If you find that you're inconsistent with your health and fitness goals, an accountability partner is a brilliant idea. By having an accountability partner, you not only get to have someone who will support you on your health and fitness journey but you also give yourself an extra incentive not to slack off. To find an accountability partner, start by asking any of your friends or family members if they would be interested. It's very likely that you'll find many willing accountability partners this way. Alternatively, if you can't find any willing friends or family members, ask around at … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Laugh Every Day
Laughing daily may not sound like the most conventional health and fitness tip. However, there are plenty of benefits of adding a dose of humour to your day and taking the time to laugh. Studies have shown that it can help relax your body, reduce stress, enhance your blood flow (which can protect against heart problems) and even potentially boost your immune system. So if you're not making the time to do so already, make sure you're laughing your way to good health every single day. The further reading section below provides you with plenty of fitness jokes you can use to add a quick dose … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Get A Personal Trainer
A personal trainer can be a fantastic investment and help take your health and fitness to the next level. However, to ensure that you get the best personal trainer for you, there are a few things you need to do before making your final decision. First, make sure you meet with a variety of personal trainers, so you can get an idea of what they're like and whether you could work with them. Second, ask to watch your preferred personal trainers with clients to see if you'd enjoy their style of training. Finally, ask them how they can help you achieve your health and fitness goals. Once you've … [Read more...]
Top 5 Calorie Burning Team Sports
One of the best things about fitness training is that it's very flexible and there are countless ways you can achieve your fitness goals. Today I'm going to be looking at one alternative fitness boosting method that many people fail to consider - team sports. Not only are team sports a great way to burn through calories and lose weight but they also boost your cardiovascular fitness and strengthen your muscles. Additionally, the competitive and social elements of team sports make them a great choice if you don't like working out alone. Finally, the fact many team sports are played outdoors, … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Set Realistic Fitness Goals
The best fitness goals are both challenging and realistic. Fortunately, striking the balance between challenge and realism is simple if you put your mind to it. To begin, accept that improving your health and fitness is a long term process and that you won't get instant results overnight. Once you've accepted this, break your overall fitness goals down into smaller, realistic steps. Finally, write down these smaller, realistic steps down, start taking action and track your progress as you move towards them. The further reading section below provides you with plenty of advice on setting … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Develop A Motivational Ritual
Developing a daily motivational ritual is a great way to put you in the right frame of mind to succeed on your fitness journey and prevent setbacks from getting you down. The best part is that developing a motivational ritual is simple and practising it takes just a few minutes each day. To create your motivational ritual, choose something that gets you motivated, fired up and full of positivity. This can be a motivational quote, an inspirational scene from a movie or a song that fills you with energy. Then set aside 5 minutes each day and use that time to focus fully on your motivational … [Read more...]
9 Effective Ways To Rest & Relax
In my last post I discussed the many benefits of rest and relaxation. However, even though it's highly beneficial, rest and relaxation is still something a lot of people neglect when trying to lead a fit and healthy lifestyle. As a result, they end up feeling tired, run down and mentally drained which has a negative effect on their health and fitness goals. That's why today I'm going to help you ensure that rest and relaxation is part of your routine by providing you with 9 Effective Ways To Rest & Relax. Once you’ve had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Don’t Over Train
Over training is a common mistake amongst people who want to improve their health and fitness. They believe that training hard is what results in success and taking time off from training has the opposite effect. However, training is a two step process and making time for rest and recovery is just as important as making time to train. To avoid over training, make sure you give each body part a minimum of three days rest between sessions. For example, if you train your chest on a Monday, make sure you don't train it again till Thursday at the earliest. In addition to this, make sure you take … [Read more...]
Fitness Tip Of The Day – Compile A Workout Playlist
A good playlist can make or break your workouts with the right track at the right time giving you the motivation to carry on when you feel like giving up. The good news is that putting together an effective workout playlist is very simple. To begin, start writing down your favourite songs and artists. Then once you have a good sized list, start associating the songs and artists with different types of exercise. For example, you may find that you prefer music with a heavier beat while weightlifting and music with a gentler melody when you do cardio. Finally, after you've gathered all this … [Read more...]
10 Benefits Of Rest & Relaxation
Rest and relaxation is something many people neglect when trying to live a fit and healthy lifestyle. They strive to eat the right foods and they workout regularly but they don't put any thought into resting and relaxing their body and mind. However, by doing this they miss out on a whole host of health benefits. That's why in today's post I'm going to be outlining 10 Benefits Of Rest & Relaxation. Once you’ve had a read of this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below this post. Also, if you want to read more about how rest and relaxation … [Read more...]