Fall is the best time to re-energize your workout routine and prepare for the upcoming holidays. Don't let the transition of seasons knock you off course. Planning for the seasonal changes, finding support and motivation in group fitness classes, and embracing fun events and activities that go along with a new season will help you stay fit all year long. Here are some tips to staying fit this fall.

Without even knowing it you can pack on at least half a pound a day! Nibbles, drops, and bites all count and can add up to 500+ extra calories a day that you don't even think about! Watch Jenna Wolf explain to Matt Lauer how to avoid these extra calories in the video below:

Group fitness is a great way to get back into or get started with your fitness routine. Group fitness offers variety, new environments, a social outlet, accountability, and challenging workouts. There are many benefits to group fitness including muscle tone, flexibility, cardio and more:

Soothe your skin after a long, hot summer and treat yourself with a service at Milestone's Oasis Spa! Brighten skin tone, minimize pores and reduce fine lines.

Today is National Family Health and Fitness Day! Parents, be a healthy role model for your children. Ensuring your children are active at a young age will help them establish healthy habits that will last them a lifetime! Today is the perfect day to get out and enjoy the weather and be active with everyone in tow!  Here are 8 ways to celebrate today and stay active this fall:

Many diet books suggest that cutting grains from your diet will aid in weight loss. However, the USDA recommends eating grains daily, with at least half of those being whole grains. Therefore, unless you have a gluten-intolerance, or another health-related reason to avoid grains, you don't want to miss out on the health benefits of whole grains in your daily diet.

A big congrats is in order for Milestone Personal Trainer, Chelsea Grover, for winning the female division of the Louisville Landsharks Olympic Triathlon on Sunday, September 21st. Chelsea swam 1500 meters, biked 24.9 miles, and ran 6.2 miles, finishing in 2 hours, 37 minutes and 8.9 seconds. Amazing!

September is the official National Yoga Month (a national observance designated by the Department of Health & Human Services) designed to educate about the health benefits of yoga and to inspire a healthy lifestyle. There is so much to the practice of yoga, and if you don't know anything about it, challenge yourself this month to learn ways in which yoga can benefit you. Yoga is not only a great way to work on your flexibility and strength but it's also great for relaxation. Some types of yoga involve more movement than others. Some focus more on poses (or asanas) while others focus more on breathing. Yoga does more than just help you twist your body into a pretzel and find your inner peace. The following are some of the many benefits of yoga.

Don’t just get fit, get CrossFit! Whether you’re a CrossFitter already or you are new to the CrossFit world, you can be sure we’re turning up the heat this month! Enter to win our CrossFit St. Matthews Giveaway now through 9/26 for your chance to win 8 CrossFit Training Sessions + a 3 Month Membership at Baptist Milestone Wellness Center.

As mentioned in this post, September is a month dedicated to raising awareness for many causes including Childhood Obesity. Over the last 40 years, obesity rates have soared among all age groups. However, this rise has affected children in a particularly alarming fashion. Here are the facts: