How to Achieve an Hourglass Figure
So you’d like to see a curvier silhouette when you look in the mirror, and you’re wondering how to get an hourglass figure. First, you should know that genetics play a huge role in your natural body shape and how…
Category Losing weight
How Many Calories Are Burned While Biking?
Wondering how many calories you’re burning on your bike commute to work or weekend trail ride, or whether cycling can help you with weight loss? Read on to find out how many calories you burn biking. Calories Burned Biking: Outdoor…
Introducing Belle Vitale: A Comprehensive Hormone Health Program for Women
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…
Mastering the Dumbbell Squat: Video Tutorial & Step-by-Step Guide
One of the Big Three strength-training exercises (alongside the bench press and deadlift) for delivering benefits across multiple major muscle groups, the squat is the king of lower-body exercises. The dumbbell squat in particular offers several advantages over the barbell…
The Effectiveness of a 20-Minute Workout
When your schedule is crammed with appointments and your to-do list is endless, sneaking off for an hour-long workout can seem like an impossible task. So, instead of skipping your workouts altogether, shorten them. If it’s done right, a 20-minute…
Mastering the Dumbbell Deadlift for an Impressive Posterior
Looking for a novel way to work your hamstrings, glutes, and lower back while burning a ton of calories at the same time? The dumbbell deadlift, a less-celebrated take on the much-vaunted barbell version, has your name on it. The dumbbell deadlift can be…
Effective Strategies for Shedding the Last Few Pounds
“I have been working hard to be healthier and more fit, but I can’t seem to lose the little bit of belly fat that I have carried for years. I eat right, have done P90X, P90X2, INSANITY, and now P90X3…
20 Effective Lower Body Exercises
Every body needs a strong foundation. That’s why you should regularly include in your workout routine, says sports performance coach Cody Braun, CSCS. Lower body exercises can be highly effective at improving overall fitness, and incorporating movements such as and…
Guide to Taking Your Own Body Measurements
Taking your own body measurements can help you track your fitness results better than relying on the bathroom scale — especially true if you’re trying to lose fat and gain muscle. Why? Well, the scale only measures your weight —…
Exploring the Reality of the Whoosh Effect
You may have heard of the whoosh effect. This buzzy weight-loss term supposedly describes a phenomenon in which fat cells fill with water, feel “squishy” for a bit, then — whoosh! — release all that water so you drop a…