fitness

How Long Should You Rest Between Sets?

One of the most overlooked parts of a successful workout routine is knowing how long to rest between sets. Rest and recovery are crucial, not just recovery in between workouts,...

Rowing vs Running: Which Type of Cardio is Best For You?

The benefits of cardio are well-established. It’s great for fat loss, cardiovascular health, mental health, cognitive performance, sleep, and more. But there are many different types of cardio you can...

Heavy Weights Low Reps or Light Weights High Reps?

Finding the perfect lifting routine for building muscle can be hard. Sure, you know that you’ve got to lift things up and put them down. That’s the easy part. But...

Where Should I Feel a Good Morning

The good morning exercise is one of the most misunderstood in the fitness community. As a result, it’s also one of the most underrated. A form-correct, safely-executed good morning is...

What is the Difference Between Dynamic and Static Stretching?

Whether you’re a serious athlete, fitness enthusiast, or casual gym-goer, stretching should be part of your workout routine. Stretching helps you improve flexibility and range of motion, and it reduces...

What is the Best Time of the Day to Work Out?

There’s a lot of discussion in the fitness world over the right time to work out. And depending on who you ask, the answer to the best exercise timing will...

Best Exercises for a Busy Schedule

If you want to get in shape, the best thing you can do is spend multiple hours in the gym each day, with a carefully designed and executed workout routine....

Can Too Much Cardio Impact Your Progress?

Cardio can be a very tense subject to raise around someone who does strength training. The prevailing wisdom with a lot of people is that cardio will make it harder...

5 Tips to Increase Power and Endurance

Power and endurance go hand in hand with just about any physical activity. Power helps you run faster, lift more, punch harder, jump higher, or whatever your aim is....

Pre-Workout Warmup Routine to Avoid Injury

We all want to go all-out at the gym. But doing so without warming up sufficiently is risking injury, as well as reducing the gains you get from the...

What is VO2 Max and Why You Should Track it?

Do you want to run faster, run further, lift more, and just generally increase your athletic performance? Oxygen holds the key to doing all this. Oxygen is how your body...

How to Recover Quicker After the Gym

In fitness, a lot of our progress actually comes when we’re away from the gym. Even if you put 100% effort into every workout, you’ll never be able to maintain...