Achieving your health and fitness goals is a long term process and sometimes it's easy to make the mistake of focussing on how far away you are from achieving your goals instead of accepting that it's a long term process and looking at all the positive steps you've made along the way. So don't get discouraged, be patient, stay positive about all the progress you have made so far and be confident that you will achieve all your goals in good time. The links below provide you plenty of resources for staying motivated on your health and fitness journey. So if you ever find yourself losing your … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Take Time To Relax
When it comes to fitness, most people focus on the physical aspects and forget that proper rest and relaxation is just and important. Failing to get proper rest and relaxation can have a negative impact on your energy levels, increase your injury risk and reduce your performance during your workouts. In addition to this, taking the time to rest and relax can give your mental fitness a boost, make you more motivated, give you a more positive outlook on life and lower your stress levels. So if you're not doing so already, make sure you set aside some time each day to relax and make an effort to … [Read more...]
10 Natural Ways to Avoid Stress
Hello everyone. This is a guest post from Ryan Rivera who writes for Calm Clinic. ----- Whether you like it or not, stress will always be a part of your life. Contrary to popular thinking, stress is not only induced by negative circumstances. Even positive events in life such as getting married, moving to a new house or having a baby could be life-changing and stressful. Fortunately, stress does not have to take its toll on anybody. There are natural steps you can take to manage your stress well. Managing stress is indeed possible even without the need for invasive treatments and … [Read more...]
Keep Your Body And Mind Fit
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Pure Content. ----- In this day and age there are reports every day about the growing worldwide problem with obesity. Weight gain can be caused by any number of things and while it is not easy for everyone to just get up and run a marathon, there are things people can do to help their body to stay fit and healthy. A healthy body also means a healthy mind and the importance of keeping a mind active as we get older is often overlooked. Weight gain can of course just be down to genes. Even so some simple exercises can help to tone the … [Read more...]
How to Reach Your Maximum Potential
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from the bodybuilder Jackson Morrows who writes for the Bodybuilding Factory. ----- There’s more to reaching your maximum potential than simply picking a good workout regimen and eating a healthy diet. In order to be successful, a goal of that magnitude requires planning as well as execution. Below is a list of several things you need to know before, during and even after you’ve reached your maximum potential. Before You Start When considering a new fitness regimen, it’s always a good idea to consult with your doctor. Keep in mind that … [Read more...]
Understanding Power Napping and Its Benefits
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Christine who is a freelance writer and self proclaimed fitness freak. ----- When 3 o’clock rolls around you may quickly find yourself yawning and desperately wanting a nap. You unwillingly push the thought from your mind and trek on with your day wishing you had time to get in that much needed power nap. Perhaps you should rethink your decision. Power napping, if done right, can be very beneficial. What Is Power Napping? A power nap is a small nap during the day that doesn't involve falling into a deep sleep. It is one in which … [Read more...]
My Fitness & Online Resolutions for 2012
Hi everyone. It probably seems a little late to be talking about New Year’s resolutions considering it’s almost February. The reason I am only getting round to it now is that I have been super busy working on Best Fitness PLR so unfortunately the time I have to spend on this website is limited. Over the next few months this trend is probably going to continue as the majority of my time will be focused on building up Best Fitness PLR. You’ll still be getting the same amount of content on Free Fitness Tips but less content will be written by me and more content will be in the form of guest … [Read more...]
The Benefits of Balancing High Impact Activities with Yoga
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from the freelance writer Melanie Slaugh. ----- When people start exercising it’s not uncommon to get swept up into the ideology that more is more and the only way to get into great shape is to do a lot of high impact, heart pounding activities. High impact activities like running, high intensity interval training (or HIIT) and plyometric exercises all have their place in working out. However doing too many high impact activities can be hard on your joints and leave you physically and mentally fatigued and burned out. This is why doing a … [Read more...]
6 Tips For Great Weight Loss Motivation
Hello everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Stefan Edlund. On his website Stefan offers visitors a free report on How To Lose Weight Fast. ----- You have decided that you are going to lose weight, you have found a great training program and diet to follow, and you feel motivated and ready. So the first week goes fine and you follow your program. Then the next week comes along, and you maybe start to miss a few of your exercise routines, and start to cheat on your diet. And then the third week comes, and you have lost all your motivation for training and eating right, and … [Read more...]
How To Overcome Obstacles: Let’s Fight Back!
Hello everyone. Today’s guest post comes from Adana Lima who writes for Dumbbells For Sale - a company which offers a wide range of high quality, adjustable dumbbells. ----- As you move along with your workout and diet plan, there's no question that there are going to be times when you do slightly struggle along. Whether it's because time is something you just don't have and getting to the gym seems next to impossible or you're fighting mad cravings that just won't quit, it's normal to expect some turbulence within your program as it is a normal and natural occurrence that will come … [Read more...]