The Circuit Training Total Gym Workout https://youtu.be/AkUlIvSvfG0 Note: Some of the exercises listed below are considered advanced and should only be attempted by experienced fitness enthusiasts. Use common sense and avoid any movements that cause joint discomfort. Workout routines tend to eat up the clock with long commercial breaks and…
Anemia & Exercise Anemia, also sometimes known as low iron, comes in various forms and has various causes. The iron molecule helps your red blood cells carry life-giving oxygen around your body. Without iron-carrying red blood cells circulating through our blood stream, our bodies die from lack of oxygen. Anemia…
Cardio and Pilates Workout Series https://youtu.be/Cat3Nh6ofLY Now that the holidays have come and gone, you may still have some stress, an abundance of chores, plus a few extra pounds. So, how do you cope and what steps can you take to get back on track? Finding the motivation to get…
Shoulder Strengthening Exercises Phase II http://youtu.be/--zPgcNtYcM Shoulder Strengthening Phase 2 The first post in this series demonstrates some great Total Gym exercises that aim to increase your strength and awareness of your shoulder muscles. If you’ve been doing these exercises regularly and can feel your shoulders getting stronger, you’re ready…
More Methods To Make Meditation A Habit https://youtu.be/bXJwBoI9cZ4 Hey Total Gym Team! After receiving popular results and positive feedback from the last meditation blog, I would like to expand on some more benefits and ways to build your own practice until it becomes a healthy, peaceful, daily habit. To start,…
The Meaning Behind Food Cravings What Do Your Cravings Mean? Craving sweet foods may mean you need more sweetness in your life or that you do not feel sweet enough. Craving smooth or creamy foods could mean that you are feeling like life is very rough and turbulent or there…
Beginners Guide To Muscle Anatomy for Strength Training Ever hear your training instructor say,“Today let’s work the quadriceps, lats, and pecs?” And you think: I have no idea what they are even talking about! Often exercises are named according to the body part worked, but sometimes they are ambiguous leading…
2015 Post Holiday Heated Workout Week 1: “Cardio Pilates with a Kick” https://youtu.be/tdB0SukbVmg It’s a new year, with new beginnings, and new goals. How about a new workout plan? Lets ring in 2015 with a banging workout series that will get your diet in check, your body burning calories, and…
Resolution Failure Syndrome—Solutions, Not Re-solutions New Year’s resolutions, are a yearly ritual that only 8% Americans find successful according to the University of Scranton, Journal of Clinical Psychology 2014 (found at http://www.statisticbrain.com/new-years-resolution-statistics/). I call it the RFS, the Resolution Failure Syndrome—a syndrome so common that anyone who actually succeeds at…
Post-Holidays Workout Plan: Why Ladder Sets Will Get You Back to Feeling Fit https://youtu.be/NEd_1b7ylU8 Celebrate your holiday energy reserves with these easy-to-start, momentum building Total Gym ladder sets. These combo sets will challenge your strength, endurance and even cardio with quick transitions and laser focus on two separate movements. A…