Category: Fitness Tipss
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Fat-Burning HIIT Workouts at Home
Stuck at home for a while? That doesn’t mean you have to throw your fitness routine out the window. Even if you don’t own all the fancy machines or helpful free weights that you’ll find …
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How to Set Fitness Goals that Are SMART & Achievable
Andrea and her husband, Paul, decide it’s time to get in shape. They head to a local gym and buy memberships. Andrea uses the elliptical trainer for about 20 minutes, while Paul does a few …
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How to Find the Right Weights to Lift Safely
You’ve heard all the reasons why adding strength training to your fitness routine is a must, but there’s just one little problem. Those barbells, kettlebells, and dumbbells are intimidating! How do you know which dumbbells …
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Why Proper Technique Is Critical When Working Out
Working out is all about putting your body under load, whether that means pedaling away on a bike, firing up those abs with a set of sit-ups, or hefting a barbell on your back for …
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How to Master the Squat
Want to get into the best shape of your life? Want to be strong, coordinated, and confident as a boss? Then it’s time to drop it like a squat—literally. Squats are one of the best …
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The Importance of Calculating Your Total Daily Energy Expenditure
By Austin Barton, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer, BS Exercise Science, NCCPT Certified Weight Management Specialist Whether your fitness goal is to improve your body composition, increase athletic performance, or simply feel more energized, there is …
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4 Great Reasons Why You Need Machines In Your Gym Routine
It’s become rather common in this day and age for people to shout from the rooftops about machines not being “functional”, and that somehow they are inferior to free weights. Exercises done on the Smith …
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A Great Exercise Machine To Target Your Lower Abdominal Muscles
Whichever particular exercises you dread doing the most are normally the exercises you should be doing first in your workout at a Phoenix gym. For most of us, this means doing ab exercises at the start of …
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Hit a Weight Loss Plateau? Here’s The Science Behind How To Break Through
The human body is capable of achieving a number of incredible feats that seem to suspend or defy the way science tells us things work. Athletes, through sheer willpower, can end up lifting something that their …
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5 Dumbbell Exercises You Can’t Afford to Skip in the Gym
Working out with dumbbells is an absolute must. They can be easier on your joints than their barbell equivalent – allowing for more natural movement – since each side can be moved independently of the …