This site has limited support for your browser. We recommend switching to Edge, Chrome, Safari, or Firefox.
Intense exercise can really knock you down for a few days. Soreness, fatigue, and muscle tightness are all classic symptoms of a strenuous workout. To mitigate these nasty side effects, we’ll go over four simple strategies that will help attack every workout with intensity.
The most basic form of cardio is doing the function that distinguished human beings from our early ancestors– walking. Turn it up a notch and you’re running. But aside from differences in intensity, walking and running can serve different functions for your health or wellness goals.
A team of collaborating researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Stanford School of Medicine have identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise and even effectively reduces food intake and obesity in mice.
Routines are not always permanent. Vacations, sickness, or work can interrupt an exercise regimen. Perfection, however, is not the goal here. What’s important is that you get back to your schedule safely after a lapse.
Guided exercise has been shown to significantly improve strength, agility, and mobility in our later years. The importance of this cannot be overstated. Who doesn’t want to stay mobile?
Here’s the simple truth: there aren’t certain exercises that explicitly build muscle or shed fat. Laying on a mat and doing leg lifts does not burn fat around your core, doing squats does not burn fat around your glutes, and curling doesn’t burn fat around your biceps.
Making some massive generalizations, we can put exercise in two groups, cardio and weightlifting, and to make generalizations about the two. Many assume that if you’re looking to lose weight and stay toned, cardio is the way to go. For some reason, running to lose weight just seems right.
It’s hard to believe that January 1st passed nearly two months ago. For those who chose to use the new year as a conduit for growth, two months can be a challenging time frame to adhere to goals that often involve completing a certain selected task consistently.
Jumping into the new season with the right attitude can make all the difference! Read our blog to adopt some healthy habits to carry you through the holiday season and into the new year!
A personal trainer offers tips on a Fresh Start for healthy living
A too-sedentary lifestyle has alarming consequences - but all is not lost.
A trainer offers advice for clean living you can actually live with.
