Importance of Tracking Your Workouts

It is often hard to find the necessary motivation needed to make yourself start working out, as well as to keep going once you have started. There is a simple and easy solution to this problem that we all seem to face: track your workouts! Utilizing online and/or mobile fitness logs can greatly increase your motivation to get moving. A great example of app is the TRUE Fitness app. Downloading the app is absolutely FREE and is a great way to provide you with everything you need to keep yourself motivated!

With this app you can set fitness goals each week, keep track of all workouts (including statistics: distance, time, and calories), and receive that extra little bit of encouragement from the motivational coaches available to choose from. For a lot of us, that feeling after a good workout is just not enough to keep us on the right track at all times. We want to see the results immediately, and this app allows us to. The TRUE Fitness app offers a visual representation of your progress, as well as an overall total of how much you have accomplished toward each of your fitness goals. Now it’s easy to see how far you have come and how little you have left to go! Continue reading “Importance of Tracking Your Workouts”

Cross train with sandbells

There are a variety of options when it comes to cross training. It’s important for balanced fitness and health to incorporate both cardio and strength training into your workout plan, but how do you choose?

One suggestion is to base your workouts off of your home gym equipment. For your cardio sessions, you can run on your home treadmill like a True PS800 Home Treadmill, or ride a stationary bike like a True ES900 Home Recumbant Bike. When it comes to the strength component, try something new. Free weights will be more cost-efficient when designing your home gym, and it gives you more diversity to mix up your workouts when you get bored or hit a plateau. Kettlebells and medicine balls have gained major popularity lately, but there’s a third option to consider: sandbells. Continue reading “Cross train with sandbells”

Kettlebells offer a fun, full-body supplement to cardio

There are not many pieces of equipment as small as a kettlebell that can deliver quite the caliber of a full-body workout.

Kettlebells are cannon-ball shaped spheres made of iron with a handle attached that can provide an excellent source of cross training for people who love cardio workouts on their home treadmills and stationary bikes. However, a common misconception is that kettlebell workouts are reserved for bodybuilding men trying to seriously bulk up. Continue reading “Kettlebells offer a fun, full-body supplement to cardio”

Should you work out on weight machines or not?

A lot of goes into planning a home gym. You must determine what sort of working out you’ll be doing and what machines will be required. You’re sure to want home gym equipment, especially a fitness treadmill like a True M30 Home Treadmill, a stationary bike like a True ES700 Home Recumbent Bike and/or a home elliptical machine like a True M50 Home Elliptical Trainer, depending on what sort of cardio is most enjoyable for you.

Cardio equipment is convenient and necessary for when you get can’t get outside to run or bike, or if you want to mix up your visuals and train on various surfaces. Continue reading “Should you work out on weight machines or not?”

Cardio cross training with kettlebells

Cardiovascular workouts are great for improving heart health, endurance and overall wellness. Running on home treadmills like the True PS800 Home Treadmill or cycling on home exercise bikes like the True ES9.0 Home Upright Bike are perfect cardio options. It’s important to remember that your body also needs strength, which comes from lifting and resistance training. In order to keep your body functioning at its best, you must cross-train, incorporating both cardio and weight training into your fitness plan.

Weight routines can sometimes get stuck in a rut with the same exercises being performed continuously. This can lead to overtraining as well as fitness burnout because weightlifting becomes boring. Mix up your weight training by including kettlebells in in your home gym equipment. Continue reading “Cardio cross training with kettlebells”