Getting Your Dose of Vitamin ‘D’
You may be doing everything right to keep your body in tip top shape, such as working out and eating right. After all, you eat three well balanced meals a day, exercise several times a week, and keep the stress of your job at bay with yoga and meditation. So why are you all of […]
Know Your Limits: Going Too Far
Everyone has limits. If you are just starting your exercise program or struggling to stick to a workout plan, you have limits. If you have loads of experience with exercise and you are in great shape, you have limits. Personal trainers will usually tell the novice exercisers that they aren’t working hard enough. Most inconsistent […]
Putting Kettlebells Into The Mix
You may have seen some kettlebells lying around the gym and wondered what the funny looking dumbbells actually do, or how you are supposed to use them. Kettlebells are more than just fancy dumbbells. Yes, they can be a great training aid for adding strength, but they are also very functional. Due to their design, […]
5 Minute Workouts
Everybody seems to be busy. If you are working full-time or you spread your time thinly between family life and work time, think back to a simpler time when you had seemingly no cares in the world and very few responsibilities. Seems like a lifetime ago, doesn’t it? Don’t be disheartened by your lack of […]
20-minute Workout Challenge
Let’s face it. Most of us have jam-packed schedules. As much as we would like to exercise and get fit there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day. Or are there? Even if you are busier than you have ever been chances are you can find 20 minutes in your day […]
Knowing Your Cardio Limits
It’s no secret that cardiorespiratory training has enormous health benefits and is a great way to shed fat. If you are a new exerciser, it is very important to know your cardio limits to give your body a chance to adapt to the new exercise protocol your body is embarking upon. If you try to […]
Exercise Myths for Middle Aged Adults
Yuichiro Miura climbed Mt. Everest at the age of 80. Gladys Burrill finished a marathon at 92, and she isn’t even the oldest person to traverse the 26.2 mile course. That record belongs to Fauja Singh who completed his last marathon at 101 years old. Singh started doing marathons at the comparatively tender age of […]
5 Ways to Increase Results From Your Cardio Workout (You Won’t Want to Miss This One!)
You sweat like it’s no one’s business, and with good reason – you have calories to burn, fat to eliminate and major fitness goals to reach. So if you’re one of the many others out there willing to go the extra mile in order to fit into your skinny jeans or look great shirtless, here […]
Eating Mid-Meal During Your Workout – Can It Boost Your Efficiency and Strength?
There is no shortage of advice for boosting exercise efficiency and muscle strength. One day we are advised to consume the latest Holy Grail of nutrition and the next we are told to skip the food and instead stomp three times or jump twice. It can be confusing. If you are still wondering about the […]
Being fit and being healthy are not the same- Committing to a Lifestyle
Too many people think that being healthy means eating right OR working out – however, it’s quite the contrary. While you can eat healthy and not workout, or vice versa, true health comes from a mix of the two. Building a healthy routine will help you ease into a truly healthy lifestyle for lifelong wellbeing […]
