The importance of weight training for weight loss If your goal is weight loss, then strength training is a must. You can cut calories and/or spend your time doing cardio to lose weight, but these won't last nor will they give you a healthy looking and functioning body. Here are some key points to keep in mind while working towards your weight loss goal. Lift heavy weights. You won't see results lifting the same weights you've been lifting. You need to increase the weight t

We all go to the gym to see results from our sweating. Does exercise have to be so hard and uncomfortable to be effective? HIIT (high intensity interval training) workouts have become popular because they do work. They push you to your physical limits, but if people are constantly pushing their bodies as hard as they can every workout, they aren't allowing their bodies the time to recover. These types of workouts should be limited to 2-3 times a week. Trying to decide bet

Consuming a diet that consists of high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt, energy-dense and micronutrient-poor foods leaves many of us overweight and undernourished. Processed foods tend to have more macronutrients than natural foods at the expense of micronutrients. So, what is the difference between these two nutrient classifications and why should you care? “Macro” indicates large and macronutrients are nutrients required in large amounts. They are the structural and energy provi

Foam rolling is an effective method of reducing tension and increasing muscle length for either a pre-workout warm-up or post exercise active recovery. Here are several benefits of foam rolling. Foam rolling can reduce the risk of developing adhesions or knots which are created as a result of collagen binding up between layers of muscle when the muscle is held in a specific position for an extended period of time or overused during repetitive motions. The pressure from the f

Many of us are in the gym to improve how we look and feel. We can look in the mirror and see the progress! While we’re in there burning fat and building muscle, we’re not only improving our bodies, but our minds as well! A recent study has shown the link between habitual low to moderate intensity aerobic exercise and mental cognition as well as protection against alzheimer’s disease! Here’s the science: Most of the human body is designed to be able to repair itself (to some e

For years, conventional fitness wisdom told us that static stretching before an exercise bout will decrease injury risk and improve performance. As it turns out, if you want to get the most out of your lifts, reaching for your toes or going into full pretzel mode for 30 seconds to a minute is actually going to hurt your performance! Static stretching is defined as stretching a muscle to its full range of motion for greater than 30 seconds. Studies have shown that static stret