FITNESS

It's long been said that money can't buy everything and most will agree if they are truly being honest throwing silliness aside. Money can't buy you true love. Money can't buy back your youth or bring back loved ones that have passed on. And additionally, money can't buy fitness no matter how much you shell out of your pocket. To make that point clear, all the money in the world cannot automatically create that perfect physique regardless of how much you are willing to pay. Sure money can pay for a private gym membership or even allow you to build your own gym in your backyard. Money will also allow you to hire a 24 hour a day personal trainer along with a chef to be at your beckoning call whenever you need a healthy meal prepared. Money can also pay for weight reduction surgeries or "...

I think 90% of us have been there (I'll leave the other 10% out of this because there are fitness fanatics who seem to NEVER burnout). It's the place where we just dread working out or can't find the motivation to get it in gear and do our daily workout. You push it off till the next day and when the next day comes you find some other excuse to not do it and eventually a whole week has gone by and you haven't done one bit of exercise. I get it. I've been there. I used to spend three hours a night at the gym, everyday, doing the same thing night after night. I was happy with the body I'd sculpted out for myself, but eventually it was too much to sustain. I kept finding excuses not to go the gym, finding ailments or aches to convince my brain that I couldn't get to my exercise. I of course ...

One of the most popular new year’s resolutions is to exercise more. Many of us set ambitious goals requiring a big, regular commitment, but then abandon them because they’re too much to fit in. Plans to exercise more in the new year are often broken within a month. So how can we exercise more regularly in the new year? If the aim is to build long-term fitness and health, the exercise must be sustainable. It may be achievable to resolve to do an extra few minutes of muscle-strengthening exercises every day. Our research suggests even one muscle contraction a day, for five days a week, can improve muscle strength if you keep it up for a month. Why do we need to exercise? Physical activity guidelines recommended we perform 150 minutes of moderately intense exercise a week, as well as at ...