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Eating for Energy Food gives you energy, but not all foods are created equal. If you're working out, you need to give your body the right fuel to not just get through the workout, but to optimize your energy levels, support your fitness goals, and promote...
The Connection Between Physical Fitness and Mental Health Everyone knows that exercising is good for your physical health. However, there are also other benefits. For instance, did you know that physical fitness affects mental health as well? It's true! Physical fitness is not only good for...
Understanding the Importance of Sleep You know that you need to sleep. But did you know how absolutely vital it is? The importance of sleep cannot be understated. However, so many people are sleep deprived. Are you? There's a good chance you are. Many adults don't get...
Spring Training For All! When you first hear the phrase "spring training", you might immediately think of baseball and with good reason. But did you know that this concept applies to everyone else as well? In baseball, spring training is a time for players to get back...
Good Nutrition Doesn't Have to Be Hard! We're all busy, so it can often feel too time-consuming or challenging to eat a healthy diet. It's common for people to think that good nutrition is something that's complex, difficult, or costly. That's not true! Getting enough vitamins,...
Daily Habits to Improve your Health When the phrase "improve your health" is said, a lot of people think about overhauling their lives and changing everything. And sometimes that's necessary. However, there are also some smaller things you can do every day to improve your health....
Beating the Winter Blues For many people, January and February result in the winter blues. In most areas, it's colder, there's less sunlight, and the start of the year often means busier schedules as well. All of that combined can leave people feeling down in the...
Getting Back into Working Out Whether you've been out of your fitness routine for a few weeks or a few months (or even longer), it can sometimes seem tough to get back into a workout schedule. It's easy to feel discouraged or even overwhelmed in these...
Tips for Keeping your New Year's Resolutions Keeping your New Year's resolutions can be tough. Don't worry, this is true for most people. In fact, studies show that only about 9% of people who set resolutions actually keep them. However, there's a trick to it. Here's what...
Why Rest and Recovery is So Important When you're working out regularly, rest and recovery days can feel like a step back. If you're focused on achieving your goals, you may think that more is always better and that you need to keep going, going, going....
This is a common mental hurdle for so many people. Everyone wants to weigh a specific amount and it often becomes a motivational killer when the scale gets involved. One great piece of advice for anyone working out, get rid of your scale. If your primary...
Proper posture during a workout can make the difference between injury or success. It’s amazing how many people think they can copy an exercise from in the gym one day. Chances are the exercise has been attempted wrong, or at the very minimum, they were...
It’s amazing how many task's our body accomplish without us even knowing it happened at all. The body is truly an amazing machine, but if we don’t do the little things to take care of it, eventually this fine tuned machine will break down. FACTS: Posture...
A few weeks ago it was made aware that napping can lower blood pressure, now comes a report that laughing can drop it seven points. I must say that both of those options are a lot better than having to take over the counter medications....
A common theme people seem to be talking about is how gas prices are going to be rising as we get closer to Summer. Why can’t we all just get excited about the positives traits that come with Summer rather than the negative ones. Save yourself...
Many people have difficulty getting to a gym, walking, running or working out at home in the morning or evening due to child, family or work obligations. These reasons are certainly legitimate. But you won't do yourself or your family any favors by caring for...
If there is 1 common muscle that almost everyone needs to stretch it's our chest. With a tight chest (pectoralis) comes bad posture. Here are a few tips to allow you to add a chest stretch into your everyday routine. Instructions Preparation Stand at end of...
Increasing flexibility through stretching is one of the basic tenets of physical fitness. It is common to stretch before and after exercise in order to reduce injury and increase performance, yet there seems to be a grey area in how long to hold a stretch...
Have you reached your weight lose goals, increased the distance you are able to run or added weight on some exercises you are doing? Well these are just a few common goals that many people all work hard to strive for ...
We all have been told how important it is to stay consistent with your fitness to see results. Well it is also equally as important to give your body the rest it needs to recover from your workouts. The amount of time needed is...