Positive Body Effects of Distance Running
Our body reacts to strenuous activity like distance running in two ways: acute reaction and training effect. Acute reaction is when your heart rate speeds up, your stroke volume increases, your ventilation rate and depth of breathing increase, your blood pressure rises, and your muscles feel some fatigue. However, when an activity becomes regular routine […]
Can a Male Get a Sixpack in 30 Days?
The ultimate physical sign of success, as well as a confidence boost, is the presence of a visible six pack. Toned abs and a fit, tight core are just two of the indicators that your exercise routine is really hitting the mid section properly. Most people who train will gradually see the beginnings of that […]
Protein Powders: How to Level Up Your Fitness Results with Protein
You’ve probably heard of protein powders and how they can help you boost your protein intake. Indeed, protein powders contain protein in a concentrated form; and consuming enough protein is necessary to stay energized and get fit. Regardless of what your specific fitness goals are – to bulk up, lose weight, or become stronger – […]
Staying Hydrated: How Much Water Should You Really Be Drinking?
We’ve all heard the advice to drink more water to stay fit, but do you know how much water you should really be drinking? Our bodies are made up of 55–70% of water, and staying properly hydrated is vital. However, it can be hard to ensure you drink enough water if you’re not sure how […]
Best Ways to Pamper Yourself This Fall
Fall is officially here. As trees lose their leaves and alleys get covered in blankets of all shades of red, yellow, orange, and brown, we start to feel a bit melancholic and deflated. When seasons change gears, it’s a perfect opportunity to shake up your normal routine and add more self-care practices that can help […]
5 Examples of Female Fitness Guru’s to Spark Your Motivation
For women, fitness can often be impeded and mired by societal expectations. Male preconceptions about the female form, coupled with a lot of fitness influencers and the like being ‘male-centric’ means that an already arduous journey to fitness is made even harder. Thankfully, more and more women are rightfully staking their claims and becoming huge […]
5 Tips Every Beginner Should Know When Starting Their Fitness Journey
Are you new to exercise? We know how intimidating it can be to set off for a fitness journey. But if you’ve decided to start working out, you’re already one step ahead of your previous self. Be proud of yourself and prepare to reap all the amazing benefits of sports. Of course, some guidance and […]
After Hot Girl Summer: How to Find Your Routine Again
Summer is the time when we can leisurely sunbathe on the beach, spend warm evenings sipping cocktails (or mocktails) with friends, and enjoy picnics on green lawns. Summer is also the time when we tend to fall out of routine, skip exercise every now and again, and indulge in sweet treats and barbecue delicacies. Finding […]
Diet Fitness
Many people nowadays are very much conscious about their own health and fitness. In addition to that, these people, and many others as well, are now having that desire to sculpt their bodies to ahieve that magazine-cover look. As a result, gyms, health spas and other fitness centers have proliferated all over to cater to […]
The Fastest Way to Get in Shape as a Woman
The pressures of weight management are, unfortunately, increased several times over for women. For a range of reasons, societal pressures have dictated that a woman feels somehow more responsible for staying in shape than a man, and whilst we should all be completely happy in our own bodies (ignoring what anyone tells us) there is […]
