Preventing Gas In The Gym
Few things are more embarrassing than gas in the gym. You’re surrounded by your fellow exercisers in a large open area with nowhere to hide. You may have been on the unfortunate receiving end of some unidentified flying flatulence, and it’s not an experience you want to re-create any time soon. If you’re struggling with […]
Preventing Pain in Your Knees
How well do you really know your knees? Do you know what makes them tweak with pain, or cause inflammation? Whether you had a knee injury ten years ago or just recently, reduce your risk of injury by knowing your body and exercise accordingly. Here’s how to know your knees so they can feel their […]
Do Workout Routines Help Keep Your Life Organized?
Picture this: after abandoning yet another weekday workout, you head to your office tired and sluggish. To your surprise, that third cup of coffee just isn’t making you feel as peppy or motivated as you’d like, and lately, your low energy has become somewhat of a habit. Throughout your day, your mood fluctuates, depending on […]
How Much Exercise is Enough For My Kids?
You have a motivation to work out, and perhaps exercise could be a way of life for you. However, the determination to carry you through a workout session isn’t what carries your children through one. Children live in the moment, and it doesn’t matter if you have a five year old or fifteen year old: […]
Re-Rack Your Weights: Don’t Be That Guy!
Ok, guys (and gals), you’re at the gym enjoying an awesome workout. You’ve got your sweat on, and your muscles are glistening. You’re feeling good. You’re looking good. You’re holding the 45-pound dumbbells you just dominated and you turn around to re-rack the weight and trip over some 15-pounders Steve Urkel just left on the […]
Are You Superstitious About Your Workouts?
Superstitious behavior can take many forms and in many different areas of your life. You may be a firm believer that walking under a ladder brings you bad luck, or that you need to ‘knock on wood’ in order to prevent something unfortunate to happen. But when it comes to your workout, can superstition help […]
Fitness Happy Hour: 2 for 1 Exercises
What better way to make the most of your time in the gym than with exercises that target more than one muscle group. These exercises, often referred to as compound movements, are easy to master and perfect for the times when you just can’t seem to find a place in your schedule for the usual […]
You Need to Gain Weight?
You’ve Been Told to Gain Wait? Now What? Your first step should not be toward the pint of ice cream collecting crystals in your freezer. If you’re underweight, it’s important you get to a healthy place the healthy way; that means indulging in good-for-you fats, eating often and more. Here’s how to gain weight the […]
Why You Need Buns of Steel
If you were at least a teenager in the 1980’s chances are you remember the Buns of Steel craze. This workout was designed to, as the name suggests, help you tone and tighten your rear. Millions of copies were sold and millions tightened sagging bottoms. Decades later the program is still available on video and […]
Are You a String Bean? How to Bulk up Your Muscles
When it comes to building muscle the go to strategy is weight lifting. Sure, pumping iron builds bulk but that isn’t the only way. If your goal is to get bigger there are at least two other tools to include in your bulk up kit. These are diet and body weight exercises. Together, the three […]
