Nothing can make you feel more like you’re headed on a exercise road going nowhere than the dreaded treadmill. After all, you are literally walking, jogging, or running in place, making the treadmill quickly reminiscent of a human hamster wheel. Sure, you’re burning some calories, but even if you’re running your heart out (not literally!), taking a straightforward, cardio-only … [Read more...]
Frugal Fitness: How to Burn Fat on a Budget
Summertime made burning fat and reaching your fitness goals easy--and best of all, cheap! Nice weather meant frugal fitness, where you could get your sweat on in your own backyard, at a local trail, or at the summer pool with little to no cost at all. While you decreased in size, your wallet stayed fat and happy. Then Mother Nature starts turning down the heat for many areas … [Read more...]
Hate Working Out? Here’s How to Rekindle the Love
While some people have days where they don't feel like exercising, others simply hate working out. With every fiber of their being, they despise it. Some will go to any length to avoid it, scheduling early morning meetings and after-work appointments to justify not having the time to fit in the fitness. People who hate working out aren’t necessarily born this way (or at … [Read more...]
Full Body Fat Burners in 3 Fast Moves
Whether you have school-age children or not, somehow kids heading back in school represents a time of year when schedules are suddenly busier--and that’s without the holidays lurking in the not-so-distant future. During the long, lazy days of summer it seemed easy to fit in your fitness. But as the days grow short, it’s not surprising if your available workout time … [Read more...]
Post-Pregnancy Body Exercises for Every Fit Mom
Workouts aside, as a new mom you’ve already done one of the strongest things your body will ever do--bringing that little bundle of joy to life. But with all the attention you’re showing that wee one, don’t forget about you, too, mommy. Your post-pregnancy body may look like a mere shell of your former self. That’s completely to be expected--you did just make a human, after … [Read more...]