12 Fitness Habits to Improve Your Health
12 Healthy Exercise and Fitness Habits
1. Build A Routine
Habits are essentially developed by building and sticking to a routine. Particularly when first starting out in the fitness...
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...
Experts Share What NOT & What to Do Before a Workout
Ever wondered exactly what to do before a workout?
You know the questions, “Should I eat before working out?” or “Should I...
7 Energy-Boosting Muscle-Toning Exercise Moves
Although workouts do require energy to exert each movement, their completion can actually reciprocate and boost more energy. In fact, researchers even advocate exercise as one of...
What Is Functional Training? All You Need to Know
The concept of functional fitness may be a bit elusive, because so many different exercise schools (think CrossFit, boot camps, etc.) claim their style of...
What Happens When You Stop Working Out
You signed up for that gym membership or tackled a new fitness regimen. Then it happens… You find yourself unmotivated to hit the gym early in the...
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...
10-Minute Yoga Workout for Beginners
For beginning yogis, stepping into your first yoga class may be completely overwhelming. Especially if in a roomful of experienced yoga-goers, the movements and flexibilities they flow...
No Gym Needed! The 20-Minute Hotel Room Workout
Shaking up and traveling away from workout routines and morning gym sessions may hinder or discourage your motivation. And even if workout rooms are available at the...
Do You REALLY Need Intra Carbs During Workouts?
To carb or not to carb during a workout? While this is a typical question, a better one is what kind of workout requires intra...