How Stress Affects Fitness (And Why You Need to Manage It)
Stress is an inevitable part of life, and there is no way to avoid it altogether. The car breaks down? Stress. You get sick just as you enter a challenging work week? Stress. You’re going through some relationship difficulties? Stress. While most sources of stress seem minor, they tend to add up and can have a cumulative effect that impacts our health, fitness, and well-being. Let’s see how psychological stress affects your fitness, why you need to manage it, and how to go about it. Three Ways In Which Stress Affects Your Fitness The
How to Set Effective Fitness Goals In 4 Steps
Goals might seem unnecessary but having them provides you with a direction. Instead of jumping from one idea to the next, you have an objective that makes it easier for you to put together an effective plan. Plus, goals offer clarity and force you to evaluate what matters most. Too many people struggle to make progress precisely because they fail to realize what they truly want. But, as with most things, there is a right and wrong way to go about goal-setting. Today, we’ll go over the four steps you need to follow
Incredible Benefits of Doing Compound Exercises
Walk into any gym today and you’ll see a familiar picture: Dozens of individuals doing various exercises: squats, deadlifts, bicep curls, leg presses, and more. At first glance, all exercises appear similar enough, apart from the fact that each emphasizes a specific region of the body. But, exercises differ in other ways. Specifically, they fall into one of two categories: compound and isolation lifts. Today, we’ll go over the former and what benefits they offer. Let’s dive in. What Are Compound Exercises Compound exercises are those that train multiple muscle groups and work around more than
Balance: The Key to a Fulfilling Fitness Lifestyle
Let’s face it: Balance has become somewhat of a buzzword in the last few years. Its most common use applies to work-life balance and learning how to balance fitness and your social life. Like most people, you’re probably tired of hearing old cliches and vague statements that don’t offer any actual value. What does balance mean, anyway? How do we achieve it? What if we don’t want balance but prefer to go all-in on our goals? We’ve put together this short guide to help you understand what balance truly is, why it’s essential, and
What Is a Fitness Mindset And How to Work On Developing One?
Have you ever wondered why some people achieve fantastic fitness results, where others stagnate for years and continuously struggle with consistency? Is it because of discipline, good genetics, luck, or having the right training plan? Sure, these things are beneficial and play some role in the equation. But everything, including our choices, beliefs, and actions, comes from the mind. More specifically, it all comes down to the mindset we carry. But what does that even mean? How can we go about improving our mindset? Today, we’ll go over everything you need to know.
What is a balanced diet, anyway?
You’ve probably heard the saying, “You are what you eat.” Sure, it tends to be a bit overused these days, but there is a lot of truth to it. The fact is, we are what we eat, and making better nutritional choices can have a significant impact on our health, well-being, energy levels, and fitness results. In this post, we’ll take an in-depth look at the importance of having a balanced diet. More importantly, we’ll go over what constitutes a balanced diet and how you can go about improving your nutrition. Let’s dive
Why weight training is vital for adults
Practicing weight training is incredibly beneficial for people of all ages. It helps strengthen our muscles and bones, makes us more functional and independent, and allows us to live a happy and fulfilling life. Weight training is also great for the mind: it reduces the risk of depression, boosts our mood, and makes us more confident. This post will explore why leading an active lifestyle is vital for adults and why the lack of time is a poor excuse. Let’s dive into it… “I Don’t Have The Time.” As adults, life always has something
The gym scene for minors
No matter what age you are, moving your body is always going to be great for the mind and your physical health. Whilst some form of exercises will come with a myriad of benefits, we must keep in mind that our body has different requirements at different ages. For pre-pubescent children, parents often have many concerns about how exercise can impact growth and what risks are posed particularly when it comes to gym-based training or weights. Below we will discuss what types of training are great for kids and
Why does exercise make us feel good?
We’ve established why weight training and functional training are great for your health and fitness goals, but how exactly should you go about incorporating these types of training into your workout routine?
Utilising weight and functional training for body composition
When it comes to getting the body you’ve always dreamed of, it can be a daunting journey to get started on. Everywhere you look there are different diets, a plethora of different tips and theories and many suggestions on how you should train to fulfil your goals.