https://youtu.be/0qgo4RF_Px4 Pilates is a great workout, infusing strength, flexibility and control into each exercise, allowing for an efficient and effective workout. It’s also a full body workout, whose modifications and progressions can accommodate varying fitness levels and goals. Despite these great benefits, Pilates often has the misconception of being a…
https://youtu.be/32fqeVfylDQ Get better results from your workout with a mind-body connection. Like anything and everything in life, if you are mentally focused on the task at hand, you are going to get so much more out of it and drastically increase your degree of success. If you agree with this…
Garcinia Cambogia, also called Malabar tamarind, is the tropical fruit of a small tree native to Southeast Asia which is commonly used as a spice in Thai and Indian cuisine. In the US, however, it’s often sold as a weight loss supplement and an exercise enhancer, and it may be…
https://youtu.be/Jmg6oe5Sxf8 Greetings Total Gym Fitness Challenge Participants! You are now in the 3rd week of the New Year, New You Total Gym 5 Week Fitness Challenge and I’m sure that by now, you are feeling great and starting to really gain some momentum. Now that you got the first 2…
Seriously, do you know anyone who doesn’t at least talk about meditating and mindfulness, even if they don’t actually do it? C’mon, have you read a fitness-health related website or magazine recently where meditation and its benefits hasn’t been a headline? Oops. Well, now you have! That’s right. Meditating can…
Not all fats are created equal. Americans do get plenty of fat in their diets, yet most remain deficient in the important omega 3 essential fatty acids. So, here is your tutorial on why these special fatty acids are important, what foods provide them, and what supplements to choose if…
https://youtu.be/0T93ZEQD8jk Ab Crunches vs. Core Workout Do you remember when getting a six pack was achieved by doing repetitive abdominal crunches? In those days there wasn’t much thought given to the rest of the muscles that make up the core. Well, times have definitely changed and we have evolved…
It seems that everywhere we turn there is a new study proving that an excess of refined sugar is the root cause of many of our most devastating health problems. In the short term it can sap our energy, cause unwanted weight gain, and accelerate premature aging. In the long…
Greetings Total Gym Fitness Challenge Participants! How did Week 1 go with the New Year, New You Total Gym 5 Week Fitness Challenge? I’m sure that you crushed it, kicked some serious butt, and had a blast doing it! Now that you have Week 1 under your belt, we’re going…
Your body is made up of about 70% water, which means that it is one of the single most important elements that keeps you alive. Every part of your body depends on the hydrogen and oxygen molecules that are contained within water – it’s something you simply cannot live without.…