Just ordered a couple of these: behold your treadmills!

danielcaplan — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:33:08 +0000

From SportsArt Fitness, these are our new energy-efficient treadmills.

Click here to watch a brief footage video complete with specs.

Check it out! A first-look at the new gym space.

danielcaplan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:28:16 +0000

Our future gym is currently occupied for a few more weeks but that didn’t stop us from going in after-hours, taking pictures from multiple perspectives and compiling them all (via Photoshop) into one, great shot that, to me, is as representative of the space as it gets. We know you’ve been curious, so do enjoy. Coming soon: More equipment pictures.

Huge thanks to photographer Amelia Armstrong and marketing consultant Kelley Roy for their help.

Cheers,

Daniel

Spin Bike Photos.

danielcaplan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:02:01 +0000

Requests are in to see some of the gym’s equipment. Take a look at the spin bikes from re:source fitness.

Alberta Location – “This is IT” 12 Week Program Starts Oct. 1

adamboesel — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:19:38 +0000

Starting October 1, we’ll be revving up the popular “This is IT” 12 week group fitness and nutrition program.

Check it out below and contact Adam (at) thegreenmicrogym (dot) com if you’re interested!

The Green Microgym on CNN.

danielcaplan — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:07:55 +0000

Great piece on founder Adam Boesel and his Green Microgym in NE Portland. Very worthwhile acclaim for all his hard work and dedication to a great concept. From the Anderson Cooper360 show (yours truly biking on the left for a few moments about 11 seconds in)!

Anderson Cooper CNN video of The Green Microgym!

adamboesel — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:39:26 +0000

I think the video is the best one so far that really shows all the hard work we’ve been putting in and how it’s really making a difference! It also shows how much fun it can be to be green. Thanks to everybody who showed up to participate in the shoot!

The coolest part, which isn’t shown on the video, is that Anderson Cooper said, “That’s pretty cool!” at the end of the clip before he signed off for the night.

Burn and Earn (a preliminary update)

danielcaplan — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:53:32 +0000

Spent all day walking up and down Belmont Ave. today talking to business owners about the Burn and Earn program. Man, there are some cool, cool, cool, COOL shops up and down that stretch. Some were familiar to me, some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Exterior shots of the space.

danielcaplan — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:52:08 +0000

Many of our first batch of enrollees (thank you!) and prospective members have asked what the space looks like, and where it is. Unfortunately, the current tenant is still in there for a few more weeks. I’ve been telling people to go peek in the glass door at studio B (just to the left of the bathrooms) for a tiny slice of what’s there (and it is a tiny slice). I encourage everyone to do this but please respect the current tenant. I’m working on getting some pics of the interior so people have an idea of how cool the space looks and feels. In the meantime, here are a few exterior shots of the wooden doors you go in to get to studio B and one of the corner of 34th and Belmont.

Thoughts on Exercise and Time Management.

danielcaplan — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:41:27 +0000

Because I’m a personal trainer, I can no longer fight the urge to blog about something fitness-related.

One of the biggest challenges we all face is how to fit exercise into our daily regimen. A busy life leaves small windows of opportunity to squeeze in daily/weekly workouts. Couple this with trying to eat well, get rest, manage stress, earn a living and attend to family and it all can seem, on the surface, overwhelming.

But it doesn’t have to be. Thirty to forty-five minutes, three to five days a week is all it takes to improve your health. Opening a gym has compounded my responsibilities, adding what feels like three more jobs onto my personal training career. I’ve always been busy but never quite like the past few months. Don’t get me wrong-it’s an absolute labor of love, for sure, but I’ve been presented with time management challenges I’ve yet to experience. The upshot: with a little work, I’ve met those challenges head-on, paring down my workouts, making them more efficient, hopping on my bike more to get from place to place, making tiny adjustments to my schedule, exercising for fun and recreation and not just out of obligation.

If you find your time alloted for exercise dwindling, try some of these tactics. Get up 20 minutes earlier and go for a run. Bike to the store instead of drive. Take a hard look at your workouts and replace small muscle exercises with ones that work larger muscle groups. Cut the time you spend resting between sets in half. Do a sport (or recreational activity) at least once a week that doesn’t feel like a “workout.” Guess what? These always count as exercise. Never neglect movement: it’s the great physical AND psychological antidote for everything that pulls you away from health and happiness. Good luck.

Cheers,

Daniel

Thank you Dr. Kassam!

adamboesel — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:05:29 +0000

Dr. Natasha Kassam

Just finishing up the 5th week of the Elimination Diet, which I like to call the “supergreen” nutrition program, and I met with Dr. Kassam.

She gave me a roadmap for re-introducing foods for the next couple weeks to find out what were the culprits for dragging me down – I really can’t wait to find out what they are. We’re guessing it’s Gluten and Dairy.

The big news was my blood pressure went from the high 120′s over 80 to 102/76!

Obviously, my heart was having to work a lot harder to deal with the foods I was eating before (which were widely considered “healthy” foods, by the way).

Anyway, great news for my health and I highly recommend you check out Dr. Kassam’s elimination diet for yourself.