The time is just around the corner and that means that all of us are going to be working out 2013 goals or if we want to take it to the next level, our vision boards. Like many of us, it can be a challenging time to focus on new goals or existing ones, especially [...]
The most challenging aspect of working out and making your goal to get lean, is the attempt’s to get to that level of body fat percentage. The other variable that you need to be concerned about is doing your best to keep as much lean muscle tissue when you are in this transition period. Too many times people will get into the habit of [...]
If you are getting stagnant in your workouts or you are getting lazy, you need to go back to your goals. See if you made your goals not realistic, it is okay to alter them, but make them so they will keep you motivated. Go back to that journal that you wrote them in and [...]
Form is everything in weight lifting. If you do not have great form or lifting technique, then the probability and possibility of you hurting yourself is very likely. If you are not aware of what type of form to use or need to get the basics, then hire a professional fitness trainer to help you [...]
If you are getting upset because every time you go the gym it is crowded, there is no parking and the lockers are all taken. So when should you go to the gym? The best time to go is either super early before the 6am crowd gets there or you can go at 11am, 1:15pm, [...]
When it comes to fitness and exercise, there are many ways to plan your fitness program. Many individuals will use excuses such as work, family, traveling of why they cannot exercise. If you can just get a little creative and consolidate your workouts, you can get some amazing results with out having to spend hours [...]
CrossFit has been one of the biggest trends in fitness over the past few years. In Southern California it hit about 6 years ago and it seems that it is becoming a new trend in Portland. What you need to know is that CrossFit is not for everyone. For one, if you want to start [...]
If you want to bulk up or increase your muscle mass, then you need to focus on a certain way of lifting, and that is called, The Overload Principle. You always want a challenging resistance load on the muscle in order for it to increase in size. For example, a typical overload principle routine would [...]
Age is something that we are always going to be dealing with, but when we start to get older, we need to be cautious of some certain injuries that can occur with a higher rate of occurrence. One of the injuries that we need to be aware when when we reach the magic age of 40 [...]
The BOSU Balancer has been a very huge hit when it comes to fitness equipment and adding variety to fitness routines. When utilizing both sides of the BOSU Balancer, it can be very effective for all kinds of exercises, especially when targeting specific goals that you want to improve on. If you are up to the [...]