Brutal Honesty About Results From Your Workouts, or Why You Are Not Seeing Results. I have some tough love for you today. It's about your workouts, and their results. Can we speak honestly? You go to the gym several times a week, sometimes twice in one day, you attend classes, you get your sweat on, and yet something is missing. You aren't as fit as you should be, something isn't working the way you think it should. Is it really...
Here are some tips to bounce back after an injury. The first and easiest tip would be to do all you can to prevent an injury, but that's not always so easy... Recovering from a sports injury, or any injury can require more than just physical therapy. There’s also psychological healing, which for many is more difficult to come back from. So here it goes, I could come up with 7 legitimate points to help you or someone you care...
Here Are 4 Reasons to Change Your Workout Routine ! Do you find yourself running the same route, going to the same yoga class, or stepping onto the same treadmill while at the gym? If this is you, Change Your Workout Routine! When it comes to our fitness routines, most of us are creatures of habit, I know I am at times. We find something that we like, so we stick to it. During exercise, you’re putting stress on your...
Dont Compare Yourself to Others - Fitness Trick & Tip #10 This seems so easy, right? Dont Compare Yourself to Others, why do so many of us do this? Whether you are just starting out or you're an experienced pro when it comes to working out and fitness, its very easy to give in to the temptation to see how you match up to others. Its always going to be there and its almost always going to be frustrating! No...
Mix Up Your Workouts - Fitness Trick & Tip #9 Mix it up - Mix up your workouts. Sounds simple, but what does that mean? Without going into a to of detail I am going to explain a big picture way to "Mix It Up." Well, here it goes. High Intensity workouts and training is great on days when you have tons of extra energy. However, knowing you have a killer workout planned after a tough day at work may...
Don't Forget To Stretch If you are over 40 stretching and mobility exercises are especially vital, but the sad reality is that many of us are just not flexible enough. Why? We don't take the time to stretch. This can lead to increased risk of injury, and as life goes on it only gets worse, and yet, can keep you from doing some of your favorite activities. Be sure to stretch daily, if not daily, get into the habit...
Fitness Tip & Trick # 6: Goal Setting Set one goal at a time. Lets just agree that we are all better off if we focus on 1 thing at a time! I mean, who is seriously good at juggling a bunch of totally new things all at once? The biggest goal setting mistake is to try to change everything at once - this never ends all that well. Saying "I'm going to move more" then mastering that after mastering that...
Which Workout Is Best For You? Do you lift weights or do strength training? Why are your workouts set up the way they are? Do you follow a program? If so, from where? A magazine? Website? Do you have a trainer, or workout partner? If you are over 30 please don't tell me you still workout the same way you did in high school or college. How Should You Be Working Out Then? There are many non-perfect answers to that...
Are You Lost? Are you looking for something? You might need a personal trainer. Are you looking for a way to lose weight? Lose Fat? Get in better shape? Feel Better? All of the above? If you are lost, try not to find the answers to your questions online. The reality is you are just going to be more confused than you already were by the time you get finished trying to do any "research" and using the word "research" gives...
Change Your Life One Step At A Time Lake Country Training's Matthew Meyer Interview about how to achieve success with your health goals by changing your life one step at a time. Change your life one step at a time. Start small when working toward bigger goals By Christopher Bennett Special to The Freeman DELAFIELD — If you want to tackle a big goal, like living healthier, it is best to think and start small. Every December, as the calendar...
