(1) Keep Your Muscles Flexible If you're under forty, hold your stretches for 30 seconds. If you're over forty, hold them for 60 seconds. As you reach your 40s, your muscles become less pliable, so they need to be stretched longer. Try it and feel the difference. (2) Excuse Be Gone If you think you're too busy to exercise, try this: For one day, schedule a time to work out, even if you can exercise for only 10 minutes. "At the end of the day, ask yourself if you were...

Drinking enough water has endless benefits. To name a few: H20 helps you retain less water, stay energized, stay satiated longer. Are you struggling like most Americans to drink enough water? Follow these tips to get all the ounces you need to keep yourself hydrated. #1 Get a Great Water Bottle Having a water bottle you love helps you to fill and refill. What’s more refreshing than ice cold water? We recommend a bottle that keeps your water icy cold like Premium Insulated Stainless Steel Waterbottle. This bottle keeps water...

In the spirit of Throwback Monday, we wanted to share some of our favorite exercises that never go out of style. Some of the most practiced and praised strength training exercises are some of the simplest. Trying to get fit and lose weight?  Follow the KIS method. Keep it simple & stick with history! #1 The Push-Up Talk about old school, the push-up has been around for longer than any of us and it's for a reason. It works! Pushups work your arms, chest and shoulders in a swift movement...

Resistance bands are not new, but they are often taken for granted. The convenience, cost effectiveness, and results provided by resistance bands make them a must-have for any fitness enthusiast. Find out more about the benefits of using resistance bands to bring your fitness to the next level. #1 Save Money When you add up the cost of your gym membership, your trendy gym clothes, your sneakers and more, you are looking at quite the bill. Spending $50-100 a month on your gym membership adds up and it doesn’t necessarily...

We are all busy. Most of us have full time jobs and hundreds of other responsibilities to tend to everyday. During the winter, finding the motivation to get to the gym only gets more difficult. Lack of time and motivation can cause laziness leading to lost resolutions, bad food choices and extra pounds. The good news is; you don’t need to go to log hours at the gym to get the body you want. Not only is working out at home effective, it can also save you some serious money...

Temptation surrounds us constantly. Commercials, magazine ads, and the convenience of unhealthy foods and lifestyles are almost impossible to ignore. It is becoming more and more difficult to stay healthy in the world we live in today. So what can you do to be healthier? Follow these 5 easy life tweaks for a healthier you. #1 Put a water bottle on your desk: Why it works: The visual reminder of having a water bottle on your desk will remind you to hydrate! Seeing a water bottle at work is a...

There are always a million reasons not to do something. But sometimes the thing you need to do can affect your future health and wellness. Yes of course, we are talking about working out! Find out below how to overcome 5 common barriers to your fitness. Not Enough Time It does not take much time to bring fitness back into life. In fact, we recently wrote an entire article on just that, check it out here {Tiny Tweaks for a Healthier You link}. But nowadays, everyone is busy as can...

Okay, the new gym outfit didn’t work, the new playlist was a bust. So now what? How are you going to trick yourself into getting fit? If you are sick of sulking on your couch crying in your Ben & Jerry’s follow these five tips to trick yourself into working out. Tip #1: Bring Your Gym Clothes to Work By the time you get home from work, take off your uncomfortable shoes and sit down, the gym is already a distant memory. Sitting on the couch or making a quick...

Working out makes everything better. Don’t believe us? Well there are so many reasons to get back to the gym and to start moving. We are not talking about changing your entire life, but even adding more steps and walking into your life. This means taking the stairs, parking further away from work or even taking the dog on a further walk than usual. By just adding a few tweaks to your life, like the ones we suggested in our previous article {insert link to old article}, changing your life...

Temptation surrounds us constantly. Commercials, magazine ads, and the convenience of unhealthy foods and lifestyles are almost impossible to ignore. It is becoming more and more difficult to stay healthy in the world we live in today. So what can you do to be healthier? Follow these 5 easy life tweaks for a healthier you. #1 Put a water bottle on your desk Why it works: The visual reminder of having a water bottle on your desk will remind you to hydrate! Seeing a water bottle at work is a constant...