Bull City Ciderworks Pump + Run

Workout Details What is a Pump + Run? A workout that combines strength training and cardio for the best of both worlds! Strength Details: Each week professional personal trainers and physical therapists from ActivEdge Fitness and Upright Athlete, respectively, will lead you through a workout routine. Some weeks it may be kettlebells, the next dumbbells, and the […]

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Save the Date: Grand Re-Opening Oct. 6

ActivEdge Fitness and Sports Performance (home of Upright Athlete) is showing off our newly renovated space with a Grand Re-Opening celebration on October 6, 2018 from 8-11AM. With a donation amount of your choice you will enjoy a FREE 60-minute fitness class and a meal ticket for the onsite food truck. All proceeds will go […]

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Body Composition Testing – Oct. 6

Want to learn more about how to tailor your health and fitness goals specifically to YOU!?! Come to ActivEdge Fitness & Sports Performance on October 6th and get your Body Composition Tested as part of our our Grand Re-Opening! Testing uses submersion in a hydrostatic chamber and only takes about 15 minutes, so you’ll have plenty of time […]

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#OPTOUTSIDE

As Featured in Endurance Magazine – Fall 2017 When the hot humid Southern days of summer start to fade away and make room for the cool mornings and evenings of fall, I can’t help but yearn to get outside. A friend of mine that lives in Roanoke, VA, an outdoor mecca, once mentioned that he […]

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2nd Annual Indoor Cycling Class!

ActivEdge is proud to launch their 2nd annual edition of their popular winter Indoor Cycling class. WARNING – THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE CYCLING CLASS! Using state of the art Wattbikes, each person will receive tailored, data driven feedback. The classes will be designed around personal power and heart rate outputs and will be looking […]

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The Mobile Male

Featured in Endurance Magazine- June 2017 When describing their exercise regimen most men would include strength and several cardiovascular exercises, which is correct. However, there is one big piece that men usually overlook, mobility. Why men seem to push mobility to the back burner is a mystery. Is it because activities such as yoga and […]

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Key Stretches for Cyclists

Featured in Endurance Magazine- May 2017 Many U.S. cities are seeing an increase in bicycle commuters, according to a U.S. Census Bureau. From 2000 to 2013, bicycle commuting rates in bicycle friendly communities increased 105%. In addition, indoor cycling classes are one of the top group exercises in North America and around the world. More […]

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Two Simple Exercises to Strengthen Your Glutes

Featured in Endurance Magazine-April 2017 With the warm weather approaching, most avid runners are likely starting to up the mileage to prepare for summer races or simply to enjoy the sunshine. With increased mileage can come increased risk of injury, especially when done too quickly. Some of the most common overuse injuries in runners include […]

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TRX – Dive Bomber Push Up

Featured in Endurance Magazine- February 2017 Several of my advancing shoulder rehab clients originally hurt themselves participating in precarious gymnastic ring-based exercises injuring their rotator cuff or long-head biceps tendon. They ultimately want to return to some of these high-intensity bodyweight exercises with one of the more challenging being a handstand push-up. In our progression […]

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Kettlebell Land Mine

Featured in Endurance Magazine- January 2017 This movement requires an additional strap and kettle bell to complete the exercise. This is a modification of the popular “land mine” exercise and is one of my favorites for the abdominals in a functional closed kinetic chain standing position. Start in a standing position facing away from the […]

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