7 Foam Roller Strengthening Exercises
Foam rollers offer great value in injury prevention, as they help smooth and lengthen tight muscles. While they are primarily used in post-workout recovery, foam rollers can...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Only Have 10 Minutes? You Have Time for This Workout
10-Minute Workout
High-intensity interval training, as its name suggests, features intensive bouts of movements to elevate heart rate and stimulate the muscles within a short period of time....
10 Effortless Ways to Get More Steps In Your Day
Fitness experts often tout walking as one of the most underrated forms of fitness. Compared to its counterparts like running, swimming, and biking, it frequently...