At this point, we can all agree that chasing after the ideal summer body is not a great standard. Yet, there’s something interesting about the summer body, because it suggests that it is inevitable that our winter bodies are always...
If you’re not feeling the burn with your ab workout anymore, it could be time for a change. That’s because when your workout intensity hasn’t dropped off but you don’t feel the same struggle, you’re experiencing general adaptation syndrome. One...
Summer workouts can be a lot of fun. We can go for long runs later in the day. We can spend more time outside. And it can be a new way to explore during our vacations. For all the fun,...
Outside of actually lifting weights, one of the hardest parts of strength training is weightlifting nutrition -- getting the right balance of calories from the right foods. That balance, which includes an emphasis on protein for weightlifters in their strength...
For many of us, adulting is a lifelong process of growing up and slowly but surely making grown-up decisions. Over the years, we might land a steady job. Over the years, we learn to do our taxes. Over the years,...
Ever wonder what Anna Karenina has to do with your motivation to show up and work toward your goals? (Besides the serious amount of motivation you need to tackle 800 pages of Russian literature, of course.) It’s right there in...
Many bodybuilders say weight lifting is all about the form you use to lift weights. Given what we know about weightlifting nutrition, though, the form you use to lift food to your mouth might be just as valuable. Just like...
When you’re looking to find a sustainable, healthy way to lose weight, you’ve likely come across FITT and HIIT before as types of workouts that could help you reach your goals. Though diet is often thought of as the more...
There are a few gold standards when it comes to diet and exercise. These recommendations follow us our whole lives and they are, for the most part, unimpeachable. Yet, we rarely follow them. Ideas like drinking more water, going out...
With all of the fun and festivities of the holidays comes certain seasonal stresses that are hard to ignore. Traveling to be with family involves, well, travel. And though air travel is close to the levels it was at in...
Weight-lifting is still one of the best ways to get in shape. Whether you’re looking to burn fat faster or build more muscle, lifting weights works and it doesn’t have to be complicated. But that's the question. How many days...
If there’s one thing gyms are great for, it’s for keeping an eye on yourself while you lift. (Mirror, mirror, on the wall… who’s the sweatiest of them all?) And for those of us who struggled through the whole pandemic...
