It’s important to be hydrated throughout the day because your muscles are actually about 70 percent water! Good hydration also helps you to recover faster from a workout. Ensure you…
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When it comes to building muscle, it’s the time you spend outside the gym when the magic actually happens. When you work out, you create micro-tears in your muscle fibers….
Sleep is hugely important for many reasons, your fitness goals included. Exercise is a physical stress applied to the body, and muscles get stronger in the period after the workout…
Finding a workout you actually like is key to staying consistent with your fitness routine. Plain and simple, if you don’t love your workout and look forward to it, you…
If you have a specific fitness goal, consider following a specific program created for that goal. If you want to run a 5K race, for example, following a 6-week 5K…
Wearing a heart-rate monitor can give you an idea of your intensity level by measuring how fast your heart is beating. This can help you make sure you’re not overdoing…
High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, refers to short bursts of very hard work followed by periods of recovery. The work periods are typically 20 to 90 seconds, during which you…
Tracking your workouts is a great way to make sure you’re always challenging yourself. Using a physical notebook or an app, when you go to the gym to perform that…
One way to make each and every exercise more effective is to think about the muscles you’re trying to engage, rather than mindlessly going through the motion. It can be…
One of the biggest questions that beginners have in the gym is, “Which weight should I use?” Choosing a weight that’s heavy enough (but not too heavy) will challenge your…