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...
Does Sweating During a Workout Mean You Burn More Calories? If you don’t work up a sweat exercising, then you haven’t been going hard enough, right? Wrong. Well, possibly wrong. When it comes to exercise, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a dripping forehead. But does a sweat-soak shirt equal a better workout? SWEAT SCIENCE As your muscles generate heat during your workout, and your body temperature rises, your body triggers a cooling process - sweating. Our sweat glands are...
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...
Proper Nutrition Steps This will sound a lot easier than it is. Ready? There are 3 Proper Nutrition Steps, I hope this helps you! Proper Nutrition Steps #1: Cut Out The Obvious Crap You don't need me or anyone else to tell you that candy, cookies, sodas, junk food, fast food, and booze and beer are wrecking your body or slowing your progress. Actually, maybe you do need this? Here it is: Cut It Out. If you are eating these...
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...
Youth and Family Fit & F.A.S.T. Program Lake Country Training is launching fitness classes designed for families to participate this summer, the Program is called Fit & F.A.S.T! Fitness – Agility – Speed – Training. We focus on fundamental aspects of athletic movements and skills to improve fitness, athleticism, and facilitate athletic development. Drills and Skills are Progression Based to Reduce Risk for Injury and Improve Speed, Power, Agility, Strength, Muscular Endurance, Flexibility, Mobility, Body Awareness, and Balance. Kids –...
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...
Stay Hydrated - Fitness Trick & Tip #7 This Fitness Trick and Tip is very similar to trick and tip #3. That one was Start Your Day With Water. This specific tip is to STAY HYDRATED! Meaning start your day with water and feel free to drink lots of it during the day! Many people are chronically dehydrated, and chances are good that your are one of them! Don't wait until you are thirsty to get a drink of water. ...
Start Your Day With Water! Get more water in your body! What's the easiest way to make that happen? Be sure the first thing you do when you wake up is Drink a big glass! The male human body is about 50% to 65% water while the female body is about 45% to 60%and muscles contain about 75%. Get more of it into your body and it will thank you! Here are just a few benefits of drinking water and being properly...
