No doubt about it, dancing is a fun way to shake up your workout routine! It’s a great way to add cardio; it allows you to use your whole body if you want to, and it can be done alone, with friends, or with your partner. But does dance affect your mental well-being, too?  Of...Read More

So often, we are in a rush while we work out. We fit exercise in the morning before work, at lunch break, or after work, before our house-related obligations begin. For many of us, it’s the only way we have time to work out, and that’s usually ok! However, taking a little more time every...Read More

Do you feel the urge to skip your next rest day? Sometimes it’s hard to take intentional rest days, we get it. Once you get in the groove, it’s easy to fool yourself into thinking that you need to go, go, go all of the time. However, not taking time to let your body and...Read More

Is there any limit to the benefits of exercise? Most of us know that it increases heart health, lung health, helps relieve symptoms of stress and depression, and makes daily activities easier (all while boosting your mood), among other things. But did you know that exercise increases your immune system as well? First, let’s start...Read More

We’ve all heard “no pain, no gain”. It’s a fun statement that motivates us to push through a difficult workout. But how much of this is true, and how much of this is fiction? What kind of pain is normal, and what kind of pain indicates injury? First of all, it’s important to note that...Read More

Which one of these is your favorite way to squat? The squat is an important part of any fitness routine- read on to find out why! We’ve talked about Pull, Push, and Hinge, so today it’s on to Squat! One of the seven basic movements that the human body can perform (with all other movements...Read More

Today, we will focus on one of the seven fundamental movements (everything else we do are just variations of these), Push!  Pushing is the opposite of what we talked about last week, pulling. This involves pushing an object or weight away from your body or pushing your body away from an object or away from...Read More

Do you have 30-90 seconds to improve your fitness routine? It might be time for an exercise “snack”.  Most of us look for ways to improve our existing fitness routine, but often we are faced with a situation that we know all too well- we don’t have the time to add additional workouts to our...Read More

You might be hearing the phrase “VO2 max” being thrown around a lot lately. You might even have a watch or fitness app that measures and records your VO2 max for you. But do you know what it really is and what it means for your overall fitness levels? Let’s take a look! Maximal oxygen...Read More

We are back with another fundamentals of fitness post! This time we will be focusing in the second movement of the 7 movements, Pull, which when done correctly, helps your body with a lot of daily activities, and is amazing for back pain (cuz we know a lot of ya’ll sit at a desk all...Read More