Walking into the gym for your first time can be a little bit intimidating. In one corner there’s two guys wearing tank tops doing bicep curls in front of the mirror. In the other corner is a large group of girls all doing a bodyweight circuit in perfect unison. Somewhere there’s a person who is …
5 Tips To A Stronger Push-Up
The push-up could be called a powerhouse of a body weight exercise. The push-up works almost every muscle of the body. During a push-up you are working your chest, deltoids, triceps, core, glutes and legs. Now the push-up seems like a pretty simple exercise. Get into a plank position, lower your …
Starting Your Fitness Journey
Starting your fitness journey can be an overwhelming process. From making sure you know what you are doing to finding a gym that is right for you. As for finding the right gym for you, make sure you are choosing one that matches your personality. Finding the right gym for you will help you feel at …
Training Time: Why Warmup?
Okay so we have all been in the situation where we have a strict amount of time to get our workout in, and a warmup just wasn't cutting it. Warmups are an extremely essential part of a workout, and in some cases can determine if the workout results in more harm than help. So what is a warmup? A …
Boosting Your Bodyweight Workout
The biggest problem with at-home bodyweight workouts is that they may get boring and repetitive. They also may not feel challenging enough for you. The truth is though, bodyweight exercises are a great way to maintain muscle, build muscle, and even get ripped! To achieve this, it may be simpler than …
Getting Your Cardio Without Running
Happy First Day of Spring - to celebrate, let's spring into cardiovascular health!! Cardiovascular training is an important aspect of fitness which has many benefits on our health; it strengthens our heart, helps promote weight-loss, reduces our risk of high blood pressure, reduces stress, and many …
Stretching For Strength
If you are like me, feeling that stretch in the hamstring is not the most comfortable thing in the world. Let’s be honest though, stretching is something that we all think we should be doing more of (including myself.) Although, what if I said that you don’t have to? Well, you should, but we need to …
Winter Workout Blues
If you’re anything like me, you hate running on the treadmill or you are stuck inside for every single workout. It feels like your workout is going on and on while your looking outside the window thinking “I want to be outside”. Well you can be and you should be. Exercising outdoors will get rid of …