Strength training for kids and adolescents with advice from Mark Salandra, CSCS When most of us think about strength training, we think of oversized bodybuilders with rippling muscles, like Arnold Schwarzenegger (during the 1970s, not as the governor of California). Or the guy from the Planet Fitness commercial that lifts Read more…
While meant to be a break from your regular routine, travel can sometimes add stress to it instead. If you’ve finally gotten into a daily or weekly workout regimen, or started losing weight after months of gaining, you don’t want to lose that momentum during summer vacation. I have found Read more…
I learned early on that my husband and I do not do well together when it comes to working out. He’s all intensity and competition. I’m more introspective, listening to my body rather than those I’m working out with. But the studies do show that for many couples, working out Read more…
While I would never do one of these myself (note the comment below about people with pre-existing conditions like knee problems), I’ve had friends do these challenges and wondered what exactly went into them? After researching their safety (which is debatable, although I think the bigger races like Tough Mudder Read more…
This was an intriguing piece to write. While I’ve been hearing about workouts like P90X and the Insanity for a while, this is the first time I’ve looked into such fitness fads. The feedback from our experts seemed to discourage these trends. Yes, you might get ripped abs and such, Read more…