Winter can be a challenging time for athletes out there. Even if you're able to perform most of your workouts indoors, the cold, gray days can sap your energy and motivation. Frustratingly, winter is the perfect time to prepare for all your summer goals. So, how do you keep progressing while the days are cold and short? Here are five winter workouts tips to help you stay motivated? 1) Learn to Love Cold Weather Workouts There are lots of challenging, exciting winter sports out there...
Read MoreThanks to warmer weather and longer days, spring is an exciting time of year. Unfortunately, it's also a very rainy time of year. For the athletes out there who've been impatiently waiting all winter for the chance to get outside, this can be a very frustrating development. So, to help you get around it, here are five rainy day workouts for April showers. Take A Class Those rainy days could be the perfect push you need to squeeze some cross training in your usual routine. And there are ...
Read MoreWhile fitness is pretty much all about building routines, that structure can become a problem at times. As you repeat the same actions over and over, they no longer leave a lasting impression in your memory. Each even just sort of blurs together to create an effect known as Groundhog Day Syndrome. So, how can you get out of this rut? How can you change things while still moving toward your goals? Here are just five small tricks to help you break out of your fitness rut. 1) Switch Up You...
Read MorePeople vary greatly in their view of gym-time. For some, it's a social experience meant to be shared with just about everyone with whom it could possibly be shared. Others, though, take a much more solitary approach – isolating themselves as much as possible As it turns it out, though, the extroverts out there might have an advantage here. According to an ever-growing body of research, there are lots of benefits to working out with a partner. Here are just a few reasons why you should hav...
Read MorePeople vary greatly in their view of gym-time. For some, it's a social experience meant to be shared with just about everyone with whom it could possibly be shared. Others, though, take a much more solitary approach – isolating themselves as much as possible As it turns it out, though, the extroverts out there might have an advantage here. According to an ever-growing body of research, there are lots of benefits to working out with a partner. Here are just a few reasons why you should hav...
Read MoreAn extremely common question that comes up in any discussion of workout program design has to do with timing. The topic gets especially controversial, though, when you start talking about cardio. So, when is the best time of day to do a cardio workout? What does the research show? Granted, it might sound absolutely horrid, but a solid body of scientific evidence suggests that there are some pretty fantastic reasons to knock out your cardio workout first thing in the morning. In fact, much ...
Read MoreAn extremely common question that comes up in any discussion of workout program design has to do with timing. The topic gets especially controversial, though, when you start talking about cardio. So, when is the best time of day to do a cardio workout? What does the research show? Granted, it might sound absolutely horrid, but a solid body of scientific evidence suggests that there are some pretty fantastic reasons to knock out your cardio workout first thing in the morning. In fact, much ...
Read MorePeople tend to be pretty rough on sugar, blaming it for everything from cancer to diabetes and obesity. Thanks to this negative public image, the classic white sweetener isn't generally seen as anything even approaching a “health food.” But, the truth is that sugar can be a useful tool in your fitness pursuits – if you use it properly. To understand how to do that, though, we first need to be clear about exactly what sugar is and how it impacts your body. From there, we can answer the ques...
Read MorePeople tend to be pretty rough on sugar, blaming it for everything from cancer to diabetes and obesity. Thanks to this negative public image, the classic white sweetener isn't generally seen as anything even approaching a “health food.” But, the truth is that sugar can be a useful tool in your fitness pursuits – if you use it properly. To understand how to do that, though, we first need to be clear about exactly what sugar is and how it impacts your body. From there, we can answer the ques...
Read MoreThere are some ideas, when it comes to health and fitness, that are just deeply embedded in our minds and culture. One of these – and probably the most prevalent and persistent – is the idea that you absolutely need to stretch both before and after you work out. This, the thinking goes, will improve your performance, decrease your risk of injury and reduce any soreness that you might experience. In practice, though, most people just don't do either. And, according to modern research, ...
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