More Than Muscles: Why Joint Mobility is Important to Your Workout
If you asked yourself how old you feel, would it match up to your actual age? Do you have energy that lasts from morning to night, or do you suffer from chronic physical pain that causes you to feel fatigued and stressed? If you generally feel older than you are, joint mobility may be the […]
Tired of Sit-Ups and Crunches? Try These Exercises for Your Core Instead
Not only may you be sick of the same old crunch workouts, but they’re just not as effective as many other exercises. With crunches and sit-ups, you target a very small group of muscles, without using any other muscles in the process (compound movements). Yet compound movements are the most effective. Here are a few […]
3 Things to Improve Your Plate for National Nutrition Month
Did you know March is National Nutrition Month? There’s more to March than just basketball and March Madness! In the fitness world the word “nutrition” gets a lot of attention (as it should!) from nutritionists, personal trainers, and exercisers looking to eat the right types of food. National Nutrition Month is a wonderful opportunity to […]
Forming a Workout Routine – How Long Does it Take?
We have all heard that 21 is the magic number when it comes to establishing a habit, but that isn’t exactly true. When it comes to making exercise a habit there is no magic number of days it will take to cement the practice. Instead, the key to forming a workout routine lies in the […]
Body Weight Squats – Are They Beneficial?
Body weight squats, sometimes called deep knee bends, can be performed anywhere and without equipment. They are a good way to tone the lower body and raise core temperature. Performed correctly, body weight squats are a beneficial addition to your fitness routine. Read on for how to do a body weight squat and why you […]
OK, Guys! Don’t Forget Your Workouts During March Madness
March prevails and March Madness is primed to excite basketball fans all across the Country. College basketball teams are competing in their last regular season games in hopes of getting a good seed in their conference tournaments. After conference tournaments Selection Sunday will dominate most TVs as everyone watches to see if their favorite team […]
3 Ways to Derail Your Workout
You’ve cleared your schedule, you’ve changed into your workout clothes and a heart-pumping, sweat-inducing workout is within your reach. Until… it goes off the rails. There are so many ways people can derail their best intentions to workout, and here are three of the most common ones. 1. Wandering Around If you go into the […]
Flexibility is Part Ability and Part Mental—How You Can Do Both!
Just because you can’t contort your body like a human pretzel doesn’t mean you should altogether neglect your body’s need for daily stretching. Yawn, and the release feels incredible. Arch your back to the sky, and you feel even better. Touch your toes, and you no doubt will feel like a rock star. But what’s […]
Pounds Up, Pounds Down – When You Can’t Seem To Balance Out
Weight loss can be frustrating. Depending on your level of metabolism or initial weight, pounds may plummet off your body in the beginning of a diet and exercise program and then level out to a point where you don’t lose weight as easy as you did. This is actually normal for most people, but for […]
Does Staying Up Too Late Affect Your Workouts?
You know the feeling: just one more episode, one more page of your book or another sleepless night of tossing and turning. No matter what, there is one likely outcome: you’re staying up too late. But how does this affect your workout? There are multiple reasons, both mentally and biologically, that explain why late nights […]
