You’ve been told time and time again not to let the scale be the judge of your progress, but yet that number--you know, the one that never seems to budge despite compliments from friends and your skinny jeans feeling more baggy--still gets in your head. If substantial stats are what you’re after, slide the scale aside and instead use body fat percentage as your guide. What is … [Read more...]
Fact or Myth: Can Using a Foam Roller for Cellulite Work?
If you have cellulite--you know, that lumpy, bumpy flesh typically found on the your upper legs, tummy, and booty--then you know the struggle is real with getting it to go away. It can seem like no amount of dieting, sweat-a-thons, or praying to the heavenly figure of your choice can make the annoying cottage cheese-like look disappear. Still, that doesn’t stop … [Read more...]
How to Tell Your Body Fat Percentage
Many people are still so focused on what the number on the scale reads, that they forget that it’s not always an accurate depiction of body composition. For example, muscle is denser and weighs more than fat, so if you’ve been killing it with strength training and protein intake, the scale might read higher than when you were a cardio queen. To better develop your health and … [Read more...]
Plyometrics 101: Leap Your Way to a Leaner Physique
If this is your first time hearing the term “plyometrics,” you might think you’re in for an advanced math or statistics class. And while those course types may be on the schedules of students starting new school years, plyometrics is actually something that can advance your fat-burning and lean muscle development goals. Plyometrics, often shortened to just “plyo” (pronounced … [Read more...]
How to Use Muscle to Get a More Feminine Figure
Check out the sculpted bodies of celebs on the red carpets or models in the magazine, and it seems safe to say that muscular is the new thin. By muscular, we don’t mean beefy like Arnold Schwarzenegger back in his Mr. Olympia days. In fact, you can dismiss any fears of looking “manly” muscular, as it’s nearly impossible for women to achieve that shape without the aid of extreme … [Read more...]