Exercising with a buddy definitely has its perks, but when it comes to most of my workouts, I prefer to exercise alone. Here are some reasons it’s sometimes better to sweat it out solo.
You can work out whenever you want and when it best fits your schedule. Plus you never have to deal with someone being late. [...]
At one time or another, we’ve all been a beginner in the fitness world. And that means we’ve come across more than a few fitness tips, both from fitness experts to our own readers, in the last 12 months. Read on for our top 10 fitness tips of the year!
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OnSugar blogger Coach Lark Says encourages his pregnant clients to exercise while pregnant – safely, of course. He shares a few tips on how to exercise when pregnant below.
Here are some of the best reasons to exercise when you are pregnant, which I have gathered from a variety of sources. [...]
Going for an outdoor run or bike ride when it’s 40 degrees outside might not seem like your idea of a good time. The treadmill offers warmth, but exercising outdoors breaks up the monotony of the gym, increases calorie burn, and can also help performance increase. Follow these cold-weather tips for exercising outdoors, and you’ll find that Winter workouts aren’t as daunting as you think. [...]
Some days one workout just doesn’t seem like enough. If you feel like getting in double the workouts, either to increase your calorie burn, to work different muscles, or just because you love exercising, here are some easy ways to make it happen.
Bike to your 90-minute yoga class. [...]
With names like “Killer X,” “Brazilian Butt Lift,” or “Enlightened Yoga,” it’s not always easy to gauge what a fitness class might be like. Class descriptions are often vague and nonspecific, and there’s no real way to get a sense of the instructor until you see him or her in action. [...]
Private lessons aren’t something you sign up for on the fly. While they are effective, they can be an investment - thousands of dollars spent in the pursuit of a healthier lifestyle.
Many gyms or studios, however, have an option where you can sign up for personal classes with one or two other people. [...]
We recently asked you on our site, on Facebook, and on Twitter to answer this question: “What’s the best fitness advice you’ve ever received?” Your answers ranged from specific (”My trainer has me do 3 sets of 12 of almost everything, because if you can do 10 you can do 12!”) to general, but all your answers were helpful. [...]
Work, school, social life, family – life gets busy, which, for some, means exercise gets put on the back burner. There are a lot of tricks and tips to squeezing workouts into busy days. From filling pockets of the day with short bursts of activity to turning a social outing into an active one, there’s almost no valid excuse to not work out! But for people who need a little more organization in their lives (take me for example), a calendar is key to staying on track. [...]
So many things to think about when strength training, like where to place your feet, how to keep from arching your back, and not overdoing it on the weights. I’m constantly reminding myself to do all these things, but one main thing that commonly plagues me, whether I’m doing a squat or a bicep curl, is how not to hunch my shoulders. [...]
