fitness 566 results

4 Big Reasons Why You Need a Fitness Tracker In Your Life

Aerial yoga, fitness video games, and lemon and cayenne pepper cleanses—all fitness trends that suddenly took the world by storm and then lost popularity as quickly as they skyrocketed into the spotlight. Fitness trends come and go, and some are effective, but most produce more hype than they do results. One of the newest trends in ...

5 Ways To Achieve Your Fitness Goals

Have you stuck with your New Year’s resolutions or have they drifted off course a bit? If so, there’s no time like the present to recharge those fitness goals. It can be hard to stay motivated if you don’t have a goal in mind (especially during the cold winter months). Keep yourself on track by writing down something you want to ...

5 Ways People Sabotage Their Own Weight Loss

Here are five ways people sabotage their own weight loss and how to avoid doing it.  You would not believe how well-intentioned people actually sabotage their weight loss. You would also not believe the things people do just to lose weight. Some would even go as far as starve themselves to death! But do you know what’s even more surpri...

5 Ways To Rock Healthy Holiday Habits

Here we are again...the most wonderful time of the year, and the most delicious season but you can still rock healthy habits this holiday season by following these tips! I feel like I could gain weight or feel bloated just thinking about the holidays. Fortunately, after years of navigating the holidays without going crazy while on a diet or ...

How To Workout Like You Mean Business

Without intensity and overload, no training routine will provide maximum results, no matter how many times you repeat it. If you are serious about showing off a sculpted physique, you need to get out of your comfort zone. Increase the duration and difficulty of your workout routine, and introduce variety. Your muscles need to stay under ...

Bosu Family Pack Product Review

If you read my "Ode to Bosu" article you know that I work out with BOSU Balance Trainer on a regular basis especially when I worked out with my personal trainer and even though she has since moved on, I still use my BOSU Balance Trainer on a regular basis.  Well due to my affiliation with Sweat Pink they also sent a Bosu Sport Kids for my ...

Fit Fashion Friday 3

Hey Fitness Family!!!  It's been a minute since I created a collection of some of my fashion favorites but no time like the present right?  I have been looking around and expanding my fitness game from just boot camp and running.  I continue to lift but incorporated yoga into my repertoire of fitness options. It's been a lot of fun learning ...

Top 5 Non-Scale Victory Indicators

Here are 5 ways to claim non-scale victories that are just as good or better at measuring weight-loss success and progress than the body weight scale. When we think about our fitness journey we tend not to give as much credence to non-scale victory indicators and solely focus on scale victories and whether the number on the scale went up or ...

Recovery Tips for Gym Newbies

Every beginning tends to be hard and this fact is very well known to the gym newcomers who are facing post-workout muscle soreness, or the Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) how experts like to call it. But, while DOMS can be great achievement indicator proving that philosophy of “No pain, no gain”, no matter how old it may seem, makes ...

My Top Recommended Tech Wearables

Fitness tech wearables are the hotness right now and have been for a minute now so find out the ones I recommend.  Truth be told - they been around for years.  It started out as a basic heart rated monitor (HRM) and then it got smarter and morphed into tracking folk's sleep patterns, steps, water consumption, stress level and ...

5 Non-Physical Benefits of Getting Fit

Getting fit rocks! You may be reading this, sitting in a comfy chair and wondering why you should bother. Maybe your doctor says that you are healthy so why should you get out there and sweat instead of watch television or read a good book? Here are a few reasons why getting fit will energize your life in ways that you may not have thought of ...

In The Gym with Rose Muniz of Fit Snack Box

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers. RM:  My name is Rose Muniz, I am the Founder of Fit Snack, a Manager at a Global Consulting firm, and the Founder of Hope Connects (non-profit). [Tweet "Learn what motivated Rose Muniz to start the Fit Snack subscription box and her workout routine to stay in tip-top shape. #fitsnack"...

Get Fit With Our MissFIT 7-Day Challenge

Join Strawberricurls, OK Dani, MimiCuteLips and me as we help to motivate YOU to firm, fit and fabulous with our MissFIT 7-Day Challenge!  We are hosting a 7-day fitness challenge and we are KICKING IT OFF with a Facebook Party TONIGHT at 7 pm ET/6 pm CT.  You can RSVP HERE.  Here we will answer any fitness-related questions and share informa...

Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow

Hi everyone!  It might look a little different around here.  Well after much deliberation Sheila of The Frugal Exerciser and I have decided to discontinue our weekly Workout Wednesday Link Ups.  It's been a lot of fun and we have met a TON of amazing people so parting is such sweet sorrow.  BUT due to some other commitments that have taken ...

Fit Fashion Friday 2

It's round 2 of Fit Fashion Friday and I am very excited about this week's selections.  I have been on Instagram and folks have been sharing some HOT activewear.  Apparently one of the trends is mesh fabric so the body can breathe while the temperature rises.  Another awesome trend I am finding is beautiful tops with unique and creative backs. ...

Fit Fashion Friday

Lately I have been wanting to improve my fitness wardrobe.   Back in the day I would roll out of bed and put on anything and then go out for my workout.  Matching was not a criteria and I didn't think much about it.  Now I see so many cute and gorgeous fitness outfits and brands out there, they are really upping their game. Brands like ...

In The Gym with Serena of the Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders

Please introduce yourself to our readers. Hello ladies! Thank you so much for taking time to read a little bit about me. My name is Serena, and I am from Bel Air, Maryland. Most of my days are spent working as a Dental Hygienist and spending time with my family and friends. How long have you been a Ravens Cheerleader? I have been a ...

In The Gym with Leigh Hickombottom

FFFC:  Please introduce yourself to our readers. Hey FFFC! My name is Leigh Hickombottom. I've been in the fitness industry for over 8 years in print.  I've been in such mags a s Oxygen, Musclefitness Hers Muscle Mag and a few more. I've written 4 book to date. @ of which are fitness related to help you reach your fitness goal the way I ...

How To Workout By Your Body Type

By understanding your body type, you can customize a workout program to be more effective than an “out of the box” workout program. Customizing a workout program based on your body type is surprisingly easy. Before you start developing a workout program you have to identify your body type (also called somatotype). There are three basics ...

The Key To Successful, Healthy Weight Loss

If you've been struggling with your weight then keep reading to learn the key to successful healthy weight loss. Health is Wealth! There is nothing that can be achieved in life unless you have a healthy mind and body. Everything in this world is achieved through positive thoughts. A little thought put into leading a healthy life will do no ...