Tag: fitness

Pushups & Core Beginner’s Home Workout

This is part one of a home workout series! In this video, I cover easy variations of the pushup and the leg raises and give goals to hit before moving on to a harder exercise. For more information on this routine, philosophy, and how to progress, follow me here: The routine will be broken up…


Making the Time to Workout

One of the biggest challenges to exercising is to convince yourself to wake up early or go to the gym late at night after work. But what if you can strategize your day so that exercise seems as routine and “painless” as possible? Here’s 7 tips to make the time to workout! 1. Make a…


Getting Fit as We Get Older

Betty Oare made headlines last year when she and her horse, Sidenote, placed eighth in the Adult Hunter Championship at the Washington International Horse Show in Tyron, North Carolina. Eighth place may not seem like great shakes. But Oare, who lives in Warrenton, Virginia, and spends two to three hours every day riding Sidenote, was…


Sweat Is the Most Effective Way to Excrete Some of the Most Common Toxins

Your body has a natural, powerful, built-in system for detoxification that doesn’t require trendy juice cleanses or expensive protocols. All you have to do is sweat. Doctors, health experts, and fitness gurus tell us that we should break a sweat every day—and for good reason. While sweating has a host of benefits simply because it’s…


Moving Your Body Is Like a Tune-Up for Your Mind

Movement and exercise feel good, as you know if you’ve ever experienced a runner’s high, the restorative power of a pandemic afternoon walk, or a heart-pumping Zumba class. But what accounts for these benefits? The answer offered by science journalist Caroline Williams in Move!: The New Science of Body Over Mind is deeper and more provocative than…


Fix Your Posture With Calisthenics!

Our posture is very important. Beginning with working from home, or sitting in front of a computer for at least eight hours a day, or lowering your head to see your smartphone. In the following video we will go over some posture improving exercises to improve your posture and strengthening your lower back and neck…


Pick Your Own Exercise Goals to Make Changes That Last

When people set their own exercise goals and then pursue them immediately, it’s more likely to result in positive lasting changes, according to a new study. The researchers made their findings among an underserved population at particularly high risk of having or developing heart conditions, making the work especially important. “Most behavior change programs involve…


You Can Do Deep Squats, My Friend!

Having functional mobility is very important. Squats are a simple, but challenging movement that works a good number of muscles. And just like anything, you can begin with small, incremental steps to build on and progress to where you can do “deep squats” and improve your mobility and strength.  


Bodyweight Isometrics Anyone Can Do for a Full Body Workout

Working from home has become a normal thing for many of us, and as such, the walking, climbing stairs, and other activities we did at work to keep us moving and healthy are not a part of our current day-to-day lives. Isometric exercises are a great way to exercise and keep your body flexible and…


50-Year-Old Muscles Just Can’t Grow Big Like They Used to – Here’s the Biology Behind It

There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Winter Games this year – and at almost all professional sporting events – you rarely see a competitor over 40 years old and almost never see a single athlete over 50. This…