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 Straight Buzz: Our Review of the HyperIce HyperSphere
As someone who likes fitness, sports, and picking up heavy things and putting them down, my muscles are perpetually sore. Add in the fact that I’m a complete and total klutz, and mobility and recovery tools become my jam. But when my childhood friend turned physical therapist pulled out the HYPERICE’s HYPERSPHERE, a pulsating ball about the size of a softball, I didn’t know … [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...]