Reality Fitness

read moreReality Fitness is a boutique fitness and personal training studio in Naperville. We have the ideal set up for personal one-on-one training in a private setting. Carla's experience in dealing with her own buts makes her the perfect coach to help you deal with your buts. In-Home person training is one of our most unique services. Carla caters to clients who have special health issues and can't get to our studio. We also cater to a number of busy executives who need a flexible schedule. We serve them in their homes or businesses and provide our same great health, wellness and training services.

read moreBut, it's more than just putting butter in your coffee every morning or taking a daily vitamin. Biohacking is the desire to understand the body and mind you've been given and using everything at your disposal-cutting-edge technology, tools, and science-to become the best version of yourself. Biohacking is the process of making changes to your lifestyle in order to "hack" your body's biology and feel your best. Knowing the "why" empowers you to not only biohack your body, but to make impactful changes to your overall health and well-being.

read moreThere are only a few short days until the end of 2014! For some of us, we may be ready for the new-year as we anticipate the possibility of new dreams, new goals and a fresh slate for 2015. For others, we may look back at 2014 as another year that we didn't accomplish our dreams or reach our goals. Another year of disappointment in ourselves and our lives. The good news?! We have those few short days until the end of 2014! It isn't too late to end this year feeling good about ourselves and our lives.

read moreRarely does fitness gear prioritize form over functionality (understandably) and that's why most of the time exercise machines and ellipticals are hidden away in a basement workout room. But wouldn't you be more inclined to exercise if your workout gear was in the living room next to the TV? This stylish set of wood and leather weights makes it more convenient to stay in shape because you won't feel you have to hide it away. The set includes eight dumbbells in total, with pairs ranging in weight from one to six kilograms, or just over two to thirteen pounds.

read moreShe appears to be someone who has it all. She is in her 50s, has a supportive husband, two children in junior high school, lives in a beautiful home in Naperville and has a successful career as a nurse. What differentiates her life from others is that she is also a recovering drug addict. Anne, like most of us, thought addiction of any kind "would never happen to her." Her life parallels many of our own lives. As a new bride, Anne left her family in central Illinois and moved to Naperville 26 years ago.

read moreWhile menopause is a natural physical process there is nothing normal about it. If you talk to 50 women about their menopausal symptoms, you will get 50 different answers about their own personal experiences which is one reason that it is hard to treat. Beginning in our mid-thirties, hormone production in our ovaries begins to slow down and continues through our forties until we ultimately go through menopause which will happen around the age of 50. There are things we can do to significantly decrease the symptoms typically associated with menopause.

read moreWhether you had a great summer and fall exercise program or never quite got started, cold weather is no reason to give up on your exercise goals! Becoming motivated during the winter months requires only one thing, a change in your mindset. Even though your warm bed will be begging you to stay in its warmth, use these steps to stay focused during the cold weather. If you don't know where you are going, it will be hard to know if you are having success. Your goal can be anything from the number of times you want to exercise each week to signing up for an event to train for.

read moreThe most common reasons that clients come in to begin a new exercise program are to feel better, look better, the doctor has recommended an exercise routine or to lose weight. According to Harvard Medical School psychiatrist John Ratey, author of the book, "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, " "even 10 minutes of activity changes your brain." It reverses the detrimental effects of stress - Psychologist studying how exercise affects the brain have found that a 10-minute walk can significantly decrease stress.