Sleep and Fitness: The Hidden Connection

Sleep and Fitness: The Hidden Connection

  Today I will be talking about sleep deprivation and how it has a profound effect on physical fitness, disrupts eating habits, metabolism, and hormones. When you’re not well-rested, your appetite hormones go haywire. Ghrelin, the hunger hormone, increases, while...

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Priceless Gift of Exercise

Priceless Gift of Exercise

How many Mondays have come and gone with the promise of “starting next week”? Don’t let another one slip by - let 2025 be different. Getting fitter isn’t about massive resolutions—it’s about small, consistent actions that build strength and quality of life over time....

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Ageless Strength: Empowering Your Best Self

Ageless Strength: Empowering Your Best Self

Maintaining strength as we age is essential to enjoying life to the fullest, and strength training is one of the best ways to preserve muscle tone and boost overall quality of life. Regular exercise helps ensures we stay active, independent, and capable of handling...

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Strengthening Your Body and Mind Together

Strengthening Your Body and Mind Together

Core strength is the foundation of physical fitness, but it also plays a vital role in mental resilience and a healthy ego. Strengthening your core - both physically and mentally - can transform your fitness journey into one of balance, growth, and self-awareness....

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Get Real, Get Moving

Get Real, Get Moving

For many, weight loss is the primary reason to start a fitness program yet exercise often feels like a daunting task. The reality is simple but unavoidable: getting fit requires effort, and there’s no shortcut around physical movement. No matter your motivation to...

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Genetics vs. Effort: Who Wins in Fitness?

Genetics vs. Effort: Who Wins in Fitness?

Genetics play a significant role in shaping our physical traits - whether we’re tall or short, blonde or brunette. One universal truth, however, is that all of us will eventually experience greying hair with age. While our genetic makeup may seem like a lottery, when...

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Skipping and Pelvic Floor Strength

Skipping and Pelvic Floor Strength

Day 4 of the 9-minute fitness challenge! Are you feeling stronger and more confident with the exercises? Learning how your body works and feels is a huge part of the 9-minute program. Each exercise is selected to build strength in hard to access muscles. Our featured...

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Create Your Fitness Masterpiece

Create Your Fitness Masterpiece

Our body is a lifelong masterpiece shaped by diet, movement, and social interactions. It's an ongoing project, and we must approach its evolution with continuous enthusiasm. In his 70s, Michelangelo was commissioned to design St. Peter's Basilica and defied age norms,...

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Staging Your Exercise Comeback

Staging Your Exercise Comeback

Remember the days when fitting exercise into your schedule was as automatic as having breakfast or brushing your teeth? It’s understandable… life got busier, whether due to the pandemic, a new job, added family responsibilities, or an overflowing calendar, your...

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Intention and Action Gap

Intention and Action Gap

People have always had a habit of putting things off, and the ancient Greeks even had a word for it: Akrasia. This means doing something you know isn't the best choice. When you avoid doing important stuff, it takes a toll on your energy and confidence. You start...

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Do You Need Accountability?

Do You Need Accountability?

Lots of people want to get fit, but sticking to a routine for exercise can be tough. Often people come  up with excuses to skip exercise, even though they know it's good for them. It turns out, having the willpower to go it alone isn't always enough. Think about those...

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Using Dumbbells for Mental Health

Using Dumbbells for Mental Health

Strength and resistance training's effect on emotional well-being is a fascinating topic in the field of exercise science. Typically, most studies have focused on aerobic exercise because it's easier to measure and quantify. However, a recent randomized controlled...

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