If you are trying to lose fat in your 30s, you may have heard that doing cardio on an empty stomach is the secret to faster results.
The idea sounds simple: wake up, skip breakfast, do your cardio, and force your body…
If traditional yoga feels difficult because you struggle with balance or cannot move as deeply into certain positions, a wall can be a useful place to start.
As a personal trainer, I often encourage beginners to use support when learning new movements.…
If you are new to yoga, you may think every session needs to focus on flexibility or difficult-looking poses.
But as a personal trainer, I believe beginners can benefit just as much from practicing stability, balance, and coordination. These physical qualities help…
You may have often heard fitness experts saying that -- your body can only absorb or use a certain amount of protein -- often around 20 or 30 grams at a time.
As a personal trainer, this is one of the most…
Think you need a gym full of machines and heavy weights to build muscle?
As a personal trainer, I can tell you that while weights make progressive overload easier, you can still challenge your muscles at home using your own body weight…
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…