Author: Carlo

Our bodies are our tools when it comes to fitness. Without them working properly, we just can’t do the job well. So it’s important that we take care of them, in order to be able to do our exercises properly. In CrossFit, one of our body parts that often needs the most protection is our…

When we look at improving our performance, we often only focus on exercise or supplement-based ways of doing so. Rarely do we look at our recovery, yet it is our recovery that determines how hard we can workout day to day. If we are not recovered from our last workout, we cannot put in our…

AIO FIT30 This class is designed as a high intensity class that will offer a wide variety of exercises for members to enjoy.  All done in thirty minutes!  This includes a warm-up and workout. The classes will not incorporate complex technical movements found in Olympic lifting, and will focus more on building your stability and…

We get asked quite often by our members about snacks that they can eat to help them keep up their energy for workouts as well as keep their weight under control. In order for a snack to be a healthy choice, I like to make sure that it is whole food based, gluten and dairy…

Our focus tends to always be on our workouts and pushing hard in them in order to improve. However, it’s important to remember that although our workouts provide the stimulus to improve, it is during our recovery that we actually improve. So just as we look to different methods to improve our workouts, we need…

We all have various weaknesses that we want to improve. Sometimes working on the actual exercise itself is the best way to do that and sometimes, it’s faster to use “accessory” exercises. When the issue is that we are not strong enough in key parts of our body, we can use these exercises to get…

It was a warmer summer than what we’re used to at AIO and we all contributed to the flood of sweat on the floors of the gym. Even during the winter months though, our workouts still lead us to produce some pretty wet sweat angels. So it’s important that we properly replace everything we’re losing…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One of the questions we get most often is “Should I be using a protein powder and if so, which one?” With so many different opinions out there, it’s easy to get confused about what you should do. So I thought I should write a post outlining why someone would use protein powders and…

My number one piece of advice when talking to people about nutrition is to adopt a whole foods diet. It can make a world of difference and unlike the plethora of conflicting nutritional advice out there, this is consistently agreed upon amongst nutritional experts. So what are whole foods and why are they so important?…

­ Ancient civilizations like the Romans, the Chinese, and those in the middle east have used oregano medicinally throughout history.  However, the Greeks may deserve the credit to be be the first to have used oil of oregano. The word “oregano” is derived from two Greek words: “oras” which means mountain and “ganos” which means…