Looking for tips on total body circuit training? You’ve come to the right place. If you’re already interested in circuit training, you’re already on the right path to total body fitness and health—but let's get you moving a little faster with five tips on improving the efficacy and efficiency of your workouts, so you can get better returns in less time. (more…)
We know we sound like a broken record when we keep saying it's important to set a fitness goal and have it in the forefront of our minds as we exercise. Keeping in mind WHY we're working out, though, helps us figure out two important things for each one of us. One, is this exercise getting me closer to my goal? Two, if I get bored with this exercise, what can I do instead that will give me the same result? (more…)
You know that exercise is good for you. You’ve been told, in fact, that exercising a little bit will reduce your risk of heart disease and premature death by, well, a little bit. You have been told, or you assumed, that exercising a lot would reduce your risk of heart disease and premature death by, well, a lot. (more…)
When I was just starting out in the gym, my lifting buddy would always have to remind me to breathe. She’d joke about how red in the face I’d get as I was trying to improve my bench press. Thanks to her commentary, I realized that I wasn’t breathing effectively during my workouts and that I needed to practice! I’m sure many of you can relate. Breathing is such an unconscious action that we’re often unaware of how we breathe (or don’t breathe), especially when we’re focused on working out. (more…)
As we get older, we sometimes tend to decrease the amount of physical activity in our lives. For instance, we may start abandoning a morning walk around our neighborhood, a weekly game of golf with our buddies, or even a weekly trip to the grocery store. This troubling phenomena is due to a variety of factors including declining health. However, regular exercise is vital for people of all age groups. Seniors can especially benefit from making frequent trips to the gym. To maximize the enjoyment of our golden years, the following 5 reasons to exercise regularly shouldn’t be ignored. (more…)
Everyone who’s worked with weights is familiar with a straight set-and-rep scheme. You pick an exercise, choose a weight and do the prescribed number of reps. This type of training can get you very far. It took me from a weightlifting newbie to winning my first few fitness competitions. (more…)
