The Side Stitch: What Causes It and Prevention Tips
It is one of the most unpleasant scenarios: You muster up the motivation to hit the trails, tie up your running shoes, start to hit your feet...
Make Your Home Gym Work For You
The gym is essentially a gathering place to run on the treadmill, cycle on the recumbent bike, and lift heavy weights in the presence of others. This...
8 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Workout
Although its well-known we should be doing it, intertwining exercise into our lifestyles may not be occurring for various reasons or excuses. Whether based on a fear...
10 Best Foods for Muscle Recovery
How Much Protein for Muscle Repair?
The general population needs an average of 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight (g/kg). Add in activity levels, and the...
How to Make a Workout Plan & Boost Fitness Motivation
Maybe you have tried following a workout plan before but lost your fitness motivation shortly after starting. How can you stick to your fitness routine...
7 Exercises to Burn More Fat
Individuals tend to gravitate to exercise as a means to lose weight and often question, “What exercise burns the most fat?” to accelerate results. But answering the...
What Is Carb Loading? All You Need to Know
Gorging on bread and pasta during the days leading to an endurance sports event is common practice. Known as carb-loading, this is a nutritional tool...
Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
The iliotibial band (IT) or tract is a thick strip of connective tissue, or ligament, that runs down the outside of the thigh and connects the hip...
How to Get Over Gym Anxiety Once and for All
The modern-day gym environment can be overwhelming and provoke anxiety for various reasons. In turn, this highly affects many people's motivation and opportunity to improve...
How to Get Fit Fast in 5 Steps
Looking for the fastest way to get in shape? If fitness comes to mind first, that is similar to the majority of the population!