Just as the right running shoes can help you pound the pavement with ease and lead to faster split times, yoga props can help you get more from your posture practice. While you’re likely well familiar with the yoga mat, if you’ve ever been to a yoga studio or perused the yogi section of a sports store, you might have a few questions surrounding what’s up with all the props. … [Read more...]
The Strong Abs Circuit Your Workout Routine Will Love
Working out your core isn’t all about getting bikini-ready or burning fat to transform the muffin top into a sculpted six-pack. Sure, those are all benefits, but strong abs can do so much more. The Benefits of Strong Abs Without trying to state the obvious, your core is at the center of everything you do. How you walk, sit, move, stand, and bend are all centered on the … [Read more...]
Baby on Board? 7 Safe Pregnancy Workout Tips to Follow
Now that you’ve got a baby on board (and congrats, mama!), it’s time to start exercising for two. Wait, you thought you’d get to kick back and let your partner dote on you while you develop a tiny human in that bump? Oh, you do! But you gotta get moving too, as sweating through a pregnancy workout benefits both you and your new little person to be. Pregnancy Workout … [Read more...]
The Head-to-Toe BOSU Ball Workout You Gotta Try!
If you want to add a dose of core and ab work to every exercise you do--not to mention, up the intensity level--then it’s time to try a BOSU ball workout. If you have a gym membership or you’ve taken a stroll through the fitness section of a sporting goods store, then you’ve likely seen a BOSU ball, which looks like half an exercise ball mounted onto a solid plastic platform. … [Read more...]
Jump Rope Tips to Steal from Boxers
Boxers may hook, jab, and uppercut their way to a ripped core and bulging biceps, but what really keeps them in fighting shape is jumping rope. For less than $20--cheaper than most one-month gym membership rates--you can have everything you need to pump up the fat-burning effects on your body. What’s even better is that a jump rope is easy to travel with, meaning you have no … [Read more...]