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Archive for the ‘Health & Fitness’ Category

The Training Room Track Workout

Somerville fitness studio The Training Room will start a small group training track workout on Monday, August 2. The program is designed for runners of all abilities who are looking to increase their speed, burn calories and promote fat loss.  The sessions will meet at the Tufts University track Monday – Thursday from 6:30pm – 7:45pm…

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Exercise for a Cause at The Training Room

Somerville fitness studio The Training Room will host a charity Spin- A-Thon in support of The Breast Cancer Fund on Saturday, July 24th, 12pm-6pm. July marks the one year anniversary of the studio’s grand opening. As part of the birthday festivities, the Spin-A-Thon will be held outdoors on the street in front of the facility…

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Business Town Meeting Discusses the Future of the City

On Wednesday evening, April 28, the Somerville Chamber of Commerce hosted the Business Town Meeting at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, attracting scores of small business owners, local officials and developers to hear Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone speak about the economic future of the city. Generally, the mayor pushed the idea that all of…

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Community supported agriculture, at the library

In the seasons to come, will you know where your produce comes from? Boston Localvores, in partnership with Transition Somerville and Somerville Climate Action, wants to make sure you can. On Monday, Jan. 11 at 6pm at the Somerville Public Library (79 Highland Ave), they are bringing together farmers with community supported agriculture  (CSA) drop-boxes…

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Yikes! Spin Bikes!

  After twelve personal training sessions with Jason at The Training Room (691A Somerville Ave), I’m beginning to get the “bug”. I no longer dread each set of exercises he doles out; I actually look forward to our sessions. Jason is very knowledgeable, always patient and mindful of the rehabilitation of my hip. I feel myself getting…

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Guilt

So, I’ve gotten pretty good at going to my training sessions at the Training Room (I’ve only missed one week since I started.) The hardest part for me is finding the motivation to do the daily routine that Jason gives me for the week. And then I feel guilty. and I start focusing on the…

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First on the Halloween to-do list

There are many fun Halloween activities in Somerville this weekend. Somer-villains can start the fright early with a morning workout. The Training Room is having a special Halloween cross-training class tomorrow, Oct 31, at 10:00am. Workout-appropriate costumes are encouraged, goody bags will be handed out, and “spooky” props will be incorporated into the workout! It…

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Is Holli trying to kill me?!?

Being a committed couch potato, I was a little leery of what this pact I made with Holli to work out for 12 weeks with personal trainers might entail.  I kept putting off contacting the trainer to set up my evaluation and schedule my sessions.  Shortly before we went to press, Holli said she desperately…

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