Category Fitness

Mastering Child's Pose in Yoga (Balasana)

Mastering Child’s Pose in Yoga (Balasana)

I have a secret: I often get my yoga students through “just one more vinyasa” with the promise that child’s pose (balasana) awaits them. Child’s pose is a relaxing, feel-good pose that’s accessible to yogis of all levels. It’s one of…

Is Exercising Twice Daily Harmful to Your Body?

Is Exercising Twice Daily Harmful to Your Body?

If you’re chasing specific fitness results, you may wonder whether working out twice a day will help you achieve them twice as fast. Once a relic of high school sports training, two-a-day workouts are now all over social media and…

Safely and Effectively Performing Weighted Planks

Safely and Effectively Performing Weighted Planks

If you’ve mastered the high plank and forearm plank, you might be wondering if there’s some way to make them even more challenging, without adding movement into the mix. The answer is absolutely yes, thanks to weighted planks. Sometimes called “loaded…

Mastering the Mule Kick Technique

Mastering the Mule Kick Technique

If you’re looking for some of the best exercises for burning fat, look no further than the animal kingdom. The bear crawl, spider lunge, crab walk—if you’ve ever one of these primal exercises, you know that they work your entire…

Beachbody Performance Plant-Based Recovery | BODi

Beachbody Performance Plant-Based Recovery | BODi

Beachbody Performance Recover is more than just your average tub of protein powder. Right after you work out, your muscles go into serious rebuilding mode. By consuming protein within 30 minutes of working out, you help give your body the building…

9 Simple & Tasty Meal Ideas for Movie Night

9 Simple & Tasty Meal Ideas for Movie Night

Whether you’re kicking back solo after a long day or catching up with your sweetie or BFF over the weekend, the dinner-and-a-movie combo one of the best ways to relax. Popcorn is a tried-and-true movie-night snack: “Many people don’t realize popcorn…

Mastering the Standing Leg Raise Exercise

Mastering the Standing Leg Raise Exercise

The standing leg raise tends to get overshadowed by showier exercises like hip thrusts and burpees — but if you want to build up a strong lower half, it’s time to familiarize yourself with this simple but effective move. It’s easy to…

Low Carb Cauliflower Bread Recipe

Low Carb Cauliflower Bread Recipe

Buh-bye, bread — it’s been really nice knowing you, but I’m all about cauliflower bread now. It’s not a decision I made lightly; my relationship with bread has always been strong. Even when people started saying that all bread is bad…