How to set up a home gym
Has the Coronavirus lockdown made you reevaluate your gym membership? Whether it’s the fear of poor hygiene practices, the time needed to get there and back, the cost or if you simply now prefer to exercise alone, here’s how to set up a perfect workout space at home.
Is it Safe to go back to the Gym during the Coronavirus Pandemic?
If like me you spent quarantine exercising with your bodyweight, broomsticks, and water bottle weights, you may be considering a return to the gym, but with the Coronavirus ever-present, is it safe? Here’s everything you need to know!
12 Great gifts ideas for fitness enthusiasts
With Christmas fast approaching If you’re struggling to find that perfect gift for that one crazy fitness enthusiast in your life, Fear not! Here are 12 great gift ideas to please every fitness enthusiast.
Can you Drink Alcohol Without Gaining Weight?
Alcohol is an integral part of our society and I am frequently asked about it. "Is one glass of wine/beer once a day/week/month ok?" Naturally, that really depends on your lifestyle and your fitness goals. Are you a social drinker trying to lose a little weight? Are you training for the Iron Man Triathlon? Or are you somewhere in between?
I Want to Want to Workout!
Many of us enjoy the results of our fitness routines much more than the actual process. I'm often asked for tips on staying motivated to get to the gym or go for that run. For many of us, especially parents with young children, getting to the gym before work is nearly impossible. Life gets busy during the day and there are a million things that conspire to derail our commitment. Not to mention the pandemic.
How to Combat the Nutritional Decline of Fruits and Vegetables
According to research published in the American Society of Horticultural Science, today’s fruits and vegetables are lacking in vitamins and minerals. It cites studies in the journal of the American College of Nutrition (ACN) and the American Journal of Agricultural Sciences (AJAS) that have found an alarming decrease in the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables over the last seventy years.
How to Get The Most out of Rest Days
For as many times as I've said to clients "don't skip leg day", it is by no means the most important training day. Don't get me wrong, I know all too well the importance of a grueling leg day, but I'd like to offer this advice instead: don't skip rest day!
Collagen 101: What Is It and What Is It Good For?
Who isn't taking some form of collagen supplements these days? It seems like everyone from bodybuilders looking to bulk up to new mothers looking to speed up postpartum hair growth are taking collagen supplements. So what is this stuff and what is it good for? And what factors make one collagen supplement better than the others?
Carb loading before a big race? Here’s how to do it!
Carbohydrate-loading, also called carb-loading and carbo-loading is a fairly simple and easy-to-follow nutritional strategy to enhance your athletic and sporting performance during endurance events (90 + minutes) by increasing the amount of glycogen (the body’s preferred fuel source) stored in your muscles and liver.
Performance Lab Sleep Review: For deep and more rejuvenating sleep
I review Sleep supplement by performance Lab – an impressive all-natural sleep aid designed to not only help improve your sleep patterns but to promote nightly mind-body cell renewal for peak next-day performance. I cover everything from the ingredients, the pros and cons, some interesting facts on sleep and my own 3-month experience of taking the sleep supplement.
Life After Sport: Fighting Post-Athlete Depression
Lots of ex-athletes struggle with depression, body image, eating disorders, and missing the reward of winning when they exercise on their own. Whether you were an elite athlete, a professional athlete, a college athlete, a student athlete, or even an Olympic athlete, life after sports can be challenging with a host of mental health issues.
How to build a successful Fitness Instagram account
It’s never been cooler or more financially rewarding to be fit and thanks to social media platforms like Instagram, you too can turn your hobby or profession into a profitable and rewarding business. Here’s how to build a successful fitness Instagram account.
How Sleep Affects Athletic Performance
Sleep is absolutely essential, especially for athletes and high-performing individuals. It allows our bodies and our minds time to recuperate, rebuild and repair from all the stress, stain and damage we cause on them when we're awake.
Glutathione: For Hangovers, Hamstrings, and More
While glutathione has many anti-aging abilities, a steady supply of glutathione is not a guarantee. As we age, our glutathione production begins to slow, and cell damage amasses. Poor nutrition, illness, and stress can also contribute to glutathione deficiency, and these low levels of glutathione can be destructive to our health. Read on to learn more about this powerful antioxidant and how we can get more of it!
How To Prevent Joint Pain
Joint health is essential to pretty much every activity we do, from working out and playing sports to all your regular daily activities like carrying the shopping bags, walking, bending over and standing upright. Being physically fit, having a balanced diet, avoiding injuries, and getting plenty of sleep will help you stay healthy and keep your joints healthy too.
Lysine, Tyrosine, and Beans, OH MY! Amino Acids and how to get 'em!
Amino acids are a group of 20 organic molecules that are the building blocks of proteins. Just as protein can be found in nearly every area of the body, amino acids are vital to the healthy functioning of nearly every tissue in the human body.
Do you need a rest day or are you just being Lazy? Signs and symptoms of overtraining
Unless you're a Navy seal preparing for a life or death mission impossible, the expression, “the only workout you regret, is the one you didn't do” is nonsense and doesn't apply to 99.9% of the population. Overtraining can not only be dangerous, but it can also have a negative impact on your day-to-day life. But how do you know when you’re overtraining compared to when you’re just being lazy!?
Lean Bulking for the Endomorph: More Muscle, Less Fat
If you're an endomorph, like Tom Hardy or Jennifer Lopez, I've got good news and bad news. The bad news is that, in general, you're as likely to gain body fat as you are muscle mass. The good news is that Dr. Sheldon believed that endomorphs have a tendency toward a “viscerotonic” personality: relaxed, comfortable, and extroverted.
How to Feel Like You Got A Good Night’s Sleep, Even When You Didn’t
It doesn't take a background in biology to realize just how important sleep is for the human body. There's a reason why your arms and legs feel heavy getting out of bed after a bad night of sleep, or why we still manage to fail exams despite staying up all night cramming.
How to boost your immune system and mood over winter
The winter blues are common for many during the winter months. Cold weather tempts us to curl up under a blanket next to a fireplace and take a nap, because, after all, high-quality sleep carries with it some serious health benefits, both physical and mental.