Category: Exercise
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A Quick Reference | Bodyweight HIIT Routines
High Intensity Interval Training High Intensity Interval Training is one of the most popular workout phenomenons right now. Doesn’t matter if you are a seasoned pro or a beginner, the intensity is excellent for training your body to lose excess fat and naturally gain muscle. Men and women alike benefit tremendously from HIIT workouts due to…
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Diet & Aging | Don’t Let Fat Be Your Old Friend
Why is it the cartoon has it right? We do this, make excuses that we’re too old or to weak to get in shape. This is where you need to get off the bus that’s headed down Failure Street! There is no biological clock that says you can not lose fat as you age. Sometimes, I find…
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What is Bulking Doing To You?
First, what is bulking? Bulking, as we’ve already mentioned, is consuming more calories than you’re burning on a daily basis. While protein accounts for a solid amount in size of your meals, carbohydrates will be your #1 calorie source (by a mile) if you’re adhering to a bulking protocol. This is because carbohydrates are the least metabolically active…
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Old School Exercising- The Truth About Soreness!
Are you sore today from exercising? Steve Holman has a great article here explaining a bit more about what causes it, what you gain from being a little sore, and why you may want to work towards it. The fact is, there are no studies connecting muscle soreness to hypertrophy. Okay, don’t stop reading yet;…
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High Intensity Belly Fat Burner Routine
What is HIIT? High intensity interval training, or HIIT for short is a style of intense training that works at keeping the heart rate up while your body burns more fat. These intervals are quick, high bursts of exercise followed up by short rest periods where resting ….well, sometimes just doesn’t happen. If you do…
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High Intensity Workout Benefits
High Intensity workouts are beneficial to the mind and body. Interval workouts modified to keep the body guessing work best in my book. Putting together a series of different workouts that use a rotation of the exercises without a long rest period burn fat and trigger afterburn that keeps burning fat long after the workout…
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2 Critical Steps For Losing Belly Fat
Getting right to the meat of the issue – There are 2 Critical Steps to address first before we can lose belly fat: Lowering Stress Levels Lowering Insulin Levels Belly fat is literally a killer! It kills self esteem, it kills energy levels, it kills mood and can eventually kill you! Bold statement? Not really, so…
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4 Big Fat Loss Mistakes
We sometimes get over zealous when starting a new diet, or weight loss regime and make some critical mistakes. Chances are you’re like most people, you will make mistakes and possibly never reach your fat loss goal. It doesn’t have to be so hard. We tend to complicate things that are really very simple. The…
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Amazing Lemon Water For Those Cravings
Does holiday eating make you sluggish? Fudge, cookies, cakes, pies… it’s all so good and so very tempting, so we indulge. Most of us are guilty. Constant deprivation from all the treats and goodies can create a binge monster that eats everything in sight. Lemon water can put a halt to some of those cravings…
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10 Walking And Weight Loss Tips For Success
Walking and weight loss go hand in hand. If you need to lose weight, begin by enjoying more walks at different times of the day and in different places. Set yourself up for success by being prepared for anything! Start Small And Slow No matter how eager you are to get started, it’s better for…