At the start of each New Year, well-intentioned souls pour into gyms and onto playing fields, determined to finally get into shape. However, some estimates calculate that only about 4 percent of all New Year’s resolutions actually make it through the coming year. At some point in late January, particularly …
When done right, cardio exercise can offer extraordinary fitness benefits. All too often, though, the best intentions lead instead to inefficient and even harmful cardio routines. Whether mindlessly bouncing along on an elliptical or desperately hanging onto a stair climbing machine: neither approach will deliver results. Instead, try following a …
When cardio or “metcon” is done right, the results can be truly transformative, boosting your fitness, your athleticism and your overall health. However, all too often cardiovascular exercise is attempted in ways that harm rather than help. Just walk into any gym and take a look at the row of …
Are you suspicious when you walk into your local supermarket? If you’re not already, you should be – in order to take care of your health and fitness. Did you know that there are these potentially dangerous substances lurking in some of the products? These substances are called trans fats. …
If like me, you’ve put in an amazing effort into achieving the perfect body, then you might be curious to know how I said goodbye to my stubborn body fat. The frustration of being the first person at the door of the gym, when it opened at 7 o’clock in …
Your metabolism is a wise and wonderful thing….but at times it can frustrate the hell out of you. Sometimes it can feel like it’s launching guerrilla warfare against your fitness objectives. Most of us have been there, when you get to that stage when no matter what you do, not …
Some people are super motivated and have almost endless self-control. Others struggle to set a fitness regime, and then really battle to stick to it. Whatever stage you’re at, these fitness psychology 12 fascinating facts can help your fitness – by giving you a better understanding of some important psychological …
Personal training is only for the rich and famous, right? Wrong, think again. Personal trainers are crazy people who just shout and want to see you in pain? True or not? Read these 15 personal training myths to find out. 1. Your personal trainer wants to see you in pain …
Did you know that your muscles retain cell memory? This means that even if you haven’t had a proper fitness regime since you were a child, your muscles can still remember those days. When you exercise your muscles, those memories are triggered. The memories are held in DNA-containing nuclei. DNA …
Natural bodybuilding can give you the body you want within a reasonable amount of time, but without the risks associated with taking steroids. It is suitable for both men and women, and if you are a woman, you could consider it to be body sculpting. This may also be the …