Functional Fitness and You

Cross-training has been promoted by an assortment of fitness professionals for years. Runners need strength, bodybuilders need flexibility...these were radical suggestions at one time, but now they’re generally accepted in training circles.

Fitness Tracking Tools--How Much Do They Help?

Fitness Tracking Tools--How Much Do They Help?

It’s rare now to see anyone in the gym, running on the road or track, or even just walking around the office without some kind of wearable fitness tracking device, and it can’t help but make you wonder--do fitness tracking tools help you reach fitness goals?

Plan to Fail: Should You Utilize Failure in Your Training?

In the weight lifting world, failure is not only an option, it’s a good one. But if you don’t feel inclined to push yourself to the limit, there are other choices out there. If you’d like to maximize muscle growth and have the ability to engage in smaller, more frequent workouts, it’s a productive alternative.

Mid-Life Mid-Section Crisis: Weight Loss Tips for Older Women

Mid-Life Mid-Section Crisis: Weight Loss Tips for Older Women

Weight loss tips for older women don’t have to simply be restriction and struggle, in other words. You do have to throw some effort at exercise and nutrition, but it’s a matter of working smarter, not harder.

Reality Check: Does Filtering Create Unrealistic Expectations?

Reality Check: Does Filtering Create Unrealistic Expectations?

Is filtering yourself beyond recognition really going to help your self esteem in the end? Or is it going to make it even more unlikely that you’re happy with what you see in the mirror, if you’re comparing it to what you’re looking at--along with your Facebook friends and Instagram followers--on your social media posts?

Looking for a Good Guide to Family Nutrition?

Looking for a Good Guide to Family Nutrition?

Organizing your workout schedules and nutrition as a busy mom trying to get fit is hard enough on its own, with the time crunches and roster of responsibilities you already have, but when you’re also the meal and snack planner for a crew of kids--who often are not thrilled about your healthy choices for meals or snacks--it can add to the difficulty.