What does it take to see progress for your specific fitness goal? What is the right exercise program? What is the one thing that makes all your insecurities and problems with your body disappear? The answer isn’t always a one-time-fix-all solution because those don’t exist either. In this episode, Matt and Lynn will lay it […]
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“I want to have abs,” “I want toned arms,” “I want to have a chiseled chest,” “I want to lose weight” – all of these are common goals that we hear from most if not all new members. They get into the gym thinking that fitness is a one-thing fix-all, but it’s not always the
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It’s no secret that most of our coaches at Bent On Better are some of the most active people, from being athletes to amassing certificates to handle our members’ specific needs– there’s no doubt that we have a solid team. Our founder, Matt April, and co-owner, Lynn April, who were lifelong athletes share their expertise
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A need for a more sustainable lifestyle Change is one of the most important concepts, yet one of the most complex. Change has been seen as both chaotic, and confusing and also as a necessary force to progress, grow, and move forward in life. Our guest episode, JaQuan, realizing he needed to make some changes,
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Many of the members who come to Bent On Better have struggled with achieving their ideal weight which often leads to a bad relationship with food and this was true with our guest for this episode, Mitch. Mitch has struggled with his weight since childhood, along with some gastrointestinal issues, he’s found that knowing
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Tom Gorman has been a member at Bent On Better since last fall in 2021. He decided to join in November, right before Thanksgiving. For a 50, almost 52-year-old man who works in the commercial real estate industry, it’s easy to think that Tom’s life is all smooth sailing, but that’s never the case. In
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Young Brenden Brenden was never particularly sporty, even when he was a kid. In school, he stood out as the tiniest, least muscular kid who struggled to lift heavy objects. He used to play baseball, but he eventually gave it up because he never changed much while the other kids around him did. In high
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Annie Williams is one of our bubbliest members at the Bent On Better gym. Even when faced with setbacks in her athletic career, she has continued to persevere and has since gotten stronger every day. Find out just how Annie was able to take a shift in mindset into a fulfilling career doing what she
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It’s not easy to begin a fitness routine or to restart once you’ve already started. Now you must overcome the additional obstacles of getting back into shape, maintaining your motivation, selecting an appropriate fitness program, and sticking with it over time. In this episode of the Bent On Better podcast, one of our members shares
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