The options for workouts and exercises are limitless when we have access to a gym with fitness equipment. But what happens when we don’t have access to a gym? How can you maintain fitness levels while traveling, or even at home? This article presents options for those who have minimal or no equipment to work …
Striking a Balance – Mixing Cardio and Weights
No one wants to go to the gym and do the same workout day after day. The truth is it’s important to vary the intensity, length, and type of workouts you do. So how do we go about ensuring we’re doing our bodies justice when performing physical activity? The answer…the right mix of cardio and …
Fat Burning Made Simple
“How can I lose this fat?”…This seems like a simple enough question, right? It’s also one that is asked time and time again, yet so many people still have issues with weight and excess fat. In this article, we seek to answer the not-so-simple question in a way that is clear, easy to understand, and …
Warm-Up and Stretching
How important is a pre-workout warm-up and a post-exercise stretch? They are extremely important! Oftentimes we focus on the main portion of our workout and fail to recognize two equally important parts – the warm-up and cool-down. I like to refer to these as the “bookends.” Without either of the two ends, your workout simply …
Three Takeaways from Nutrition Labels
These days, trying to read a food label can be pretty intimidating…but if you know what to look for, those labels can actually be very beneficial. As it turns out, a quick glance can go a long way. Food labels appear on almost all packages of processed food. They can even be found in restaurants, …