The Strong Pulse | December 5, 2025
Welcome to The Strong Pulse — the biweekly boost for your body, mind, and motivation.
We’ve welcomed several new members recently, so if you see an unfamiliar face, make sure to say hello.
PROGRAM UPDATES
WINTER CAMP
Winter Break is an exciting time here at Strong! We are hosting Winter Camp. To register or get more information, you can visit our camps page here.
Weightlifting competition
We are also cheering on our Weightlifting Team as they compete at Worlds beginning this Thursday! We’ll host an in-house competition on December 13th — a great chance to support your friends and fellow members and see what that corner of our world is all about.
HOUSEKEEPING
We will have modified holiday hours:
- December 24, 25, 26 and January 1: Closed.
- December 31: Closing early at 6 PM with no evening classes.
Coach’s Corner
Duck or Dinosaur?
When my friend was pregnant with her first baby, she didn’t want to know the gender, so as a running joke we’d ask whether it was a duck or a dinosaur. Both animals, both very different — and that’s kind of the point.
If you’ve been around Strong lately, you’ve heard the hype around STRONG Her. There’s been a lot of speculation about why, and the truth is: what we need in different seasons of life can be significantly different. While the core concepts of fitness stay the same, how they should be applied shifts based on circumstances, age, and — believe it or not — gender.
Strength is key. If you lived through or were raised by someone shaped by 90’s fitness culture, you know it wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. The “cardio solves everything” message — like DJ Tanner skipping meals and running nonstop on Full House — still influences how many women think they should exercise.
But did those things really produce results, or were they overhyped ideas that kept us further from our goals? The science hasn’t changed. Cardio helps your heart and lungs — thank you, Ms. Frizzle — but resistance training (bands, bodyweight, or weights) is what helps us maintain the vital components needed to age well.
Here’s the interesting part: because of the way women’s hormones fluctuate throughout life, certain activities can cause those fluctuations to spike even higher. In other words, constant surges of adrenaline and norepinephrine from high-intensity cardio can actually make it harder for the body to recover and build strength. Women’s bodies naturally experience these spikes at heightened levels, so adding more on top doesn’t always help.
So, the short answer — Why STRONG Her?
Because we want to work with women’s bodies, not against them. Don’t wait until the New Year to start or try something different. Come try it risk-free, and take advantage of our Black Friday offer through December 6th — pay nothing until January. What do you have to lose?
Because we want to work with women’s bodies, not against them. Don’t wait until the New Year to start or try something different. Come try it risk-free, and take advantage of our Black Friday offer through December 6th — pay nothing until January. What do you have to lose?
HABIT CHALLENGE
5 unplugged
For the next two weeks, take five minutes each day to unplug completely. No music, no phone, no TV, no laptop — and no sleeping.
If your mind wanders, that’s the point. Giving your brain space without outside noise may be exactly what it needs to get closer to neutral. Try it and see what happens!
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