by Athena Concannon | Dec 28, 2015 | Fitness, Inspiration
Good morning! Today I want to talk about two topics that I feel very passionate about: group exercise and strength training. As many of you know, I embarked on my strength training journey about two years ago around this time. Prior to doing so, my main forms of...
by Athena Concannon | Nov 3, 2015 | Fitness, Group Exercise
Group exercise has been on my mind a lot lately. I have a lot of thoughts running through my head about the fitness classes I teach and the direction to go in to grow as a fitness instructor. I feel like I’ve become a little too comfortable with my teaching...
by Athena Concannon | Apr 16, 2015 | Fitness, Giveaways, Group Exercise
This post is sponsored by Instructor Insider. As always, all opinions are my own. Yesterday at work, I was chatting with two of my co-workers who are part of a local Weight Watchers program. They told me about their group leader and how awesome she is. They raved...
by Athena Concannon | Mar 30, 2015 | Workout Routines
One group exercise class format that never lets me down is a Tabata style stations workout that uses eight different stations. I was introduced to this format during a free CrossFit class I tried at Legacy Place a couple of summer ago. For those unfamiliar with Tabata...
by Athena Concannon | Feb 12, 2015 | Fitness, Group Exercise, Holidays, Workout Routines
Hello! Like my Valentine’s Day pants?! They match my Ring Cozy. And my sneakers. And my socks. I’m a loser. I wanted to pop in today and share a fun Valentine’s Day workout with you guys. I taught this as a partner class this morning with my...