JP: How long have you been at Nimble? IS: I have been training at Nimble for a little bit more than two years. JP: What does Pride mean to you? IS: Pride is fairly simple to me– it is about just living authentically and fearlessly as whoever you want to be, and realizing that you are serving as an example unknowingly to hundreds, if not thousands, of other people. I hope to inspire people to do the same. I am 33 years old, married, and able to have a kid on the way by surrogate/egg donor. The fact that we can do that now, without really much legal or social questioning, is truly remarkable ..read more

 Before you jump into the pool this summer, or hop out onto the court and start swinging a racket, a little bit of preparation will go a long way towards keeping your shoulders feeling strong and preventing tweaks, strains or tears.    Sports like swimming, tennis and volleyball put various stresses and rotational forces on the shoulder that are not part of most normal day-to-day routines. To prep for those summer sports, start training your  shoulders now with some tips from Nimble Fitness.   First, we’ll begin with range of motion. You might have the most jacked, m ..read more

Now that I’m in my 50’s…Pause. I can’t believe I just wrote that line. Not because I can’t believe I’m fifty, but because, I feel so energetic, strong, functional, and young! Granted, I have shaped my life around fitness, and I can partially thank my father’s struggles with his health and his early exit at the age of 46 for that. When I was just beginning my fitness career, I was driven by the thought of not wanting to live the way my father did his last ten years of life.  I was also sparked by a challenging life experience that left me wanting to be strong. I’m now inspired from a ..read more

Master Trainer, Eden Valinoti shares her tips for training through pregnancy and how she’s been able to stay active straight to the finish line! “It goes without saying, staying active with healthy nutrition throughout your pregnancy only makes for a more pleasant journey during and postpartum. Those first 12 weeks for many can be tough, nausea and tiredness; the last thing you feel like doing is eating the right things or moving your body any where far from the couch. A few key takeaways I found helpful during my experience over these 12 weeks – when you get a window of feeling better, take ..read more

Unless you don’t read any fitness related content you’ve probably seen lots of mention about the benefits of using both heat and cold exposure to assist with recovery, detoxification and to stimulate hormones. I’m the lucky guy that that takes after my mother’s side and was blessed with a lot of great traits. The one inheritance I wish I hadn’t received was poor circulation in my extremities. The gene theory has been somewhat debunked a bit but what we do know is a lot of us have similar gene expressions as our parents and can experience the same challenges, especially if we have similar, diet ..read more

Hello all you Nimblers! Today’s article is, “ASK CHATGPT A QUESTION.” From time to time we will have conversations with AI to assess what answers it comes up with for specific health and fitness questions. Nimble will add some nuanced comments to complement ChatGPT’s answers. Today’s question is: “How can I improve flexibility and prevent injury during exercise?”   Let’s compare the responses below:   CHATGPT: Warm up before exercising with dynamic stretching or light cardio to increase blood flow and prepare your muscles for activity.  NIMBLE: Warming up with some light cardio ..read more

The idea behind the Japanese ritual called the MISOGI is about choosing a goal so big each year that it affects positive evolution the rest of the year. To get our habits to change, it takes a collective of thoughts, activations and inspirations. Some goals take time to ripen even though we can’t see the fruits of our hard work immediately. Achieving goals can be elusive sometimes. Whether it’s the lack of consistent dedication, not having the energy to persevere or some of us just don’t feel worthy of positive change to achieve what we truly desire. But the truth is, we all can make quantum s ..read more

One-Minute Gratitude Meditation  To begin most training sessions, I have clients perform a one-minute gratitude meditation. We are going keep this super simple and “5WH” it! WHO: Who is it for? Everyone WHAT: One-minute meditation. WHERE: Anywhere. WHEN: Every day. WHY:  Gratitude is an extremely effective tool for cultivating inner energy. Coupled with meditation and conscious breathing it becomes even more energizing to our being. We can sense gratitude from within ourselves and we can have gratitude for anything.  We can share gratitude for our amazin ..read more

When’s the time to start thinking about longevity? The answer to this question is now, no matter what your current age is! In Nimble Fitness, our New York City functional strength and conditioning studio, we coach the mindset of having longevity habit systems or LHS. These include habits that help our mind, body and soul integrate and lead us toward optimal health. Before we dive in, we need to explore longevity for a minute. In Nimble, when we talk about longevity, we mean health and function span. This means that in our “wisdom years” we have vibrant health, good energy, functional posture ..read more

At Nimble Fitness, in New York City, we always jump at the chance to get out and into nature, especially if that involves a new athletic challenge. Over the years, our staff have dug into surfing, snowboarding, hiking, ultramarathons, yoga retreats etc. It’s always good to both expand your horizons and get outside. When I got the call from my friend Todd to sign up for the Ride for Mental Health, an annual event in New Paltz, NY, my cycling experience was limited. I’d done a couple of spins around Prospect Park in Brooklyn and a few longer rides with Todd upstate. Besides riding my bike into ..read more