How do you feel about failure? Typically, it's not the most popular topic to discuss. If you're like most people, even reading the word "failure" might make you cringe. No matter if we're talking about failing during a workout or in any other area of your daily life, failure is a good thing. Yes, [...]
When you get to the gym and take a look at the workout, it can appear to be written in a foreign language. How do you begin deciphering what’s on the whiteboard? Reading the workout gets easier with experience. But there are a few common terms and acronyms that it’s helpful to be familiar [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder and Head Coach of Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston, SC For many of us, what we thought our training would be versus what we were able to do has probably looked a bit different so far this year. You adapted, stuck with it and tackled whatever you could to stay as [...]
Recovery is just as important as your training in enhancing and improving your overall health and fitness. There. We said it. Sufficient sleep, quality nutrition and strategic rest are all part of the essential healing and recuperation you need to be your best between workouts. You can also raise the bar on your regroup by [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder and Head Coach of Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston, SC Rewind to this time last year. If you had told me what Rhapsody Fitness and its resilient community would face in the months to come, I would never have believed you. And yet, here we all are. Still standing. Better yet, we [...]
In this new series, Rhapsody Fitness will interview experts and explore topics across endurance with a focus on how to build up and break away from the pack when it comes to your conditioning. Running Coach Ray Hauck (Left). Over the past few months, we’ve all had to be a bit creative [...]
Creating a solid workout routine can help you achieve your personal fitness goals. No matter if you want to lose weight, improve your athletic performance, get stronger, or build mental toughness, sticking to a consistent routine will help you get results. By designing your routine around your goals, not only do you increase your [...]
In terms of fitness and performance, do you ever think about what you’d like to do “someday?” Some day you’ll "fill in the blank." Perhaps those "someday" dreams might look like one of these: Get your first pull-up. Get your first muscle-up. Run a 5K, half marathon, or marathon. Do a Sprint triathlon. Or [...]
Grip strength is pretty much what it sounds like. It’s your ability to grip something and hold on to it. The muscles responsible for your grip strength are in and around your fingers, thumbs, wrists, and forearms. Why Grip Strength Matters As we get older, grip strength is one of those abilities that we [...]
Rhapsody Fitness is excited to announce the acquisition of CrossFit Charleston, one of the original CrossFit gyms in the Lowcountry. “CrossFit Charleston set a standard for the passionate pursuit of fitness, and we are thrilled to carry the torch forward as part of the Rhapsody family,” says Rhapsody Co-Founder Trinity Wheeler. Founded in 2008, [...]
