Dreading Exercise? 3 Ways to Fix it Fast!
Are you using every excuse in the book not to work out these days? It happens. However, as painful as a hard post-workout may feel or as much as you may dread your upcoming workout, here’s the payoff: your body will turn from mush to muscular and mighty! Tone your quads, glutes and biceps with […]
Do Muscles Grow at Higher or Lower Resistant Measures?
In the world of weight lifting, there’s one question that sparks debate like no other: does lower weights with more reps, or higher weight with less reps give you that ripped, toned-all-over body you’re striving for? If your goal is to bulk up and become defined from head to toe, do you have to do […]
Fun Exercises Couples Can Do on the Beach
It’s true what they say: the couple that works out together, stays together. If you think about it, the gym is a perfect place to bond, connect and support one another. Without the distractions of home or work, you can lift, lunge and squat; you can push one another past what they thought was possible, and […]
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 […]
