A healthy lifestyle is just that: a lifestyle. It’s not a crazy exercise routine. It’s not a quick-fix diet. It requires you to develop a healthy mindset. You have to think fit. When fitness and healthy choices become your lifestyle, it really does become easier to make such choices. But where to start? Here: Let […]
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Turn Excuses into Motivation
Everywhere you turn, someone’s got a really great excuse for why they’re not exercising. People get extremely protective of these excuses, lest the excuse be taken away and the person has no choice but to go to the gym. I’m here to do that. Turn your best excuses into the motivation you need to go […]
Inexpensive Workout Equipment for Your Home Gym
Buying workout equipment doesn’t have to be expensive. (Unless you want a treadmill or something.) I’m a huge believer in bodyweight exercises, but gadgets are fun and effective, too, if you’d like to have a few. Here are some that don’t take up a lot of space and don’t cost too much, but give you a […]
Bad Reasons to Walk Out of a Group Fitness Class
One of my biggest pet peeves as a fitness instructor was watching people huffily put their equipment away and storm out of a group fitness class. Luckily for my self-esteem, I’ve been teaching long enough to know this is a problem with them and has very little to do with me. However, walking out is […]
Travel and Exercise
If you travel a lot for work or fun, your exercise routine can take a hit. The idea is to make movement such a huge and wonderful part of your life that it’s inconceivable to skip it entirely just because your conference ran late or you’re on vacation. Travel and exercise can go together if […]
Why Your Weight Loss Plan is Failing
The sad truth is that most of us have been unhappy with our bodies at one point or another, and most of us have wanted to lose five or 25 pounds. Did you succeed? AWESOME. If not, this could be why your weight loss plan is letting you down. You’re overestimating the effectiveness of your […]
Skip the Too-Big T-Shirts: Wear Fitted Clothing to Exercise
When we feel self-conscious about our bodies, our first instinct is to cover it up, usually in loose, baggy clothing that totally disguises our silhouettes. If you’re planning to workout like that, I’ve got to ask you to reconsider. There are actually a lot of good reasons to wear fitted clothing while you exercise. I […]
Understanding Your Abs
Abs are the darlings and gold standards of fitness. Almost everyone covets a six-pack or at least a sleek-and-smooth, lightly defined torso. Fine. But if abs had feelings, they would be incredibly offended by this oversimplification and superficial consideration of who and what they are. Chasing a six-pack can be a frustrating endeavor and is […]
Avoid Faux Pas in Fitness Classes
Fitness classes are little societies unto themselves, and there are some basic guidelines you should follow so you don’t become “that guy/lady.” Most people seem to know how to behave, but everything on this list has happened in my classes, so…. If you’re new to fitness classes, these tips might help you adapt to your new […]
7 Surefire Ways to Make Yourself Hate Exercise
A lot of people say they hate exercise, and that’s their whole excuse for not doing it. Lame. First of all, I’m pretty sure my mom taught me that sometimes we have to do things we don’t like. Two, you can learn to love it. Three, actually, you don’t hate exercise at all. Movement is […]