We all know that being physically active can help you lead a happier and happier life. Regular exercise promotes physical health and reduces the risk of health conditions like heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke, cancer, and others. But in addition to making your heart and muscles stronger, the benefits of working out can [...]
By Head Coach Kerry Kirsch + Coach Elizabeth Hall of Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston, SC. It seems, much like an opinion, everyone and their mother has programming these days. With the barrage of packaged tracks and tricks, it can have you spinning to make sense of intentional, educated programming versus...everything [...]
Being active and exercising your muscles offers about a million health benefits. Give or take. And that sort of physical exertion usually spurs a byproduct, or what we consider a byproduct anyway — sweating. It turns out that working up a sweat isn’t just a good metric (sometimes) for whether or not your workout [...]
Fitness is important to all of us for our own reasons. No matter whether you are trying to lose weight, put on mass, or keep where you are, tracking fitness progress is an essential part of your ongoing success. Tracking your exercise progress is important because it lets you see how you are progressing [...]
On the surface, boxes and gyms can all seem very similar. Equipment, music, hopefully nice towel service. But one other thing really distinguishes one box from the next — the community of people who are present. It's a big part of CrossFit so let's spend a little time talking about what makes a great [...]
One of the most beneficial things you can do to position yourself for success with your physical fitness program is to adopt a growth mindset. A growth mindset means that you believe improvement is possible if you create an appropriate plan and execute it. It differs from a fixed mindset, which resolves itself to [...]
Group projects in high school were one of the worst things ever, but group fitness environments, on the other hand, can be awesome. If you've been thinking about adding a group component to your fitness program, here are a few reasons you should. 1. Structure One of the best reasons to engage in group [...]
Coming on board to Rhapsody Fitness in August 2020, Kerry Kirsch invested two years (and counting) mastering The Rhapsody Way, wrangling all you misfits + mavens, and honing his expertise as a premier coach. Much deserved and well earned, Rhapsody Fitness is proud for Kirsch to take the helm as the Head Coach where [...]
By Alan Shaw, Co-Founder of Rhapsody Fitness in Charleston, SC I've been told that a shift happens in year four. Year one is all about breaking ground and hurdling into the unknown. Year two is no-holds-barred marked by high highs with low lows and hard lessons. By year three, you realize you're standing on [...]
By Kate Hendley, Rhapsody Fitness Nutritionist You want to know the big secret to winning fitness and nutrition? That silver bullet? The golden ticket? The white sauce mystery ingredient? Lean in, I’ll tell you… There isn’t one. Keep it simple. Be consistent. You’re welcome. Nine out of 10 people I come across believe there’s a [...]
