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Welcome to the Block Fitness Co. Blog! Stay updated with the latest fitness tips, expert advice, inspiring success stories, and wellness trends. Our blog is your go-to resource for all things health and fitness, helping you stay motivated and informed on your fitness journey.
Why Strength Training Is One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Heart
For a long time, heart health has been framed as a single image. A treadmill.A pair of running shoes.Sweat dripping after miles logged. And while that image isn’t wrong, it’s incomplete. At Block, what we’ve seen—both in the research and on the gym floor—is that one of the most powerful
Can You Build Muscle After 30?
What the Research Actually Says — And What We See Every Day at Block Fitness Have you ever noticed how birthdays start to feel different after 30? Not because of the candles—but because of the quiet questions that creep in. “Am I too old to get strong again?” “Is muscle
Why 95% Fall Off Fitness Plans in February (And What the Top 5% Do Differently in Tucson)
If you’ve ever started January feeling fired up… and then felt that energy leak out somewhere around mid-February, you’re not broken. You’re human. And you’re not alone—especially here in Tucson, Catalina Foothills, and Oro Valley, where real life keeps moving whether motivation shows up or not. What matters most isn’t
Muscle Soreness After a Workout: Does DOMS Mean Your Strength Training Worked?
You wake up, swing your legs out of bed, and immediately regret yesterday’s split squat set. Or… you feel totally normal. Like you didn’t even workout. Most people land in one of two camps: “If I’m not sore, it didn’t work.” “If I’m sore, I overdid it.” Neither story is
A Strong Start Doesn’t Mean Starting Over
Why January Is About Refining What Works — Not Overhauling Everything January shows up loud. New year. New goals. New expectations. And every year at Block Fitness — especially with our semi-private strength training clients in Tucson, Catalina Foothills, and Oro Valley — we see the same thing: the people
Building Healthy Habits: Why I Got Habits Wrong (And What Actually Works)
Discover why building healthy habits isn’t about willpower, but about environment, identity, and simple choices that make training easier and more consistent. Sometimes you teach fitness for decades and still uncover something that changes how you think about behavior. This one did it for me. For years, I believed people