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...
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...
Dear Friends of The Crest, The year of rest that was recommended by Nick’s doctors for him to heal has worked! “He’s Bach” as Arnold would say. As you may know, in February of 2021, Nick suffered a mycotic aneurysm rupture with catastrophic...
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...
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...
