5 Yoga Poses For Kids That You Can Do As A Family Yoga is good for you and your whole family. Yep, you read that right. While you might use yoga as a time to get away and reconnect with yourself, sometimes you might need to (or want to) incorporate your entire family into your […]
Monthly Archives: December 2020
How to Do a Proper Push-Up in 3 Easy Steps
A push-up is a simple bodyweight exercise you can do to work your upper body. You perform a proper pushup by raising and lowering your body up and down using your arms. In fact, a study reported that you lift 66% of your body weight when you do a standard push-up (1). The pushup is a great […]
Cook-tober – Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup
Slow cooker recipes are great all the time but even more perfect for fall. Slow cookers are a quick and simple way to meal prep or cook dinner. Plus, nothing better than warm food on a cold day. Here is one of our favorite slow cooker recipes. This recipe is perfect as soup, on top […]
How to Do a Bicycle Crunch Exercise Properly
When done properly, the bicycle crunch is a great bodyweight exercise that works your abdominals and obliques. It is a very simple ab workout that requires no equipment to perform except for a yoga mat. The American Council on Exercise listed the bicycle crunch training (bicycle maneuver) as the number one exercise for strengthening the […]
What Is Endurance Training?
What Is Endurance Training? There are 4 primary types of exercise: strength, balance, flexibility, and endurance. In order to have a balanced, healthy body, we need to have a fitness routine that incorporates them all. Here, we’re going to focus on endurance training. Don’t be afraid—while this type of exercise is often associated with marathon […]
Fall Fruit and Vegetable Picks
The days are getting shorter, the temperature is falling, and the leaves are starting to turn… fall has arrived! While this is one of our favorite times of the year, let’s take a moment to mourn the end of fresh summer produce. Ok, the moment is up because fall brings with it a whole new […]
Monster Music Mash-up Workout
Halloween is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with a monster-themed workout! We mapped out the first 14 minutes of a Halloween themed workout to get you started. It starts with three songs. Monster Mash – Bobby Pickett Jumping Jacks Push-up when the song says “mash” Continue to do […]
4 Cardiovascular Endurance Exercises You Can Do at Home
4 Cardiovascular Endurance Exercises You Can Do at Home Cardiovascular endurance, by definition, is “the body’s ability to deliver oxygen to muscles while they are working.” It begins at about 1.5 minutes into a workout when your body starts using things like fat and proteins for energy. Your body can build up better endurance through […]
30-Day Squat Challenge: Get Your Best Butt in 1 Month
Get great legs and your best butt ever with our 30-day squat challenge. This squat challenge is simple and easy to follow for any lifter, from beginner to advanced. This program does not take a lot of time. Each day you’ll dedicate 10-15 minutes to the exercise(s) on the calendar day in addition to your […]
5 Stretching Exercises for Flexibility
5 Stretching Exercises for Flexibility There are so many incredible ways for us to move our bodies. Stretching is one of the most important tools in our wellness arsenal because it allows us a better range of motion, improved posture, better balance, injury prevention, and more. And because our bodies have so many working parts, […]