What are the strongest skeletal muscles in the human body? Well if you guessed the jaw muscles, you are correct!  While there may be some debate on this, it is widely believed that the masseter is the strongest in the human body, at least by weight. This is because of the type of effort they...Read More

Did you know that there are only seven basic movements that can be performed by the human body, and all other exercises are variations or combinations of the fundamental movements? Those seven movements are: Pull, Push, Squat, Lunge, Hinge, Rotation and Gait.  Today we are going to talk about Hinge! A hinge (or hip hinge,...Read More

Have you ever thought of the implications of telling someone “don’t move a muscle”? It might be a little darker than you had intended… You might think that you have control over all of the muscles in your body, but even when you are sitting still, your muscles are always moving. Try this- hold your...Read More

Everyone sweats. It’s our body’s way of cooling off- our pores release fluid, and when that fluid evaporates, it cools us off. (Don’t be embarrassed because you sweat, your body is just doing its thing to keep you alive, and some people sweat more than others, and that’s ok too!)  Whether you sweat because of...Read More

It’s hard to believe that we have covered so much history of fitness culture- we started this series from the dawn of human existence, and look at where we are now! Let’s talk about fitness from 2010- the present day! We’ve learned a lot over the years as fitness enthusiasts. Fitness culture in the present...Read More

We’ve all heard that “laughter is the best medicine”. Many of us may roll our eyes and say “well, that’s just an old wive’s tale”, but it turns out, that’s not entirely the case! Laughter has many benefits, both mental and physical, that make it SO worth it to take some time out of your...Read More

It’s hard to believe, but we are already talking about fitness trends in the early 2000’s! Although this might seem like it was yesterday, we hate to break it to you, but this was over 20 years ago! So what were the fitness fads in the early 2000’s? Let’s take a look! In the early...Read More

Our little fitness history lesson today is brought to you by neon tracksuits, spandex, roller blades, and grunge music- that’s right, we are talking about the 1990’s! Many of us fondly remember the 90’s, and rightfully so. The culture was one of a kind- MTV took over our TVs with new and exciting pop and...Read More

Ladies, have you ever wondered why you might have a harder time building muscle than your male counterparts? It can be discouraging to see accelerated progress in others when we don’t feel it in ourselves, but that doesn’t mean that you aren’t doing a great job! Instead of comparing yourself to others, focus on yourself,...Read More

I’m sure a  lot of you remember the 1980’s. In an era of big hair and even bigger dreams, the 80’s was also a decade of equally big fitness trends that took over the Baby Boomer generation!  The 80’s saw more fitness trends than perhaps any other decade (and cooler ones, if we are being...Read More