Let’s face it, not everyone’s comfortable at the gym. For some the setting is alien, others feel self conscious and would rather avoid it, or it simply gets so crowded you can barely get a rep in. If you’re one of these people, but still want to get a workout in, bodyweight training is your best … [Read more...]
Common Mistakes That Could Be Ruining Your Eyes
Eating carrots, working the muscles and covering up are only few things experts recommend to preserve and sharpen your eyesight, but there are many other mistakes we all make that can actually have a detrimental effect on our vision. Some we don’t even think of. How can we care so much … [Read more...]
Fitness Tips For Staying Healthy While Traveling
The holidays are upon us, we’re all packed, ready to fly to our destination to reunite with family and spend some quality time together. As if we didn’t have enough to worry about with all the feasting going on, we also have to dodge the unhealthy options the airports have to offer. Here … [Read more...]
Deficient or Sufficient – 5 Ways to Know if You Have Nutritional Deficiencies
A Delicate Balance is more than just an award winning play by Edward Albee. It’s what keeps everything in check within the body. The more harmonious things are on the inside, the better you look and feel on the outside. In a perfect world we would all be able to find that sweet … [Read more...]
Ballerina for the Hour – the Benefits of the Barre Method
This class has been gaining popularity for the past few months, taking traditional barre method workouts to a whole new level. But what is it, exactly? Here is how founder, Sadie Lincoln describes it : "Most barre-based classes use a combination of postures inspired by ballet and other disciplines … [Read more...]
Fitness Tips – Mind Your Added Sugar
Among the many things that are a part of today’s modern diet, added sugar has to be one of the most detrimental. On top of natural sources, the majority of processed foods include an additional dosage. Most people underestimate or are unaware of the amount of sugar they consume … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Get Fitness Results Faster
It’s hard to stay motivated when we don’t see the results right away, and especially with the holidays approaching, things slow down at the gym and many fall off the wagon. Use these 5 fitness tips to not only stay on track, but to get your fitness results faster. 5 Ways to Get … [Read more...]
Beginner Guide to Weight Training – Lifting 101
The weight room; a foreign and intimidating part of the gym for some. Machines, free weights, benches of all shapes and sizes, enough to make a newbie run the opposite direction. Believe it or not it’s not as hard to get started as you think. Let me walk you through some of the basics of weight … [Read more...]
Why You Should Carb Load Before a Workout – Get Lean Not Fat
Carbs have been getting a bad rep for many years now. Some diets will tell you to flat out cut them, some will limit them. Us ladies are afraid to even look at them for fear of gaining unwanted pounds through that gaze. Carbs are actually not all bad, as they’re not all created equal. They’re … [Read more...]
This is Why We Plank – Benefits of Planking
Love it or hate it, planks are one of the best isometric, strength building exercises out there, and it will outperform any number of crunches you do in hopes of that coveted sixpack. Isometrics, contracting your muscles against stationary resistance, are often used for rehabilitation, but are … [Read more...]
Benefits of Kettlebell Training – and the Newest Kettlebell Kickboxing
A cannonball with a handle on it is the best way to describe this exercise modality, hailing all the way from Russia. Popular among cross fitters, this cast iron powerball will give you a workout for your money. Due to it’s shape and handle placement, kettlebells can double as both … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Thai Chi
When you hear mind-body connection, you usually think Yoga, but there’s another modality that relies just as much on this connection : Thai Chi. An ancient Chinese practice that started out as a martial arts, slowly transformed into a practice aimed at enhancing physical and mental health. Built on … [Read more...]
