Breathe Your Way Through Stress
Raise your hand if you’re feeling: • Tired • Stressed • Unsure of yourself • Powerless • Anxious Now, shift your attention to your breath (you can lower your hand now). Without altering your breath
How to Use Water to Reduce Stress and Soothe Your Mind
Research has shown that exercising in the water can reduce stress on our joints. But water can also relieve stress from another very important part of us – our minds. Do you have fond memories of
Does Frequency of Training Really Matter?
There’s no way around it: exercise matters. Whether your plan is to reach your ideal body composition or maintain a healthy one, regular exercise is going to be one of the building blocks of your
3 Moves Your Core Will Love
What do you think when you hear the word “core” in relation to exercise? Maybe you envision someone with flawless 6-pack abs who got them doing a zillion crunches, right? This is the image that has
8 Reasons Why We Love the KidZone
You love your child and want the best for them in all areas of their life, including their education, health, and socialization. And we know that desire remains strong when searching for a gym that
Fall in Love with Free Weights
Is there a machine at the gym that you just LOVE? Cardio or weight machine, it doesn’t matter — you may have eyes for that ONE piece of equipment that you always depend on as a part of your workout
Moments Make Memories in Mechanicsville
It is often said that the seemingly small moments in our lives that have the biggest impact on them. At American Family Fitness Mechanicsville, every day brings new moments and a new lasting impact
Loving Your Relationship with Exercise
Exercise is a lot like a relationship – there are ups and downs, good days and bad, compromise and sacrifice, gains and losses. The benefits are wonderful, but they don’t come easy. It takes time and
Make This One Change to Your Workouts
It has long been a familiar philosophy in fitness that you have to make big changes to see big changes. We all know that we can’t expect amazing progressive results from doing the same thing over and
Fredericksburg Is Where the Family Is
While Richmond is the official home of American Family Fitness, our AFFamily reach extends as far north as Fredericksburg, Virginia. American Family Fitness Fredericksburg first opened in 2007,