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How to Set Fitness Goals: A Step-by-Step Guide to Success
Struggling to stay on track with your fitness goals? Set them the right way and start seeing real progress. Let’s get after it!
Eat Your Way to a Happier Life
There’s a fascinating but complex link between nutrition and mental health. Over the years, I’ve experienced, and seen firsthand, the positive impact a healthy diet (often paired with exercise) can
4 Things You Need to Know About Building Muscle
Improving your fitness level is a simple process. You exercise a few days a week and include balanced nutrition. Yes, for the most part, that is the whole deal. Understanding
4 Ways to Get Back on Track Post-Thanksgiving
You ate a lot of tasty food and dessert on turkey day. What now? Now you have unforgettable memories from spending time with friends and family on a traditional day.
Four Simple Ways to Lose Weight
Adjusting your lifestyle to lose weight stirs up a whole bunch of emotions and not good ones. What if there were ways to make these changes without feeling deprived? Well,
The Future of Fitness in the Metaverse
What does the future of fitness in the Metaverse look like? Imagine you only need to put on a VR headset to work out. Oh, wait… We’re already there. The
Easy and High Protein Chili Meal Prep
Do you need a healthy lunch or dinner to last you the week that tastes good? Look no further because I have an easy and high protein chili meal prep
Give This 25 Minute Circuit Workout a Go
Give this 25 minute circuit workout a go with only three exercises. You can do this workout in the gym or at home, depending on your available equipment. What is
Moralizing Food as “Good” and “Bad”
The extreme takeover of diet culture has led to moralizing food as “good” and “bad.” There is more pressure to eat food perceived as “good” to look good and feel
Fitness Advice for Busy Folks
Integrate exercise into your current lifestyle. Let it become a daily habit, like brushing your teeth daily (cue the eye roll). Instead of saying, “I’ll get back into a fitness
Fitness Advice for Newcomers
From my first time stepping foot in a gym at 15 years old, I’ve learned so much helpful information. This is fitness advice for newcomers and anyone curious about someone
Easy and Healthy Pre-Workout Snacks
The struggle is real when your stomach is growling, and you want to get going with your workout. Either that or you have the empty, sickly feeling because you haven’t
Pairing Exercises to Save Time
For many, time is of the essence. That’s where supersets can come in handy when structuring your workouts. Pairing exercises to save time for you to get on with the
What’s A Dynamic Warmup?
Warming up before you exercise gives your muscles and joints a heads-up. If you’ve ever stretched a cold rubber band, it’s likely to snap more easily than if it was
Should You Work Out When You’re Sore?
You may experience some muscle soreness after an intense workout, or even a mild one, for that matter. It’s normal to experience a few aches and pains during and after
Ways to Prevent and Remedy Muscle Spasms or Cramps
Muscle spasms are common for everyone, even if you don’t exercise regularly. The causes aren’t limited to dehydration, as nutrition can also be a factor. It’s hard to know what
How To Build Muscle With Progressive Overload
Your body needs to be put under stress to stimulate the production of new muscle tissue. If you want to get stronger but train lazily, that progression will not occur
Drinking Alcohol and Still Being in Shape
If you want to drink, especially when you’re out with your friends, that’s entirely your choice! I’m not here telling you to be sober. Simply providing insight into the impact
You Don’t Need to Give Up Carbs
Today’s seemingly popular diet aspect is cutting out carbs to lose weight fast. Yet, your body uses this primary macronutrient as an energy source. Losing weight involves a calorie deficit,
Impressive Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds
It’s spooky season! If you’re going to be carving pumpkins this year, don’t throw away the seeds! I, for one, love roasting them to have as a quick and tasty
Monthly Goals to Help Refresh Your Fitness Routine
As we close out on another month, sometimes it’s good to take a reflective moment on your fitness routine. You’ve been consistent with everything, but it feels repetitive, and your
The Rich Benefits of Cottage Cheese You Should Know
Cottage cheese gets a bad rep, but it’s a healthy superfood you’re missing out on. If you want to lose weight or build muscle, I’d highly consider adding it to
How to Feel More Comfortable in the Gym as a Beginner
Maybe you’re kickstarting your fitness journey and have just become a new member at a gym down the street. Perhaps you love running and want to start on a strength
The Risks of Being Overly Caffeinated
Caffeine provides the perfect boost to start your day, but too much could give you some unpleasant side effects. I’m an avid caffeine consumer and always will be. I’m not
You Can Have a Good Workout Without Sweating
Sweating isn’t always the best indicator of having an effective workout. Your body will become more efficient as you get stronger and better conditioned. You may sweat less or early
Better Results with Active Recovery
Your muscles need time and energy to recover after the strain of resistance or weightlifting you put them under in the gym or wherever you conduct your workouts. You should
Is Walking Considered Good Cardio?
I’m here to break the myth that walking is not a good form of cardio, or exercise, for that matter. It can be done at any time, anywhere you want.
A New Morning Ritual
You might not be an “early bird gets the worm” type of person, but you could be. Don’t hit snooze or mindlessly scroll through your phone. Instead, get in your
Why You’re Not Seeing Results
There could be a few different reasons why you’re not seeing results from your fitness routine. Just working out is great, but there are other components you should consider for
A Chase for the Aesthetic Look
Is the aesthetic look overrated? When people start a fitness regimen, they do it to look better. As a result, they hope to feel better about themselves. Heck, that’s why
The Most Underrated Natural Performance Enhancer
Have you ever heard of the Sandman? The Chordettes sing about him in the song, ‘Mr. Sandman.’ Netflix released a series about “The King of Dreams” in a new binge-worthy
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