When you first begin your kettlebell routines, you will need a few things to get started. For one, you will need a space that is large enough that you can stretch out in five directions – the four you were thinking about, and up when you press the kettlebells. Since kettlebell workouts require you to…
You Gotta Stretch
I’ll admit it I fell into the trap of “I’ve been doing P90X for awhile and I know what I’m doing” so that I felt I could just do some workouts and not others. It all started about four or five weeks ago when I started to travel again for work and I was having…
My First Personal Training Session – What Should I Expect?
You’ve made the decision to improve your health, and now you’re wondering what it would be like to have your own personal trainer (ideally, a Certified Personal Trainer). Perhaps you found a trainer that offers one or two “starter” sessions at a discount. What can you expect from your first personal training session? How can…
Get Started With Yoga and Feel Healthy Benefits
Yoga is an ancient art meant to harmonize the complex system of human being – physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that this process does not happen overnight. However, people who dedicate their time and energy to yoga enjoy many benefits, including: • Improved Joint Health…
Cardio Training Basics and Equipment
When someone talks about ‘working out’ they are usually referring to one of two different possible types, either aerobic style workouts or weight/strength/resistance training. In this article, we want to specifically cover aerobic style training and working out. Aerobics, also very commonly referred to as cardio (short for cardiovascular), is the type of exercise that…
Fitness Routines & Yoga Practices
For thousands of years, practitioners have used mind-body exercise such as yoga as a great stress reliever while strengthening, toning and increasing flexibility. Today, yoga is more popular than ever–even outside of the studio. Increasingly, personal trainers, fitness professionals, and fitness-minded exercisers are incorporating yoga moves and equipment into their routines. Try adding the following…
Is a Vegetarian Diet For You?
Many people turn to vegetarian diets as a way to lose a few pounds, some look at it as a lifestyle choice for long term health, and others make the choice due to allergies. But is it for you? Can you commit to the restrictions that a vegetarian diet calls for? Read these tips to…
How to Use Nuts to Make Easy Salad Recipes
Easy salad recipes are always worth knowing about because salad is a versatile dish. It can be served as an appetizer, a snack, lunch, dinner or at a party or buffet. Salad can be served on the side, with fish, poultry, or meat, or it can be a complete meal. Nuts are a wonderful ingredient…
Stay Fit by Eating a Healthy Breakfast
Do you think that embarking on a weight loss program means that you have to give up everything that you have grown used to? The answer to that is both yes and no. Although we cannot indulge regularly, we can certainly set a time to splurge on the foods that we go crazy for. There…
Eggs – A Great Way to Start the Day! Eat This Delicious, Nutritious Breakfast Food for Health
Eating eggs for breakfast is a really great idea. Eggs are full of nutrition, and can be cooked in a variety of ways making it so that you’ll never get bored when it comes to eating eggs as part of your breakfast meal. Eggs provides about 6 grams of proteins, which is almost equal to…