Embrace The Health Benefits of Eggs: Many years ago, eggs got a bad rap and have been struggling to overcome this unfortunate myth for a long time now. So, let’s take a look at egg nutrition and start enjoying more of this low-cost, highly nutritious, protein source. First, science has…
Cardio Interval Training To Improve Your Endurance: Break Through Your Cardio Comfort Zone Cardiovascular exercise, also called cardiorespiratory exercise is an essential part of every exercise program because it not only helps you lose or maintain weight, it also helps you build endurance so you can remain active for a longer…
Let The Total Gym Step Bring Your Routine To The Next Level: Total Gym STEP Spotlight part II shows how this attachment can be used in intermediate and advanced exercises to create a challenging, calorie crunching workout that’s fun. (Part I blog post here: The NEW Total Gym STEP Attachment.) The STEP is similar…
How To Turn Your Commute Into A Workout: Is there an opportunity to cram a little exercise into your commute time? Believe it or not there is and it allows you to help fulfill the government suggested quota of 150 minutes of exercise per week to improve or maintain your health. Start off With…
Healthy Green Smoothie Recipes to Fuel Your Body: Green smoothies are a fresh, fast and easy way to make sure you are packing your day full of nutritious fruits and vegetables. However, if not done correctly you can have a smoothie that is lacking important nutrients or tastes just…
Superset Moves To Perform On The Total Gym: What is a superset? A superset is simply doing at least two different weight lifting exercises back to back with little or no rest in between. I recommend you take advantage of your high-energy days and intersperse some Supersets into your workout. Read on to see…
Exercises to Strengthen Hand Muscles & Coordination: Have you ever hurt your hand and had the realization of how much you use it in your everyday activities? We should, because we take our hands for granted. This past year, I had the unfortunate experience of losing function of my hand after accidentally lacerating it when…
Basketball Circuit Workout: For many of us, the month of March means one thing -- March Madness! As in the annual NCAA college basketball tournament that produces the national champion. For those folks who are big fans, basketball is in the air. In keeping with the spirit of the hoop tourney, why not throw a basketball-inspired workout into your routine? For those…
High Tech Workout Gear: The Good, The Bad and The Weird: If you’re a fitness fanatic with a secret geek alter ego, then check out the latest biometric performance-tracking clothes, wearables and sportswear developments on Kickstarter.com and Indiegogo.com. Indiegogo is easier to navigate than Kickstarter, but both sites have some exciting new gear that’s creating buzz in the sports industry.…
Strengthen Your Immune System This Spring: It seems like everywhere you turn this time of year, everyone is sick or coughing or in some other way under the weather. Sometimes it’s hard to know whether you are actually sick with a viral or bacterial infection or just have something such as a…