Most healthy eating advice usually involves eating more vegetables. Most nutritional authorities agree that, for optimal health, we should eat at least five servings of vegetables and fruit per day. This makes perfect sense because vegetables and fruit are valuable sources of vitamins, minerals, ...

Whatever you are exercising for, lower body training is a must. From fat-burning to sports performance to just looking good, you can’t afford not to work your lower body. After all, your legs make up close to 40% of your total muscle mass. The good news is that there are lots of leg exercises ...

Of all the muscles in the human body, those of the lower back are arguably the most important. Your lower back is the bridge that connects your upper and lower body, and any chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Almost every movement you perform involves your lower back, and weakness in ...

Most gyms offer a range of ways to get fit, lose weight, and shape up. They’ve got freeweights and resistance machines to build muscle strength, size, and tone and cardio machines to burn fat and calories as you get fitter. But, unless you work out with a friend or a trainer, these are all solo ...

Cardio is arguably the most important type of workout for your health. That’s because things like jogging, group exercise classes, swimming, and cycling increase your heart and breathing rate, strengthening your cardiovascular system. Your heart, lungs, and blood vessels are responsible for ...

When it comes to working out, most people think that cardio is the most important type of exercise. That opinion makes a lot of sense because cardio works your heart, and your heart is arguably the most important muscle in your body. After all, it’s the one pumping blood around your body and ...

Fitness experts are always arguing about what workout is best for fitness and fat loss. Some will tell you that lifting weights is best, while others are all about the cardio. Some say that yoga is the best workout. So, who’s right? It turns out that ALL workouts can help you lose weight, ...

Gyms have been popular for hundreds if not thousands of years. The city-states of ancient Greece used gyms to train their populations for war, and attendance was compulsory for all able-bodied men over a certain age. Modern Greek schools are still called gymnasia. Today’s gyms might not cater to ...

Back pain affects as many as 80% of adults and can range from mildly annoying to completely debilitating. There are lots of potential causes of back pain, including accidents, sports injuries, poor posture, pregnancy, inactivity, and congenital spinal defects. In a lot of cases, back pain can be ...

When it comes to bodybuilding and strength training, a lot of exercises make a big mistake; they focus too much on the muscles they can see in the mirror and don’t spend enough time on those they can’t. There is no denying the importance of the pecs, biceps, quads, and abs, but overdeveloping ...

Fitness experts love to argue about the merits of different training methods. Many are convinced that they know the perfect way to achieve any fitness goal. Some even go so far as to completely dismiss some training methods or exercises, labeling them as inferior or even useless. However, as ...

In gyms all around the world, Monday is Chest Training Day, and that invariably means bench presses. The bench press is arguably the most popular strength training exercise today. It’s a bodybuilding cornerstone and one of the lifts contested in powerlifting. The bench press is also part of the NFL ...

Google the best weight loss diet, and you’ll get millions of hits in return. How can they all be the best diet? It’s mainly because any diet that restricts your food intake can work. Eating fewer calories forces your body to burn fat for fuel. This is called a calorie deficit or a negative energy ...

Many stars of stage, screen, music, and sports are dedicated dieters. They have personal chefs, eat supplements by the truckload, or follow very specific eating regimens. With often unbendable food beliefs, many attribute their ongoing success to what they eat. And who’s to argue; it’s clear that ...

Whatever your fitness goal is, strength training is a must. Lifting weights offers a wide range of benefits and will help you reach your workout goal faster. It doesn’t matter if you want to lose weight, get fitter, or get better at sports; hitting the gym or working out at home with weights can be ...

In gyms around the world, Monday is National Chest Training Day, and for most exercisers, that means it’s National Bench Press Day too. The bench press is a hugely popular exercise, and that’s because it’s very effective for building muscle size and strength. It’s also the second lift contested in ...

Strength is your ability to generate force and is best expressed by the amount of weight you can lift once. Strength is usually defined as your one-repetition max, or 1RM for short. Weightlifters and powerlifters live and die by their 1RM but knowing it can be helpful for other exercisers, too, ...

If you want to build a bigger, more muscular upper body, dips are one of the best exercises you can do. Like push-ups, dips are a bodyweight exercise. However, with dips, you have to lift your entire body using just your arms, whereas, with push-ups, it’s about 60%. Needless to say, this is what ...

While you don’t have to take supplements to reach your workout or weight loss goals, they can certainly help. Supplements can help plug the nutritional gaps in your diet that could otherwise undermine your progress. For example, taking a multivitamin and mineral will ensure that you still get ...

Pre-workout supplements have been around for about 20 years now. The first commercially made pre-workout was called Ultimate Orange. Packed with caffeine and ephedrine, this potent product was eventually banned when ephedrine became a controlled substance. Still, it was the effect of Ultimate ...