Progression Fitness Member Spotlight Questions: Carlota Gay What brought you to Progression Fitness in Rochester MN? I started in Progression Fitness in March 2016. It was after I finished a Triathlon in Minneapolis. I was chatting with a friend that did the race with me and said: ``I really like hard and tough workouts”. He...Read More
I will get right to the point. No. There are two groups of people. Those that need the accountability, need the gym because they won’t do it on their own. Over the summer even with the best of intentions of swimming, running, and sports, with the warmer weather, also comes vacations, BBQs, parties, drinking, and...Read More
Have you ever prepared for a difficult challenge of any sort and then felt a letdown after the event or test? For many of us, this is very normal. Figuring that out is the first step to understanding. Our species did not get to where we are by being satisfied with the status quo. The...Read More
What brought you to Progression Fitness in Rochester MN? A good friend invited me to a friends and family day When do you usually work out? 5:30pm What is your favorite exercise movement? Cleans What is your most hated exercise movement? Ring Dips What is your clean food? Any lean meat What is your favorite...Read More
At Progression your results are guaranteed. You don’t need a specific goal, but it helps if you have one. My favorite saying is getting through the doors is all it takes to get fit. The main difference between our gym and others is that fact. Your fitness is not guaranteed if you join most gyms....Read More
Murph is coming! Read the post and get ready for the biggest work out of the year in Rochester, MN. As a Progressionite, you love to hate Murph. One of the longest Hero WODs and arguably the hardest. If you have never participated in our Murph event, You should plan on it this year. May...Read More
In Rochester, MN, Home of the Mayo Clinic, Med City, we call it. We still have a lot of work to do to improve our health and fitness. You have decided to focus on your health, or maybe you have been focused for some time. Many of you don’t know where to start, or if...Read More
The vast majority of people who don’t exercise think it is not for them. They may not have a good Gym experience in school, or maybe their families didn’t do much physical activity. Movement of some form is required for all of us. Our bodies are made to move. We know this because things go...Read More
Sarcopenia is the enemy. Attacking is the only option. There is no peace or negotiation. You must attack. At middle age, we start to lose up to 3% of our muscle mass per year. Think about that for a second. That is bad, really bad. Sarcopenia means lack of flesh. It starts to affect most...Read More
