Tag: Fitness Together
How to Successfully Get Started on Your Own Quest to Fitness and HealthBy
You know that you want to be ____ (enter any number of positive adjectives that are plaguing your mind at the moment: healthy, fit, strong, confident, muscular, thinner). Yet, it can be so hard to get started. How many cycles of “tomorrow’s the day” or “I’ll start on Monday” or “next month when things aren’t […]
Six Ways to Add Variety to Your Workout
If you have been doing the same workout routine for years, it is likely time to switch it up. This will allow your body to get out of a plateau and will also bring a new sense of enjoyment to your workout schedule. Whatever your reason is for looking for some new moves, you have […]
How to Successfully Get Started on Your Quest to Fitness and Health
You know that you want to be _____ (enter any number of positive adjectives that are plaguing your mind at the moment – healthy, fit, strong, confident, muscular, thinner), but it can be so hard to get started. How many cycles of “tomorrow’s the day” or “I’ll start on Monday” or “next month when things […]
Maximize Your Workout in Minimum Time
Everyone wants to be able to do an efficient workout so they don’t have to spend hours in the gym to get the results they are looking for. You want to put forth some good effort for a short amount of time and get a good return on your investment. So, what is the best […]
The Relationship between Stress and Heart Health
Excessive stress has a great effect on overall health. The fight or flight reaction is embedded into all of us, even though we are no longer facing archaic predators. The modern day causes of stress are typically not life-threatening, although your body may think they are. Having chronic stress can impact your health with fat […]
Kick Start Your Summer Body Now
You may think this is funny given it is resolution time for most. Rather than talk about your resolutions, I would rather focus you in now, on what your body will look like this summer. If you start chipping now, by the time it is here you will be ready to strip down, show up […]
The Practice of Mindfulness
The practice of mindfulness encompasses the idea of living in the present moment and being acutely aware of your surroundings and focusing on things that matter. This involves taking control of how you view the world through observations of your surroundings and in turn how those observations create emotions that drive behaviors. While experiencing emotions […]
Sticking to it…in the face…of everything
Consistency is often a wandering target of “on again, off again” frustration. The problem is, the older we get, the easier it is to lose our gains and give up. Sticking to anything can be challenging. We know what we need to do. We know what we ought to do, but with the over crowded […]
Planking for Your Health
Along with nutrition and sleep, exercise is a core pillar of great health. It is a critical part of living a long and healthy life without too many health complications. The human body was designed to move, and it is always a good time to get started. You will want to try different exercises to […]
The Importance of Hip Health
Hip health is important, as the hip flexors are the central folding point of the body, stabilizing the lower body, and giving range of motion to the upper body. A typical workout may not focus enough attention on the hips, making them prone to injury and weakness. Poor hip health may lead to other health […]
