Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, or frantic? You might need to start practicing some mindfulness. While mindfulness started back with Buddhist meditation, it has evolved to focus more on in-the-moment awareness. So often people's brains are on overdrive analyzing pasts and trying to predict futures that it's easy to lose sense of the here and now. It’s how having a … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
Crossfit-ize Your Workout
A leading trend in the current fitness community is CrossFit. If you’ve never heard of it, CrossFit by the corporate definition is “constantly-varied, high intensity, functional movements.” That basically means that you’re never doing the same workout, the routine you do is done at an intensity that is challenging for you, and the exercises mimic movements needed in everyday … [Read more...]
3 Body Sculpting Workouts with a Kettlebell
If you want to lose fat, feel fit and get in shape but struggle with finding time to workout, then the kettlebell is a fantastic answer to your problem. This is one piece of equipment that can be used at home, the gym or whilst travelling. If you aren't up for a gym membership or are confused about creating your own gym at home, then this one tool is a perfect addition! The … [Read more...]
Guidelines for Planning a Great Workout
Walking, biking, swimming, hiking, running, lifting, boxing, crunching, and the list of exercise options goes on and on...and on. And that’s only a high level. Each option has options in the way of intervals, duration, intensity, course, and again, so on. The good news: You really have no excuse for ever getting bored with your exercise. The bad news: How do you choose what is … [Read more...]
Morning Motivators
You already know that exercise is a crucial tool in helping to achieve your fat loss goals. Moving your body is a must, whether that means doing it all at once in a killer workout session, or sneaking in fitness throughout your day as your schedule allows. While any time is a good time to exercise, research has shown that doing so in the morning might have longer lasting … [Read more...]