If traditional yoga poses feel intimidating, wall yoga may be an easier place to start.
Using a wall for support can help you feel more stable while practicing certain positions. As a personal trainer, I often recommend using external support when appropriate…
If you have ever looked at a yoga class and thought, “I could never do that—I’m not flexible enough,” you are not alone.
As a fitness professional, I have heard this concern many times. People often assume that yoga is only for…
Walk into any gym, and you will quickly find something new to try.
A new workout routine. A different training split. The latest machine. A fancy supplement. A complicated diet that promises faster results.
And before long, you may start wondering whether…
If you spend most of your workout moving from one gym machine to another, you may be building strength -- but not necessarily the kind that carries over well to day-to-day life.
Machines are useful for targeting specific muscles. However, because they…
Presuming that you have been training consistently for the past few months to lose excess body fat while building or preserving muscle -- now you may eventually start to notice visible changes in your body.
This process is commonly known as…
For decades, cardio has been promoted as one of the primary methods to lose excess body fat. Running, cycling, jogging , stairmaster, and other forms of cardio can certainly help you burn calories, which is why many people turn to long cardio…
It is not wrong to say that muscle building and fat loss are the two most talked-about topics in the health and fitness industry. Likewise, the majority of people who get a gym membership have either one of these goals; they are…
If you are a novice lifter or even an experienced lifter reading this post, you should know that muscle building doesn’t happen only when you are in the gym – actually it starts with your first meal of the day.
As a…
Unlike current fitness trends, yoga has existed for centuries -- long before the first modern gym even opened its doors. While traditional strength training or weight training focuses on specific muscle groups, yoga challenges multiple muscles, joints, and movement patterns simultaneously,…
If building muscle is your primary fitness goal, then eating adequate protein per day should be your number one priority. Not only do you have to eat sufficient protein, but you also have to make sure that you eat it at…

