles in the human body, and it’s impossible to strengthen each and every one. Yet there are plenty whose power you can enhance, and doing so is key to enjoying a healthy, active life. Strong muscles help combat diabetes, boost...
10 Reasons Why You Should Be Strength Training in 2023
Matthew Kelly, who is an author, speaker, entrepreneur, and innovator said, “Our essential purpose is to become the best version of ourselves.” At SIMPLY STRONG, we believe this to be especially true. GET STRONGER and LIVE BETTER. Every day we are faced...
Strength Training May Lower Death Risk In Cancer Patients
A new study from the University of Sydney in Australia suggests that exercises that promote muscular strength may be just as important for maintaining health as aerobic exercise. In fact, they may help lower the risk of all-cause and cancer-related death....
Top 5 Benefits of Strength Training and Exercise for Cancer Patients
For someone struggling with any type of cancer, exercise may be the last thing on his or her mind. Cancer and its treatments cause symptoms ranging from pain to shortness of breath, fatigue, nausea, and other symptoms that do not seem conducive to physical activity....
Judy Staying Strong, Beats Cancer
Judy is truly remarkable. She has been a client at SIMPLY STRONG for seven years. When she first came in for her Introductory Session in 2015, she was 78 years old and her goals were to increase her strength and improve her energy. Within the first four months Judy...
Meet Roland & Marsha, Getting Stronger Together
Roland is 91 years old and Marsha is 80. Both have been coming twice-a-week for 2 months, and noticed better strength, better balance and walking. Marsha mentioned to me that her blood pressure improved when she saw the doctor and she knows it’s because she has...
Weight Lifting in Old Age Does More Than Just Keep Your Muscles Strong
New research into weight lifting has revealed two insights: that the practice is able to strengthen the connections between nerves and muscles, and that this strengthening can still happen in the later years of our lives. We actually start losing muscle mass before...
