How to Make a Workout Calendar and Why it’s Important
The biggest advantage of a workout calendar is the system of accountability it provides. When I trained for my first marathon, I lived by that calendar and felt proud each time I crossed off a workout day. Writing out your workout plan strengthens your commitment and helps you stay on task. Making a workout calendar […]
Runners Cramps? Ways to Treat and Beat Them!
A runner’s high and runner’s cramps are like cookies and ice cream: it often seems difficult not to have one without the other. While that euphoria feeling you get with a runner’s high is one of the biggest and best perks of running, dealing with a painful and inconvenient cramping along your side is not. […]
How to Keep your Kids Exercising on Summer Break
Don’t let the lazy days of summer turn your kids into couch potatoes. Soaring temperatures may make television or video games in air conditioned rooms seem appealing, but that is not so great for their physical health. Exercise is important for growing bodies and helping your kids develop good fitness habits that can lead to […]
Muscle Confusion
If you’ve watched any late night fitness infomercials in the past 5 years, you’ve probably heard the term “muscle confusion” plenty of times. It’s a topic widely talked about (though the theory is not a recent revelation) and most exercisers think they have a good understanding of what muscle confusion is and how it can […]
Do You Have a Breakfast Routine? You Should!
Increasingly busy lives often means less time for healthful practices like eating breakfast or getting regular exercise. Taking the time for these habits may actually yield more time in the form of increased energy, productivity and focus. In other words, if you don’t have a breakfast routine developing one is a good idea for more […]
Good Cool Down Exercises for Summer
In the hottest days of summer it feels almost impossible to slink yourself out of the cool house and into the sun for a hard workout. Yet you can’t miss a workout with beach dates and bathing suit shopping happening weekly. Luckily, you can sweat it out while staying cool at the same time with […]
Working the Outer Thighs
Saddlebags be Gone When it comes to thighs many of us feel like less is definitely more. That is especially true in summer; the season of swimsuits and shorts. Suddenly, we can’t hide jiggle with jeans. Don’t let cellulite be the star attraction of your summer look. Add these exercises to your fitness routine just […]
The Importance of Washing Your Hands After Lifting – GERMS
The gym is such a great place to workout. It gets you up off the couch and out of your house where it seems more distractions exist than a World Cup soccer match with Vuvuzelas buzzing everywhere. You get to workout amongst your peers, talk to personal trainers, meet new people and find the motivation […]
How Often Should You Weigh Yourself?
You wake up in the morning, you’re feeling great and you step on the scale. Within seconds your entire day is changed—if the number is what you want to see, you feel amazing and move through your day with great pride. If it’s not what you want to see, however, the day can take a […]
Beat Your Belly: How To Get Flatter Faster
The pesky belly fat you and the rest of America deal with is never more pesky than smack-dab in the middle of Summer when you want to wear a swimsuit. Most people gain fat in their belly (the worst place to gain weight), and the reasons are different for everyone, but most have one thing […]
