The Importance of Resistance Training
Strength training is good for us! It can help us build stronger muscles and burn more calories, even when not exercising. It's always wise to take care of our bodies and prevent health problems, and it's never too late to start. But before starting a new workout routine, especially if you've had health problems or injuries, it's essential to talk to a doctor. Plus, regular strength training can make our brains work better and improve our mental health.
5 Ways I Stay Motivated
Starting and staying motivated to achieve health and fitness goals can be challenging. Whether you want to lose weight, build muscle, or live a healthier lifestyle, committing to these goals is not easy.
Motivation comes and goes. You cannot always rely on having the motivation to work toward your fitness goals. However, a few things can help you stay on track.
First, get started. Sometimes, the hardest part is taking that first step. Once you do, it becomes easier to keep going.
Another key is to set a routine and stick to it. This can help you build momentum and make progress towards your goals.
Also, remember why you started in the first place. Whether it's to improve your health or feel more confident, keeping this motivation in mind can help you stay on track.
Finally, remember that the effort you put in today will benefit your future self. Make healthy choices a part of your daily routine to consistently achieve your health and fitness goals.
Why Diet Is More Important Than Exercise
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle involves more than just hitting the gym. Your diet plays a crucial role in achieving overall fitness goals. Even if you spend hours at the gym, a poor diet can undo all your hard work. To maintain a healthy weight, boost energy levels, and reduce the risk of chronic diseases, it is crucial to consume a diet rich in nutrients and low in processed foods. Relying on exercise alone to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight can be challenging and unsustainable in the long run. Therefore, prioritizing a balanced and healthy diet over the time spent in the gym is essential for optimal health and fitness.
How to Begin Your Fitness Journey
As we enter the new year, we set new goals for the year. We aim to be better versions of ourselves and set new fitness goals. We are super excited to get to the new version of ourselves, but then we quit after a month. Why? Because we set our sights too high and take on too much too fast to achieve those fitness goals. Then we get discouraged and give up. Trust me; I've been there. But over time, I've learned that starting small is key to beginning any fitness journey. Here are some tips for beginning your fitness journey for successfully creating healthy and active lifestyle habits.
HIIT - What is it?
We’ve all heard of HIIT, or High Intensity Interval Training, right? But what comes to mind when you hear it? Burpees? Anyone? Sweaty quick movements? Yeah, those were my basic thoughts about HIIT. Like, just because you do HIIT workouts you’re going to get quick results, lose all the weight and then you’ll be shredded. Well, let me tell you that is wrong. While HIIT is a great workout to get a great effective workout done in a short amount of time, there is so much more than burpees to this style of training,
How I Stay Active, Even When I Don’t Want To (Updated 2023)
Like anyone, I always have days where I want to sit and binge the latest shows on various streaming platforms or scroll TikTok. But I know my body and mind like it much better when I am active. If I am sedentary for too long, I fall asleep more than I need to, or I get restless, and my mind starts to wander into negative headspace. Physical activity helps with this, probably more than I realized….
Why is Fitness and Nutrition Important
New Post! | Fitness and nutrition are so important, not only for your present self but for your future self as well. I know for me, I do choose to eat healthy and workout for these reasons. While I may have fitness goals along the way, the simple, the most basic goal is health and longevity.
My Current Workout Split
What is a workout split? This workout strategy splits your workouts during the week into different body parts. I like to have my leg days at least two days apart to promote recovery while I work on my upper body. I am also improving my cardiovascular endurance, so I am incorporating cardio into my strength training routine with the Nike Running Club App 18-week program for Training for a Marathon.
Holiday Gift Guide for the Health and Fitness Enthusiast
The holidays can be a hectic time of year between buying work, family, and buying holiday gifts. Gifts for the health and fitness enthusiasts can be difficult to navigate if you’ve got no clue about the world of health and fitness. I love health and fitness and receiving a gift related to health and fitness would be my favorite thing.
Fitness Trackers - Are They Necessary?
Fitness trackers can be helpful tools to track your progress; many apps can work together to collect data such as steps taken, approximate calories burned throughout the day, and even send you reminders to get up and move throughout the day. But are they actually necessary?
Exercise to Relieve Stress
Most of the general population lives their lives in a state of stress. Without an outlet to relieve that stress, your mental and physical health can be at stake. A lot of common stress is caused by work, finances, family, and friends. Having a regular exercise program is not only beneficial to your physical well-being, but also to your mental health. Whether it be a structured program, strength training, running, yoga, HIIT workouts, circuits, or simply getting outside to walk, some form of exercise is better than nothing in most cases.
Reasons to Live a Healthy Lifestyle
Health and fitness are apart of my everyday life, but what motivates me? There are many reasons to be healthy, but most importantly, I’d like to continuously improve my quality of life. Living a healthy and active lifestyle help me achieve just that. Maybe you can find some motivation in my reasons why.
How I Stay Active, Even When I Don’t Want To
Like anyone, I always have days where I just want to sit and binge the latest shows on Netflix. But I know that my body and mind likes it much better when I am active. If I am sedentary for too long, either I fall asleep more than I need to or I get restless and my mind starts to wonder into negative headspace. Physical activity definitely helps with this, probably more than I realized…..
4 Habits You Can Change Today to Live a Healthy Lifestyle
Small habit changes over time can make a huge difference in the long run. By changing one thing at a time, it makes it easier to live a healthy and active lifestyle. Use my 4 tips for habits that you can change today.