A New Approach to Being Active When you embrace a style of activity with free flowing movements, you just might experience benefits that go beyond the physical. People have been engaging in free flowing movements for centuries, but as a former athlete and a trainer who is often helping people to achieve a very specific…
Reasons to Exercise That Have Nothing to Do with Weight Loss 1. Exercise Inflates Self Worth Many of us believe that shedding a bunch of unwanted pounds or sculpting a killer set of abs in time for bikini season is the key to higher self esteem. However, a study published by the Journal of Behavioral…
5 Effective Exercise Time-Savers Why do work, family obligations, social events, weather, traffic and seemingly everything else seem to get in the way of our workouts? Even with the best intentions, life can just get busy sometimes—so busy that exercise takes a back burner as far as priorities. However, rather than throwing in the towel…
Weight Loss Hacks For The Lazy Weight loss journeys are difficult as is. For those with so called “lazy” lifestyles and habits, it can be extra hard, because that motivation can only get you so far before you’re slipping back into old, comfortable ways. By creating a lifestyle that suits your personality and habits, you’ll be…
Factors That Affect Your Pulse & Heart Rate There are many interior and exterior factors that can cause your heart rate to fluctuate. While emotional or physical exertion will speed up the pulse; certain types of illness or disease can cause it to slow down dramatically. Most of the time, you probably don’t even realize…
Surprising Benefits of Coconut Oil That Make You Healthy Most of us love and are familiar with the delicious taste and smell of coconut when it is eaten raw or cooked. But did you know that coconut oil can be beneficial for health and beauty, and that it is being considered the next “superfood”? In…
Memorize Things Quicker People like to joke that the only thing you really “learn” in school is how to memorize. As it turns out, that’s not even the case for most of us. If you go around the room and ask a handful of people how to memorize things quickly, most of them will probably…
Taking Up These 8 Hobbies Will Make You Smarter There is a general perception that we can’t do much to enhance our intelligence. It’s almost always believed that whether you’re smart or not is determined right at birth and you can’t do anything about it. However, these are all misconceptions. While some people have conditions that…
4 signs you’re ready to increase workout intensity Is your body is ready for more? Look out for these signs that you’re ready to increase your workout intensity level. If you start listening to your body and understand when it’s time to increase your physical challenge, it will help you to avoid hitting the dreaded…
10 minute workout – cardio body fix I am always talking about squeezing in a quick workout because it’s amazing how effective a short bout of strength or cardiovascular exercise can be. My top three reasons for making time for a 10 minute workout: 1. When I feel stressed, a 10 minute workout gives me…
