The hardest part about working out is getting started. The second most difficult phase is setting goals. You are sabotaging your fitness routine and setting yourself up to fail without them.People are different and they struggle with various obstacles to lose weight – personal habits, genetics or work. The key is to set a realistic goal because this is the only way you’re going to...
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Counting on the scale as an indicator of whether you’re making progress during your weight loss journey is a tricky move. Seeing the same number doesn’t mean lack of success. Chances are you losing fat but it’s being replaced by with muscle or water, or a combination of both. Fluid retention is the most common reason for losing fat but not weight.Slimming down is not rocket science, and,...
Stretching has become a controversial issue in the fitness world over the last couple of years. Some studies suggest it inhibits muscular performance and actually increases people’s chances of getting hurt.For example, if you stretch before you lift weights, you may feel weaker during your workout; your hands may not be steady, risking injuries.But experts are not...
People can’t ignore their age. Making this mistake can lead to weight gain, heart problems and chronic illnesses brought by unhealthy lifestyles.The older you get, the more wear and tear you have, Shane McLean, certified personal trainer at Balance Guy Training, says. “You’re like a car with a lot of miles on it – the older it is, the more times it won’t start right...
I'm always on the hunt for the latest and greatest abs exercise routine. Why? Well, because let's face it - everybody wants to have abs. You can say that you don't but we all want to have six-pack abs one way or another.So I searched the net, tinkered around with some equipment, and started hitting these two unique abs exercise moves that have provided me with some unreal results.The Moves1....
I’ll just come out and admit it. I’ve skipped leg day before. There! I said it. Ah, I feel better now that I got that out. If you’re a busy dad like I am, then I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. Here’s how it happened.It was a beautiful summer day. I woke up, did my morning routine of meditating and stretching, and then quickly slammed some pre-workout just before I...
The hardest part of getting fit is over – you actually started making changes, stuck with them for more than a few days, and lost some weight. Regardless of whether you signed up for a gym membership as a New Year resolution or in the middle of April, the patterns are the same.Attendance generally decreases as time goes on and the more often you go at the beginning – at least 4 times a week...
The warm weather is now here and this is the perfect time to switch it up and add in a great bodyweight workout to your weekly routine.Let's face it, when it comes to summer we often find ourselves on the road, on vacation and we also have the itch to get our workouts in outside. This bodyweight workout covers all of those bases and is a perfect remedy for you to get a summer time fat burn...
You are busy. Trust me I'm right there with you. My job can be very hectic at times and, yeah, it can be tough to keep on track with my fitness goals. Being a dad and having a wife who works full-time, you can say that my family and I are a little bit busy.Does this sound similar to you?Maybe you don’t have the wife and kids, but we ALL have so much to do with such little time to get it done....
Losing weight and building muscle is hard work, even when you use certain tricks. Burning more calories than you consume is the only way to see inches around your waistline disappear, but how you go about achieving this goal is the tricky part.Inactive and/or skinny people can see muscle development within a few days after starting to exercise because there is no fat covering the...