Whether you work out at the gym or outdoors, at home or while playing a sport, wearing the right workout attire is essential for staying comfortable and finishing your routine successfully. Wearing the wrong type of clothing can take its toll on your performance and hold you back from doing…
When your days of pregnancy are finally over, you may be left with several pregnancy pounds and loose skin. Losing weight after pregnancy is possible with the right workouts and a healthy diet plan, but you won’t be able to lose the baby weight without a strong desire and commitment…
It’s fun, it’s sexy and it’s one of the hottest crazes in the world of working out. It’s called strip aerobics (or sometimes striptease aerobics), and ladies are doing it in gyms and living rooms across the country. Though inspired by striptease and burlesque dancing, most of these workouts are…
The holidays are notorious for being a time when even the most health-conscious woman lets her fitness goals slip to the wayside as she happily accepts a second helping of mom’s famous pumpkin pie and skips that day’s planned trip to the gym. All those indulgences coupled with a busy…
Who would have thought a set of dumbbells and a training mat is all you need to start losing weight and gaining muscle? Of course, you can go the whole nine yards and buy a set of gloves, a weight-lifting belt and a bar bell with a full set of…
By David LaMartina After the squat, the deadlift is the most effective movement that you can do in the gym. Epitomizing the term “compound movement,” it uses nearly every muscle in your entire body, from your traps all the way down to your calves. Bodybuilders, competitive lifters, and many other…
By Muscle Trainer As more and more people realize the value of a regular exercise routine, it gets very vital to discover new and exciting ways to go up the normally mundane task of exercise. Most folks squeeze in workouts whenever they can between school, work, family, and hectic schedules….
By Muscle Trainer Does this scenario sound familiar? It’s 6:15am and you feel a tad nudge on your hand courtesy of a cold wet nose. You turn over, only to hold that nudge coupled with a whine and then a elevated pitched bark. Yes, it is time to walk the…
We all want a shapely behind. What we don’t want is the massive effort it takes to get a curvy derriere. We can attack this typical trouble spot with target exercises to tone and define the muscles of the butt. We spend so much of our days parked in a…
Have you lost your motivation to work out? Getting stuck in a fitness rut is a common cause of the exercise doldrums that might cause you to skip your workout routine completely and fall back into unhealthy habits. Still, there are dozens of ways to freshen up your workout routine…