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Exercise not only changes your body. It changes your mind, attitude and your mood.

Core Strengthening Exercises You Can Do at Home

Core strength refers to the strength of your abdominal, gluteal, and lower-back muscles, which support your spine and protect it from injury during strenuous activity. Strengthening these muscles will improve your balance and stability, and give you overall strength that can translate into increased performance in nearly any sport or activity you participate in.

30.08.2022

Why Checking In With Your Goals Midyear Is Important

Many people set goals for themselves at the beginning of the year. Often, these goals are a part of a new year's resolution. The new, fresh year feels like a natural time to make some long-term plans. However, in so many cases, these goals come to naught. At the end of the year, we often find that we have fallen far short of our goals -- if we even remember to think about them.

05.08.2022

How to Power Through Setbacks and Stick to Your Fitness Plan

It can be tough to stick to a fitness plan. You may have taken a break during a vacation so you can enjoy the time with your family. Maybe you caught a cold that left you sick and sore in bed for a week. Either way, the only way to meet your fitness goals is to work on your plan. Here are five ways to stay motivated to stick to your fitness plan.

14.07.2022

A Few Simple Ways to Get More Exercise in Your Home

With the demands of work, family, and every other obligation in between, it can be difficult to find time for a workout. There do not seem to be enough hours in the day. Fortunately, that doesn't mean you have to give up your fitness routine. With a little bit of creativity and a lot of determination, you can get more exercise in your home.

29.06.2022

8 Reasons Why Walking is an Excellent Form of Exercise

Many people think they could benefit from exercising a little more, but hitting the gym can be a hard habit to acquire and maintain. Workouts needn't be so strenuous and organized to still be useful. Walking is a simple activity that offers many benefits beyond simple physical exercise, and here are eight of the most valuable.

18.05.2022

7 Reasons You're in a Workout Rut (and How to Get Out of It)

A workout rut happens to most people at one time or another. You might have been working out for a while and now feel like you're not getting results. However, exercise does too many positive things for your mental and physical health to abandon your sweat sessions. Here are 7 reasons you're in a workout rut that might surprise you.

06.04.2022

Yoga Basics: A Guide for Beginners

In the last several decades, yoga has become widely practiced in Western culture. But what is yoga and where did it originate? What are the benefits of yoga? Let's take a deeper look at this increasingly popular physical activity and see if we can answer some basic questions.

11.03.2022

Improve Your Energy and Motivation with These Tips

Apathy and lack of energy are the banes of anyone who wants to get more done. If your get-up-and-go has disappeared, these tips can increase your vitality. Practice them regularly, and you can look forward to amplified vivacity and enjoyment of life.

25.02.2022

How To Strengthen the Calf Muscles

The calf muscles are an important part of the body. Any movement involving the lower body, including such foundational movements as walking, running, jumping, and even simply standing, require the calf muscles. That's one reason why strengthening the calf muscles is valuable. People in great health, or anyone who simply cares about fitness, will benefit from stronger calves. However, often, people with injuries are especially in need of strengthening their calves. Getting strong calf muscles is frequently a key part of physical therapy.

10.02.2022

9 Common Excuses for Not Exercising Debunked

Most people don't want to exercise. Despite a multitude of health benefits, it's hard to get people on board the exercise train. Why? Excuses! It is not difficult to find a long list of reasons why today is not a good day to exercise. But if you let excuses dictate your life, you'll never get the health and fitness benefits that only a good workout offers. As the saying goes, exercise is medicine. Are you ready to ditch the excuses and start moving your body more?

21.01.2022

5 Ways to Build Strength without Lifting Weights

Are you ready to get stronger, but don't want to deal with weights? With so much interest in strength training, you might wonder if there are ways to get stronger without working with barbells or dumbbells. Here are some ways to build strength without lifting weights.

06.01.2022

How to Choose New Year's Resolutions You'll Actually Want to Keep

It might be fun to make New Year's resolutions at the end of December, but for many people, actually keeping resolutions can quickly turn into a chore. So how can you make resolutions that you're actually excited to keep this year?

13.12.2021