Running has become one of the hippest activities around the world (or maybe it’s always been and it’s just the internet hype) but nevertheless more and more people are starting to do something exercise-wise and that’s great. Cardio is a powerful tool for getting in shape. But it seems like most of the people wo…
This might come as news to some but always training hard is a bad idea. For this past year I have been training very intensely only to lose tons of energy and recover from bouts of colds and flu due to low immunity. Got to say I’ve learned my lesson. Hard. So, if you think…
In sports and even in your average gym injury is something anyone can receive. Just yesterday, I was box-jumping on a high box and got a pretty bad scraped shin. I pushed myself a little too hard and have lost focus for just a second, lost my balanced and fell. More embarassing than painful, but…
Embarking on a fitness journey you’ve probably heard how metabolism is important and the faster it is the better for weight loss and the amount of food one can consume. Well, metabolism, is a set of process that keep pur body functioning. It also converts food into energy. Metabolism boosting strategies involve all kinds of temporary…
There are always some new smarter and more effective ways to do stuff, training at the gym included. And sometimes our time at the gym is simply limited due to all the different life circumstances. Try and make the most of it so you won’t feel like skipping a workout all while feeling achieved and…
Kettlebells are all the rage now and for good reason. These single handle weights that originated in Russia have become popular due to their effeciency and functionality. Kettlebells are great for performing full body workouts thanks to a range of motion and also for combining anaerobic and aerobic workouts into one explosive efficient program. Using kettlebells in HIIT…
People tend to overestimate their effort in the gym thinking they have burnt around 1000 calories during that hour long steady-pace cardio session, which calls for generous rewards in a food department. And those cardio machines that display impressive numbers don’t help either. So in order to get closer to your estimate on calorie burn there are…
HIIT (high-intensity interval) training is all the rage right now. And it’s no wonder, since many high intensity workouts don’t require much time or any equipment and they still work providing metabolic boost up to 24 hours. HIIT is based on alternating short bursts of high intensity moves and periods of active recovery. HIIT Training Benefits It…
