Q&A with
Amy Blitz,
Co-Founder of
URBN Playground
New Management of Le Havre
Amenities
Under the amenities umbrella, you seem to hold a
soft spot for the fitness program. Have you always
been passionate about health and fitness?
I actually did not get into fitness until after college. I
needed to lose the weight I had gained in school, so I
started a run/walk program that I made up myself.
After that I was totally hooked on running! My friends
noticed the changes to my body and were soliciting
my advice. I decided to go to school for personal
training and the rest is history!
How do you think the kind of experience one might
find in the residential fitness setting may differ than
what one might expect/get at a commercial gym or
studio?
Space constraints in residential gyms usually
mean they don’t have the same variety of strength
equipment as a commercial gym or group studio
space. But the upside to working out in a residential
gym is the social benefit of exercising alongside your
neighbors. What better way to make friends than to
sweat alongside them?
What’s essential to you in every fitness program?
Pulling weight (like a dumbbell row), pushing weight
(a push-up) and some sort of hip hinge motion
(squats, deadlift)
If you could build the perfect fitness space, what are
some things that it would have to have?
TRX, Kettlebells, a squat rack, medicine balls, and
Peloton bikes!
What’s your favorite go-to workout? How do
you stay fit even at your busiest times?
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Running and basic no-frills weight lifting are my goto’s.
I like group classes, but they are a once in a while
thing for me. When I’m super busy, if I can get a 45
minute run and some push-ups in, I’m happy.
Where do you see personal training moving towards
in the future?
I hope trainers will continue to marry aspects of
physical therapy and strength training into their
sessions in order to prevent injury.
In an ideal setting, how would you structure
personal training so that residents could achieve
the most success?
Every personal training program needs to be tailored
to the individual, specific client. I’m a runner, but that
doesn’t mean my clients have to run! Trainers should
focus on getting their clients to move almost everyday
in a way that they can manage, while concentrating
on progressive weight training during their sessions.
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