If you want a workout that’s cheap, portable, versatile, and effective, learn how to use resistance bands. When you know how to use them, you can easily simulate your favorite barbell lifts and dumbbell workouts anywhere, anytime. You can also…
Do you enjoy exploring the world by car? Me too. I recently took a six-hour road trip from Los Angeles to California’s central coast. The drive was breathtaking, but about three hours in I started to become fidgety and uncomfortable.…
Some muscles are like fashion trends. Their owners flaunt them, dress to feature them, and post about them. Different muscles can lurch in and out of fashion depending on the whims of the public and the popularity of the celebrities…
If you want to hit loads of muscles in a single rep, you can’t do much better than a standard push-up. But the base move is just the beginning. To see new gains in strength, muscular development, and mobility, there…
If you’re not feeling like yourself and struggling to get answers — it could be your hormones! Whether you’ve been searching for an answer, or just assumed it was part of life as a woman, you have likely experienced the…
Hydration has a massive impact on athletic performance, so the obvious solution is to drink more water, right? Maybe not. In day-to-day situations, water is an ideal hydrator, but when you’re exerting yourself, factors such as fluid imbalance and electrolyte…
You’ve probably experienced sun salutations (surya namaskar) if you’ve participated in a vinyasa yoga (flow). Sun salutations help bridge the connection between the mind and body with the use of repetitive movements and breath. If you want to up-level your sun…
Burpees are hard. Really hard. And as effective as they can be at sending your heart rate through the roof, they aren’t ideal for 100% of exercisers 100% of the time. After all, even the strongest of athletes can unknowingly…
If you’ve ever experienced “barre shake” while plié-ing or trembled during a plank, you might wonder why you shake when you work out. It’s actually pretty common to experience occasional shaky muscles during a workout, and there are several reasons…
With all of the attention paid to the squat, the step-up often gets overlooked. Indeed, many people simply consider the step-up an “alternative” to that king of lower body strength exercises — something you do only when when you need…