Jennifer Simone
The New York Times recently published an article previewing a book on the rewards and risks of practicing Yoga.  William J. Broad became significantly aware of the risks of Yoga through an injury and then used his curiosity to widen his perspectives on the practice of Yoga in modernity.  Reading this article was great [...]

In sports performance and fitness for desirable body composition, results are dependent on maintaining an optimal balance between training and recovery. Tom Purvis teaches that a desired health inducing or performance based outcome for clients can be achieved by micro adaptations and micro progressions.* This strategy involves a training principle that is based on the [...]

Health is obviously so much more than a disease-free state of being.  To be healthy is to have a body toned to its max performance potential, a clear mind exploding with curiosity, and a happy spirit. DC Fit Week wants to bring a week of mind, body, and financial fitness to the people of the DC [...]

CRAVE Washington DC Edition 2010
CRAVE dc innovatively connects urban gals to the sassiest, gutsiest, most inspiring people they need to know in Washington DC.
The spread featured a Q&A with Impact Fitness DC’s creator Jennifer Simone Schwartz

People may be surprised to know:
How much their lives can be influenced by intentional controlled exercise.
What or who inspired you [...]

As a parent or coach, you understand that we are at a vital time of year for our athletes’ development.   With 2 a day camps, try-outs, and the stress of the upcoming school year, a teenager’s life is quite a lot to manage. The objectives and goals for heavy loads of fitness training are meant [...]

The issue of hydration and athletes is a serious issue. Researchers find it important enough to take sweat samples from hot, stinky soccer players to measure the contents of their sweat.  The purpose of such studies is to measure what is lost in sweat and then devise a method for best replenishing the lost elements. [...]

The New Year is here!  Every January I’m inspired by enthusiastic people sharing their New Year’s resolutions with me.  It is very apparent that the fitness business booms in January.  With an increase in fitness related activity, inevitably, there is   a rise in injuries a few months down the road, usually in March or April.  [...]

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Calling female Athletes (ages 13-16) and Parents! Are you serious about your sport and want to excel at the high school or the club level? If so, then you need to be on a good strength and conditioning program.
We’ve been in your shoes… Let us help you transform your sports experience through education, sound [...]

Welcome Parents, Athletes, and Coaches!!  
Impact Fitness DC is a huge fan of the female athlete.  We are female athletes, who all have become fitness and health professionals to encourage healthy lifestyles.  We specialize in the female athlete because of her special needs and qualities.  In our combined years of experience, we have all experienced the [...]

Jenn Schwartz August 2009
My strongest belief about the benefits of exercise is that exercise is most beneficial to the brain.  Other benefits, weight loss and strength gain, are secondary to the benefits for the brain and only occur because the relationship between food, energy, exercise, and learning are hard wired into our brains.  The mental [...]