Trying A Diet? Remember Food Comes With Context
Fitness goals should always be attainable. Realistic goals set one up for success, which can pave the way for new goals and new successes in an ever forward moving progression. When it comes to nutrition though, we often set ourselves up for failure by ignoring a...
Is A Mistake In Mindset Derailing Your Fitness?
One of the goals of exercise is to be healthier and live longer and both the fitness and healthcare industries try to help people achieve exactly that. However, neither industry can provide a formula that will guarantee success. They can only help people increase the...
What Robots Can Teach You About Healthy Movement
Dr. Marko Popovic, professor of Physics, Robotics, and Biomedical Engineering and the author of Biomechanics and Robotics, runs Popovic Labs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. He and his students use biological designs to help them build mechanical...
Five Fundamental Movements That Can Save Your Joints
The same way a car is designed to roll on wheels, the human body is designed to create certain movements. These five fundamental movements form the basis for your strongest, most agile, and healthiest self. Five Fundamental Movements 1. The Squat: Squatting is a...
Burpees – The Heart Rate Behemoth
by Antoine Simmons Burpees are a popular exercise, especially in group fitness classes. They are also a good example of how athletic movements are just combinations of basic movement patterns. Move Your Body With The Heart Rate Behemoth - Burpees Despite the hilarity...
Upper Body Rotation Keeps You Healthy
The human body is designed to move. Without regular movement, things start to fall apart. Muscles atrophy, joints slowly deteriorate and can eventually become arthritic, and things just lock up in general, causing yet more problems. Upper body rotation—known in the...