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Sometimes getting fit turns out to be an unhealthy endeavor if we are referring to crash diets, binge eating, or jumping into a workout routine head first after long periods of time off. All of these behaviors can end up hurting our metabolism in the end and causing further discouragement when we don’t see results… Continue reading How to Stay Summer Body Ready Year Round

As winter hibernation comes to a blissful end and beach season approaches, we all might find ourselves googling, “What is the best proven method for weight loss?” You’ll most likely come across an array of fitness related answers, some being about copious amounts of cardio, heavy weightlifting or even crazy diet fads that are proven… Continue reading Cardio VS. Weights: Who Wins?

Whether you’re running, cycling or consider yourself an elliptical champion––every routine gets old after awhile. There’s only so many miles you can take before you grow out of your current fitness routine. This is the part where you either option a.) Drop out of working out all together or option b.) Conduct intensive web research… Continue reading 5 Reasons Why GRIT BOX Fitness Loves to HIIT

The start of a new year usually comes a long list of to-dos involving health and wellness endeavors, possible career goals and maybe a few financial intentions. Earlier this year, a YouGov poll found that the top three goals for 2018 were to: Get healthier. Get more exercise. Save more money. While all of these… Continue reading How To Create SMART Goals In The New Year

If you saw the recent 2018 Victoria Secret fashion show, you probably noticed models such as Adriana Lima, looked fitter than ever before. Etched abs, strong legs and sculpted arms strutted the Victoria Secret runway, leaving us all asking one question: how are these girls so dang fit? Those limber legs don’t lie and we… Continue reading Train Like An Angel: The Workout Top Models Can’t Live Without

Feeling sluggish, sore for days on end, and lacking energy after a week full of workouts? You’re working hard, but you aren’t feeling the benefits of your hard work in the gym. How is this even possible? Being in the gym five days a week was supposed to bring a whole new kind of vitality… Continue reading How to Recover Post-Workout with these 5 Tricks

Loss is usually understood and perceived as something bad. More often than not, loss is a period of grief, sadness, and darkness that we all go through many times in our lives. Everyone experiences different forms of loss that all hold their own weight. Some losses are detrimental and life changing, while some may not… Continue reading How to Understand Loss and Grief as a Gift

Post Wake Forest graduation with a degree in Exercise Science, coach Dani Monroe came to GRIT BOX Fitness in 2015. Since then, she has started coaching bootcamp, kickboxing, and rocksteady classes. Coach Dani makes it a point to know each and every member who walks through the door–she’s truly the life of the front desk… Continue reading A Day in the Life of Coach Dani Monroe’s Diet

Attention: Pumpkin Spice and everything nice season is upon us. Grocery stores and Targets’ everywhere are racking their shelves with fifty shades of orange. What makes fall one of GRIT BOX’s favorite seasons? It isn’t just for the 10 various kinds of pumpkin spice creamers at Whole Food’s (okay maybe a little). We love fall… Continue reading What’s in Season? The Best Fall Veggies to Pick Up at the Farmer’s Market

We can’t live it and we can’t live without it – I’m talking about the world’s most addictive drug, otherwise known as caffeine. Hidden behind sweet aesthetic coffee shops and artistic baristas, sits the world’s most addictive stimulant that most of us don’t think twice about consuming. This is most definitely not a bash to… Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Aspects of the Most Addicting Stimulant in the World