Nick’s Blog
Your Heart Rate and Exercise…What’s The Truth?
Ever since the beginning of time…In the health club world, you know, back in the 70’s and 80’s when people started pouring into their local gym, you could always find this chart. It was and still is “The Bible” for selecting your average heart rate zone...
Flexibility…What You Really Need To Know!!
What does being flexible mean? Well, the text book definition is: The ability to be easily modified. The quality of bending easily without breaking. All these definitions are good, but how flexible do we really need to be? As long as you’re flexible enough to...
He’s Back and Training!
Nick is currently available for a limited number of personal training clients so contact him NOW to get on his schedule. Your 1st (3) sessions, are FREE and will include a complete fitness evaluation, measurements, and body fat % check, plus a 30-minute orientation workout.
The Crest is Wilmington’s Original Limited Capacity Fitness Club
THE CREST HAS ALWAYS BEEN WILMINGTON’S CLEANEST & SAFEST FACILITY TO WORKOUT!The Crest Fitness Club is unlike any health club or gym in the Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach area. Our expansive and always-clean facility has all the equipment and space you need for cardio,...
Why Women Need Weight Training
1. You Will Lose More Fat Than You'll Gain in Muscle. Studies of thousands of women have shown that strength training two or three times per week for eight weeks on average women gain 1.75 lbs of lean muscle and lose 3.5 lbs of fat. Unlike men, women do not have the...
Why I care so much…
This year I turned 55 and I am noticing that a lot of my childhood friends do not take care of themselves as much as they should. Some are even dying, at such young ages. I know some people don’t think that 55 years old is young, but I do. One of my friends, that...
Some is Good, More is NOT Better
Too much exercise is rampant in this area...and the people telling everyone to do it, don't really have the knowledge or experience working with the deconditioned population to give out any fitness advice. They are merely selling athletic or skilled training. These...
What to Know When Starting an Exercise Program
These are really tough times for someone who is not already in shape that is seeking the help of an educated fitness professional. Every day someone is selling a new weight loss product or exercise routine instead of just teaching the basic fundamentals of exercise...
Show Your Love for The Crest!
Cast your vote in WWAY’s Viewer’s Choice Awards. We sincerely appreciate your ongoing support of The Crest Fitness Club and hope you will take a moment to vote for us as the “Best Gym” in WWAY’s 2019 Awards.
Nick’s Fitness Tips and Truths
Following the latest fad, buying the newest slim-quick or get-fit DVD program or jumping into a single methodology class is not the way to improved well-being and physique. You may be surprised to learn that following these schemes could actually do more harm to your body than good.
The Dark Side of Fitness
You can’t go from sedentary to training as a professional athlete or Olympian in a week. An exercise routine should be customized for every individual – there is no one size fits all workout, and you cannot expect to look like the fitness instructor on a workout DVD by only following the program on that DVD.
Lift Your Spirits this Holiday Season
T’was the night before fitness and all through the gym, not a machine was available, the pickings were slim. The lines were 5 deep by the treadmills they wait, in hopes that their abs one day will look great. And Jane in her tights and I in my sweats, have just settled down to a long wait for more sets.