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…
If you’re a certain age, you remember doing endless leg lifts in your best Jane Fonda costume to terrible 80s pop music. Fast forward a bit, and it’s sweaty spinning classes that attract the masses. Whatever the year, there has always been one hot workout trend that everyone is offering…
by Trent Lorcher In this age of technology, many fitness buffs have forgotten the benefits of old-school workouts. They’ve traded gym shorts for spandex, blacktop for treadmills, and t-shirts for sports bras. If you’ve reached a fitness plateau, want to jump start your fitness routine, or just need to get…
If winter has you singing the blues because you have to set aside some of your workout routine due to the bad weather, don’t look so glum. Here are some ideas for workouts you can do in the winter — both indoors and outdoors. The main objective with any workout…
by Josie McKenlay Pilates is now the exercise of choice for many people because of its many benefits. Below are the top 10 benefits you can expect from a regular Pilates workout. Re-educating and realigning your body to prevent imbalances. This is particularly useful for sportsmen, for example. A tennis…
With a seemingly never-ending to-do list and a daily time crunch, squeezing in a workout can seem like an impossible feat. Many people simply give up on the idea of working out regularly when their schedule’s full, but the latest fitness craze involves adding a quick workout to your lunch…
If you’re committing to a walking routine to keep up with your fitness and exercise resolutions this year, you can keep track of your progress by wearing a pedometer. Experts recommend that everyone should take at least 10,000 steps per day for better health, but you don’t have to count…
We watch them show off their beautiful figures and fine physiques on the red carpet each year, and maintain their fit and healthy bodies season after season. What does the average celebrity know about fitness and workouts to keep themselves in such great shape? For most men and women who…
For many of us, finding time to incorporate fitness into our daily schedules can be challenging. There are those who have made a daily trip to the gym an integral part of their lives, one that is planned for and considered an investment in the sanctity of their physical and…
Anyone seriously attempting to lose weight knows the major principle of weight loss: burn more calories than you take in, and you will drop pounds. Burn less, and the number on the scale will go up. So the questions is, with so many workout options and classes out there to…