News, Events & Updates

Can I put my membership on hold? As you might imagine, we get this question alot. People join gyms for many reasons, and we’ve found that for our members, being flexible (pun intended) is one of them. We’ve always taken pride in truly giving people what they paid for...

We're thrilled to announce a new tool for our members, and of course, for the general public--It's called Active Igniter, and it's a high-tech tool that's used to assess activity and movement over the course of one's day.  We're excited because it is something we...

One of our SH&W members is an active participant in Saratoga P.L.A.N., a non-profit organization working to protect and conserve open spaces in Saratoga County. She recently informed us of a great new program they have put together called “Preserve Passport”. This...

Did you ever wonder, “Why do I bother stretching my calves?” The calf is a combination of muscles located below the back of the knee. Here’s why you should stretch them. The ankle joint was designed to be a mobile joint and should move in multiple planes (up, down,...

There has been some recent ramblings of a study published by our friends down under in Australia. The study looked at a huge group of people-over 200,000 and their daily movement patterns. Data was analyzed on 621,695 person years (a lot of data) which included time...

Greetings, and welcome to the next phase of our wellness endeavor--the idea of engaging our membership and creating opportunities to educate people on a vast array of topics. From weight loss to hypertension, strength training to core stability, our members have...