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Explore expert advice, workout tips, nutrition guides, and the latest news from Hustle Fitness.

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Top 7 Benefits of Joining a Personal Training Studio in Willowbrook, Illinois

Why Choose a Personal Training Studio? If you’re looking to get in shape, stay motivated, and achieve lasting results, joining a personal training studio can...

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Corporate Fitness Programs: A Key to Reducing Employee Turnover

How Corporate Fitness Programs Can Help Reduce Employee Turnover Investing in employee wellness is one of the most effective ways to improve retention, boost morale,...

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The Business Case for Corporate Wellness Programs

In today’s competitive business environment, organizations are constantly seeking ways to improve productivity and retain top talent. One proven strategy is the implementation of corporate...

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Unleashing Functional Power: The Curl Press

Why the Curl Press Is One of the Best Functional Strength Exercises The curl press is much more than a traditional arm exercise. By combining...

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Body Positivity in Women’s Fitness: Loving Your Body Throughout Your Fitness Journey

Your fitness journey should be about far more than changing how you look—it should also help you appreciate everything your body is capable of doing....

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Rock Your Core: 4 Reasons to Get Jazzed About Anti-Rotational Workouts

When most people think about core training, they picture crunches, sit-ups, or planks. While these exercises have their place, one of the most overlooked ways...

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Mastering the Single-Leg Hustle: – Your Ticket to Lean Gains and Injury-Proofing

Alright, let’s talk about something that’s going to take your fitness game up a notch—single-leg exercises! I’m not talking about tightrope walking at the circus...

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6 Reasons to Choose an Older, More Mature Personal Trainer

Choosing the right personal trainer can make all the difference in your fitness journey. While it’s natural to be drawn toward a trainer who looks...

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Strengthen Your Shoulders for Injury Prevention and Increased Strength

From carrying groceries and playing sports to working at a desk, your shoulders are involved in nearly everything you do. Neglecting these important muscles can...

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Unlocking the Secrets to a Better Pushup

Unlocking the Secrets to a Better Pushup Pushups are one of the most effective upper-body exercises for building strength and muscular endurance. While there are...

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Strength Beyond the Mirror: Unveiling the Power of Posterior Chain Training

When it comes to fitness and strength training, most people focus on the muscles they see in the mirror—such as the chest, biceps, and abs....

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Unleashing Your Potential: The Science of Strength Training and Metabolic Conditioning

When we mention Metabolic Resistance Training or Metabolic Strength Training, we’re talking about the powerful combination of strength training and metabolic conditioning—a proven approach that...

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Unlocking the Power of Inverted Rows: The Exercise You Shouldn’t Overlook

Have you heard of the Inverted Row, also known as the TRX Row? If not, you’re missing one of the most effective exercises for building...

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3 Things You Should Consider When Joining a Gym.

Choosing the right gym can make a huge difference in your long-term fitness success. Before signing up, consider these three important factors. Convenience Choose a...

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5 Reasons to exercise not involving weight loss.

Unpopular opinion: Exercise isn’t just about losing weight. As a personal trainer and gym owner for over 20 years, I’ve found that weight loss is...

Nutrition

4 Reasons Diets Don’t Work… 4 actions to take instead.

First, let’s define a diet as a rigid and restrictive nutrition plan that makes you feel miserable. Sustainable nutrition shouldn’t make you feel like you’re...

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Why You Should Perform Stretching Exercises at Your Desk

Sitting at your desk for long periods can lead to muscle tension, stiffness, poor posture, and reduced energy. Taking a few minutes to stretch throughout...

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5 Benefits To A Natural Detox

Detoxing has become a popular topic in health and wellness because it encourages healthier habits that support your body’s natural processes. If you’re considering a...

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5 Tips for Loving Your Body: A Guide to Body Positivity and Self-Care

Loving your body can be a challenge, especially in a world where there are constant messages telling us that our bodies are not good enough....

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These 7 Key Concepts Will Make Your New Year Year’s Resolution Stick 

These 7 Key Concepts Will Make Your New Year Year’s Resolution Stick  As a personal trainer and health coach for the past 20 years, I’ve...

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Top 5 Ways to Get a Cardio Workout Without Cardio

Here are the top five ways to get cardio while strength training. Don’t forget, they’re also great ways to burn fat and maintain muscle tone.

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3 Ways to See Successful Fitness Results

A new member at Hustle Fitness came to me asking several questions about our training programs and what she needed to do to get results....

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Top 5 Secrets to Breaking Past a Weight Loss Plateau

We love to work with people who have plateaued! At Hustle Fitness, we train all sorts of different individuals: Moms and dads struggling to find...

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3 Things You Can Do Today to Get Better Results from Your Workout

Are you feeling overwhelmed or stuck in your current fitness routine? Here are three tips you can do right now to get you over that...

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6 Things to Let Go of Today

In order to move forward and start living the life you deserve, you have to let go of the actions and mindsets that hold you...

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The Best Day of Your Life

Tell me about the best day you’ve had at work. Was it a pretty easy day or were you challenged? Did you solve some sort...

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How to Never Get Bored with a Fitness Routine

I hear it all the time: “I just get bored doing the same thing so I like to mix it up.” I understand that, I...

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6 Things Great Coaches Have in Common

Whether a fitness coach, professional or at a high school, all great coaches have these things in common: 1. Teachers First First and foremost, a...

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Feeling Insecure in Vegas

My wife and I went to Las Vegas for the wedding of two Hustle members, Beth and Eric (congratulations!!!). We had a blast celebrating the...

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Interview with Our Owner

Today we’d like to introduce you to Christopher Jakubiak. Thanks for sharing your story with us Christopher. So, let’s start at the beginning and we...

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Unbreakable

While cleaning the gym the other day I noticed something. There are a few old slam balls that have cracked open over the last couple...

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The Traveler’s Gift

The Traveler’s Gift, by Andy Andrews, tells of seven decisions that one must make in order to be successful. No matter your definition of success,...

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True Confidence

Where does confidence come from? More importantly, from where do you gain your confidence? To be successful in any endeavor it takes confidence in yourself...

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This Is When People Quit

With February coming to a close you are probably noticing fewer people at the gym. I’ve worked in the industry for over fifteen years, been...

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Excuses are Legit

I recently had a conversation with a member about her progress at the gym. Her goal was to lose weight, which she was, but not...

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The Power of Habit

How many of you have had a hard time kicking a bad habit? Have you wondered why it is so difficult for you to change?...

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Groundhog Day

Have you seen the movie Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray? In the movie Murray plays an arrogant TV weatherman who is assigned to cover the...

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A Date with Ryan Gosling

If A Date With Ryan Gosling Is Your #1 priority…. Have you ever cancelled an appointment with someone? Why did you do it? What was...

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5 Tips to Get Fit Once and For All During the New Year

Have a daily Mobility practice. Set an alarm on your phone to stretch or do mobility work for 1-2 min every 2-3 hrs while at...

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Mind “The Gap!”

My mentor, Cabel McElderry (owner of multiple gyms, keynote speaker, and business and marketing consultant who trained with the Canadian bobsled team), recently sent me...

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4 Things You Should Stop Doing Immediately to Help You Get Fit

Let me preface this by saying that although I am a trainer and a fitness coach, I still work with a fitness coach on my...

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Why You Need a Coach

Maybe you are thinking of hiring a coach or mentor right now. Maybe you are unsure if you are ready. Maybe you wonder whether or...

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Mindset Makes the Difference

The first step in accomplishing any fitness goal or any goal, for that matter, is to get in the right frame of mind; believing you...

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The Obstacle is the Way

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill I recently watched Shark Week on...

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Don’t Give Up on Yourself

How many times have you started something and not seen it thru till the end? How many times have you regretted your decision? Have you...

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The Death of 1-on-1 Personal Training

Over five years ago, when I opened Hustle Fitness, I was doing mostly one-on-one training. I quickly made the switch to semi-private training sessions (4-1...

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Top 3 Ways to Be a Better Runner

Here it is—the thaw! The warmer weather brings many exciting things: summer concerts, beer gardens, outdoor brunch spots, and the start of race season. If...

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Why Specific, Non-Negotiable Fitness Goals are Important for Success

It is important to have a clear, specific, measurable goal. For example, a clear goal could be: I will lose 15 pounds in the next...

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Look Like a Lady, Lift Like a Man

Be the Best YOU that You Can BE I had two goals in mind when writing this blog. First, I wanted to dispel the myth/idealized...

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4 Tips to Working Out with a Busy Schedule

You’ve probably heard the term ‘muscle confusion’ tossed around by trainers. Some trainers are of the school of thought that routine is the enemy and...

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The Power of Positivity: Winning the Right Way

Give positive feedback when it is deserved. Celebrate your successes and learn from your mistakes. View criticism as a compliment that someone takes interest in...

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What is a Personal Training Studio, and How Can it Benefit Me?

A personal training studio is a more intimate setting for working out with a personal trainer or small group of individuals in group fitness classes....

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Climbing the Mountain One Step at a Time

A while back, out on a hike with a friend, I was thinking of all of you in the studio. My buddy lives at the...

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Top 5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Gym Membership

Here are my top 5 ways to get the most out of your gym membership. I hope this helps motivate you to get in the...

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5 Refreshing Reasons to Drink More Water

One of the most important habits you can establish is to start drinking water on a regular basis. Whether your goal is to run a...

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3 Tips to Stay Healthy and Fit on the Road

It can be a huge challenge to stay fit and active while traveling. As a personal trainer, I work with members to help build routines...

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Get More From Your Kettlebell Workouts with Hustle Fitness

Kettlebells are one of the most popular tools in fitness today. If you want to learn more about how to use them effectively, sign up...

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5 Ways to Improve Your Focus During Your Workout

This post zeros in on focus. The word gets tossed around so much in gyms that it’s almost become a cliché, but focus is the...

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Why goals fail, and how you can ride an elephant to success.

A few weeks ago, I ran into a friend at a bar. This particular friend had trained at my studio for a very, very brief...

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Healthy Chili for the Busy Professional

This is the simplest way I have come up with for making Chili. ‘Nuff said! Ingredients 27oz Ground Turkey 16oz Ground Beef 1 Tbs Coconut...

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Crucial Conversations Book Review

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of an argument not really sure how things turned so quickly and not sure how it started?...

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Hustle Member Spotlight: Brooke

I have always been an athlete, but I’ve never enjoyed working out. It was always a pain- something I did because I had to. But,...

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Which Path Will Your Fitness Journey Take You?

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” Many have taken...

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What Is Good Nutrition?

With the New Year approaching, you or someone you know will probably be starting some sort of “new diet” or trying to control their nutrition...

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Win the Battle of the Bulge in 2014 with These Proven Pro Strategies

The days between Halloween and New Years Day are when people report the most weight gain throughout the year. It can be hard to avoid...

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Member Spotlight – Kurt Kausch

I’ve been with HF since it opened in 2011. However, I became goal-oriented about my workouts starting in May 2013. Prior to that, I was...

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4 Types Of Personal Trainers You Should Avoid at All Cost

1. The Narcissist The only thing this guy likes more than hearing himself talk is looking at himself in the mirror. The phrase “never met...

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Personal Training…. For the Brain? Buff Up Your Brain With These Simple Tips

There are a variety of reasons someone may want to join a gym and/or work with a personal trainer. Each person may have several reasons...

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Set goals now and don’t settle for less than you deserve. An outline for life.

I’ve been personal training and coaching athletes for over 10 years now. One of the most difficult parts of my job is eliciting the small...

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5 Reasons People Don’t Trust the Fitness Industry

1. Locking someone into a yearly contract for a cheap rate and banking on them not showing up.  A lot of the big gyms will...

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Member Spotlight – Liz Ward

  I am most proud of my guns! I’ve always wanted to have definition in my arms, and sometimes I’ll look at my arms when...

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Ready for a Lifestyle Change? Follow These 5 Universal Diet Guidelines

I had a friend recently come to me with a few nutrition questions. She was starting a new nutrition plan and wanted some advice on...

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Run Stronger, Not Longer

Improving your your personal best at any distance may not be an issue of running more frequently, but rather taking the time to improve strength...

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The Ultimate Guide to High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): What You Need to Know High-Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, has been used for many years. As with many fitness trends,...

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Group Fitness Classes, what constitutes proper etiquette?

In this contemporary era, the fitness industry is flourishing as more and more people seek fun and effective exercises that will help them slim down...

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Total Body Workouts for the Busy Professional

It is pretty common knowledge that there are countless positive benefits gained from regular physical activity. For the busy professional trying to maintain a proper...

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Kettlebell Workouts, back to the basics

Over the last few years kettlebell training has grown in popularity. This is partly responsible due to the public affirmation by several celebrity trainers confirming...

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Private personal training, is it right for me?

Staying fit is something that should be a priority in everyone’s life.  Many believe that private personal training provides the ultimate approach to  personal fitness....

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What qualities should you look for when hiring a personal trainer?

If you are reading this article it is safe to say you are already contemplating hiring a personal trainer or purchasing some sort of fitness...

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Working out with a personal trainer. An investment in YOU.

  There are a number of reasons we chose to work out each day  “I work out to look better in my clothes.” “It helps...

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Gym Anxiety! How to Overcome the Anxiety of Working Out in a Group Fitness Class

To some people, it can be awkward to do almost anything when you are surrounded by a room full of strangers. When you combine that...

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Get Rid of Lower Belly Fat and Bust These Belly Flab Myths

I have been a personal fitness trainer since 2005. I can’t begin to count the number of times someone in the gym has asked me,...

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