We won’t deny that there are certainly pros and cons to both mixed and separate gyms and at the end of the day it really all comes down to the individual and their needs. For us, the decision was quite simple to have a separate...
Now that the first part of the new year is done, let’s revisit some basic, but very important guidelines and expectations at Roark Gyms. 1) Do YOUR Best. Leave your ego at the door. Don’t compare yourself, or anyone else. We are all on our own...
The ’22 Days of Roark Challenge’ starts on Monday the 1st of October.For those of you who don’t know what this entails, we’re challenging all the members in all of our gyms to attend Roark 22 times in October. Regardless of whether you’re part of...
When you start a new business, you genuinely just hope that it survives. You may have grand aspirations of where you’d like it to end up, but in the first year all you want is to be the exception to the rule, namely a new business...
2000 meters. 7 minutes. How hard could it be? Those were my initial thoughts when I first rowed 2000 meters for time. The ‘standard’ for this distance for men is sub 7 minutes, and sub 8 minutes for women. Think about how many 7 minute periods...