Halloween is two days away, so what better way to get the kids active than planning some fun Halloween-inspired fitness activities? Keeping the whole family active will not only be a fun family activity, but also offset the lots of goodies everyone will most likely be enjoying that night and for the next couple of weeks. Continue reading “5 Fun Halloween-Inspired Workouts for the Whole Family”
It seems like our lives are busier than ever–especially in the lives of our kids. As we shuffle them around from one activity to the next, it often means there’s less time spent preparing healthy meals for them and making sure they’re getting enough exercise. As a parent, there are several things you can do to ensure your child grows up healthy. Continue reading “Raise a Healthier Kid with These 5 Steps”
After completing a long workout, there’s nothing sweeter than drinking a tall, cold glass of water. But if you’re only drinking water after your workout, you need to stop and reevaluate your strategy. Instead, you need to be drinking water before and during your workout as well. Continue reading “Everything You Need to Know About Staying Hydrated”
In the world of women’s fitness, women are constantly told they should not “bulk up” when exercising by magazines, websites, even some gyms. Instead, the term “toned” is used to refer to gaining lean muscle and maintain a feminine figure at the same time. It’s time to put all of that nonsense to rest and provide you with the real goods about women’s health and weight training.
Many women steer clear of weight training exercises because they fear becoming bulky from the added muscle. Don’t be! Every person, no matter their age or gender, has a unique body that requires different needs. Women today need to become more accepting of their body type and avoid trying to conform to what society says is right.
Society has always pushed a specific perception of what women should look like, but these views are arbitrary, change constantly, and don’t necessarily match up with staying physically fit and healthy. In order to reach your fullest physical potential, incorporate cardio and weight training into your workout regimen.
Despite popular belief, gaining muscle mass is not “masculine”; it’s simply how the human body gets stronger. If you become “bulky,” that doesn’t mean that you are any less feminine or more masculine. It means that you are strong and physically fit and healthy. By ridding yourself of the notion of what’s “feminine”  or “masculine,” you will be able to work out with confidence and improve your mental and emotional health.
Weight training has many benefits that you need to take advantage of in order to maintain your physical fitness. Building muscle burns calories just like cardio does, but it does so in a different way and targets different areas of the body. This targeted exercise is necessary for physical improvement and should be incorporated into your fitness routine. Becoming stronger is not only essential for our physical health but empowers women…especially when it comes to tackling tasks that require increased strength.
Once you get in the groove of working out on a regular basis, it’s easy to establish a routine and repeat the same exercises on the same equipment for each workout. However, mixing up your workouts is essential in order to keep your body challenged and benefiting from the session. Most of us are guilty of arriving at the gym and hopping on a free treadmill and completing the same run we do every day. To get the most out of your treadmill workouts, mix it up with these changes. Continue reading “3 Treadmill Workouts to Maximize Your Cardio Routine”