A healthy lifestyle should include a fitness routine and it includes anything from walking to weightlifting. Moving your body helps you to be stronger, both physically and mentally! Aim to move a few times a week and watch your body and mind change in a positive way.
Should I Lift Weights?
Have you ever asked yourself if weight lifting is for you? Maybe you've seen people lifting at the gym and felt intimidated by that type of workout. It might interest you to know that the WHO recommends everyone incorporate two strength training sessions each week. Here are some compelling reasons [...]
Setting Your Workout Up for Success
Everyone knows the hardest part about working out is actually getting it started. Motivation can be difficult, especially when you just aren’t feeling it. Keep true to your workout and fitness goals by setting yourself up for success before you even hit play on your workout playlist. Try a couple [...]
Initial Insights into the Peloton Community
When it comes to exercising, we’re fortunate to have a variety of options. Whether it be a gym, yoga studio, recreational sports team, or home workouts, it’s important to find a place where you enjoy spending some time and feel motivated to exercise. It may take a little trial and [...]
Your New Workout Motivation
Okay, so it’s not the beginning of a new year anymore – how are those workout resolutions going? The simple fact is, you should always be motivating yourself to be healthy and get your exercise in whenever possible. Not only good for your body and mind, but also for feeling [...]
Benefits of Team Sports
Team sports aren’t just for kids! There are many benefits of playing on a team sport for children, and nearly all of the benefits also work as adults. Team sports such as basketball, soccer, volleyball, softball, and even kickball are great activities that have more than just health benefits. [...]
Simple & Effective Body-weight Exercises
Most us could all benefit from a little more exercise, but we live in a busy world that doesn’t always allow us to prioritize moving our bodies. It’s not uncommon for adults to sit for most of the day at the work and this is usually followed by sitting at [...]
Beyond the Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Strength Training
Many people are familiar with the physical health benefits of strength training ranging from maintaining muscle mass as we age to improving our mobility and cardiovascular health. Strength training also improves our mental health by easing depression, combating anxiety, and improving our mental sharpness. Nevertheless, the most impactful benefits of [...]
Lift Weights
Weight training is for nearly everyone. It has oodles of health benefits for women and can turn our bodies into fat burning ovens by boosting our metabolism. Weights are great for getting stronger and looking trim. Cardio is awesome, but it’s not the only way for us to get healthy. [...]
How to Start Strength Training
Strength training can be intimidating. It can be difficult to know where to begin and how to keep with a training regimen, but it is possible! Strength training is also known as weight or resistance training and helps build muscular strength and endurance. Resistance makes any activity harder to perform [...]
