Category: Fitness

Does burning calories while doing nothing sound too good to be true? Well, it shouldn’t! Thanks to an effect called Exercise Post-Exercise Consumption (EPOC), your body continues to burn calories after you finish. In this article, we will discuss exactly what the exercise afterburn effect is and isn’t, how to use it to your advantage, […]

This is something that I have often struggled with. I perform weight lifting and cardio 5-6 times per week. I love weight lifting, but being that I am a college basketball player, performing cardio is just as important if not more important than weight lifting. The optimal answer to the question of the best time […]

There are multiple false claims made my many marketers and fitness enthusiasts about the best way to get a six pack. For 95%, don’t believe what you read. In this article, we will explore the top 7 six pack myths to show you exactly how to get those washboard abs sure to break some necks […]

Improving your health with fitness is paramount for our well being. A good fitness plan can ensure you lead a healthy and fulfilling life, and even though fitness can often be grueling, it pays off in the long run in more ways than one. Here are ten tips on how to improve your health. Improve Your Health […]

In this article, I’ll help you through the minefield of options and touch on the important things to think about when setting up your home gym.

So you’re new to weight lifting or you have been lifting for a while now and are still a little confused about how much you should be working out. You are asking yourself the question of “How many times a week should I work out to achieve my fitness goals?” and would like to find […]

Enjoy the process. So often in life, we are in a mad sprint to get to the finish line when really there is no finish line. Let me rephrase. There shouldn’t be a finish line, especially in regards to fitness, bodybuilding, and nutrition.  It’s a process. From my experiences, I have learned to enjoy the […]

For those of you who don’t know what CrossFit is, it is a new kind of workout that is becoming quite popular. It is a very fast-paced and intense workout that is fun, competitive, and demanding. It requires all-out physical exertion combining movements such as sprinting, rowing, jumping, bodyweight exercises, weight lifting, and much more. […]

In a fast-paced society where time seems to fly right by, often times people turn to smoking as an outlet to their stress. The negative effects of smoking are pretty well known so I won’t go into the specific details of the negative effects of smoking. If you are a smoker who smokes frequently for […]