Fitness Archive

What Are the Benefits of Working Out in the Cold? (Plus Safety Tips)

As the holiday season approaches, many people who exercise outdoors struggle with working out in the cold, but they don't have to. Is it bad to work out in cold weather? As long as you take ...

Pronation Problems: Signs, Causes & Ways to Correct These Common Posture Issues

Pronation deviations that occur at the feet and ankles — called overpronation or underpronation (also known as supination) — are some of the most common underlying postural problems that adults develop. To one degree or another, ...

Benefits of Walking to Lose Weight, Manage Blood Sugar & Extend Life

When most people decide it’s time to practice some healthier habits, simply walking to lose weight and improve their health might not seem like it’s going to do “enough” to give them the benefits of ...

Health Benefits of Pickleball, Plus How to Play

In the U.S. alone, there are now almost 5 million pickleball players, many of whom are over the age of 50. The number of "picklers" regularly picking up a paddle and ball has grown by ...

Can Running, Strength Training & Other Exercise Help You Live Longer? YES

By now, everyone knows there are numerous benefits of exercise, and one of those benefits includes the potential to extend life. This is even true for people who are already in their 60s and 70s. In ...

HIIT Workouts Benefits, Plus 4 Sample Routines

High-intensity interval training , also called HIIT workouts, have become known in the fitness and medical world as one of the most effective means of improving cardiovascular health, respiratory endurance, as well as metabolic function. Research ...

Starting a Fitness Routine that Works for You

You wouldn’t know it by looking at me today, but as recently as 2011 ago I was living a completely unhealthy lifestyle. For years I’d struggled with my weight and had no understanding of how ...

The Health Benefits of Swimming + Swim Workouts to Try

Swimming is a sport that many of us seem to do often when we’re young but then slack off on as we age. According to statistics, children swim more than adults, and in past generations, ...

What Is Restorative Yoga? Benefits, Poses and How to Do It

While it might not be as physically challenging as other types of yoga, such as Ashtanga or Bikram yoga, restorative yoga can still have big payoffs in terms of promoting overall health. It doesn't exactly “count as ...

Muscle Recovery Do’s and Don’ts for Optimal Fitness

Whether you’re trying to burn fat or gain muscle, what you do in terms of exercise, diet and the time you rest in between workouts makes all difference. We all know that working out is ...