You know the saying: “Two heads are better than one”? Well, when it comes to burning fat, the same might be said for two bodies. When you buddy up with another person to exercise, you immediately have someone to help hold you accountable to showing up to the workout (and let’s face it, sometimes that’s the toughest part), while also having someone by your side to support you … [Read more...]
Start Your Holiday Game Plan
It’s time to come clean: Raise your hand if you indulged a wee bit more on Halloween candy than you’d cared to admit. If your hand is sky high, no worries. Just like life, personal-sized candy bars happen. While in other instances of falling off of the eating-healthy wagon, you’d get the advice to move on and not let it derail your hard work thus far. That’s still a good route … [Read more...]
Fitness Made March Madness Style
It’s March Madness--a month filled with buzzer-beating games from the NCAA college basketball tournament. As the Sweet 16, Final Four, and Cinderella teams are ramping up for this major spring sporting event, basketball fever is in the air. Whether you’re working on your brackets or could give a rip about b-ball, March Madness offers amazing motivation for your own workout … [Read more...]
Fun Ways to Warm Up
Warming up before you do stretching or exercise of any kind is very important. If you think of starting a car in the middle of winter, warming up makes a lot of sense. Heat helps move engine fluids throughout the vehicle in the same way it helps circulate oxygen and blood to your muscles. If you were to drive the car without warming it up, you might notice the car seems … [Read more...]