Spring is upon us and for many people around the country, that’s great news. If you live somewhere where you have four seasons, you’ve probably spent the better part of six months working out indoors and are ready for some fresh air. Even if you live in a sunny climate, though, your workout may need [...]
Which Fitness Trends are Worth Your Time?
I’m always either laughing, shaking my head or shaking my fist at some new fitness trend, whether it’s a gadget, a new type of exercise class or a new type of home equipment. Now I’ve found a soulmate of sorts in strength and conditioning coach Nick Downing. His article today on Boston.com cracked me up, [...]
5 Facts about Body Fat That You May Not Know
Everybody’s talking about fat these days. Where it is, why it’s there, how to lose it, how much we hate it. We have a million diet books with “belly” or “fat” in the title and you cannot pick up a magazine or surf very far on the internet without seeing an ad or article about [...]
Faster Fat Loss with Interval Training for any Activity
You know, I don’t just go around the internet looking for things that support interval training or high-intensity interval training. The fact is, it’s such a hot topic right now that it’s hard NOT to read something about it everywhere you look and interval training is such a hot topic because it works. A new [...]
Three Best Ways to Save Time at the Gym
If you can workout anytime you want for as long as you want, that’s just great. None of the rest of us like you that much, though. Finding time to work out is usually harder than the workout itself and the effort can rip your motivation to shreds. Even when you do get to the [...]
6 Things Your Personal Trainer Doesn’t Want You To Do
One of my favorite fitness sites on the entire internet is SparkPeople.com. No-nonsense, science based information and a whole lot of encouragement and motivation, that’s what they’re about and I love ‘em for it. As I was tooling around on their site over the weekend, I found this little gem of an article, called “6 [...]
An Inspiring Weight Loss Story and A Great Testimony for HIIT
I have several news feeds coming into my email every day, many of them focused on health, fitness and nutrition. This is how I find some of the stuff that I write to you guys about. It also helps me discover some pretty cool people and places on the internet. This week, I discovered an [...]
Trainer for Sports Illustrated Model Kate Upton Shares His Tips
If you don’t know who David Kirsch is, you may know Kate Upton. She’s the gorgeous blond bikini model who just did back to back covers of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition. That’s the first time that’s happened since Tyra Banks did it years ago. There’s good reason, though; this girl looks amazing. Now you can [...]
Want to Finally Get Fit? Find a Fitness Buddy
Some people are good at keeping themselves motivated and some just aren’t. Even those women who are fairly solitary with their workouts can benefit from having a little extra accountability, social interaction and competetion and that’s where a fitness buddy comes in. I found a cool article on this very subject this morning at WallStreetJournal.com. [...]
An Exercise Plan You Can Stick To
I’ve said this before, but no exercise plan is going to work if you don’t actually do it. Your plan has to be the right plan for you, not the plan that looks awesome in the magazines or the routine that Jennifer Lopez does or the method that your best friend used to corral her [...]
