20 Minute At Home Body Weight Workout Do you lack time, money, equipment, a gym membership, and/or space to exercise? Your excuses stop here. As excellent as various types of equipment, workout classes, and trainers can be, this is not the only way. It is more than possible to get an effective and high intensity workout in with less than 10 square feet of space and nothing other than yourself in just 20 minutes time. Here is one below: 5 Minute Circuit x 440 seconds on 20 seconds off1.) Body W...

Often overlooked, deliberate breathing can be an extremely useful tool when it comes to strength training. Not only does it help coordinate our movements, but it can be critical for exercise safety. The general rule of thumb is to inhale during the eccentric/ lengthening phase of the exercise (i.e. the downward phase of a squat) and exhaling during the concentric/ shortening phase (i.e. the upward phase of a squat). When we inhale, we create rigidity in our torso and a sort of protective barrie...

Nutrition: are we as compliant as we think we are? With formal diets fading out and the idea of implementing sustainable lifestyle changes on the rise, the phrase “it’s all about balance” has been thrown around quite a bit. As someone heavily involved in the health/fitness industry, but also someone who enjoys high calorie beer as much as the next person, I couldn’t agree with this more. The question is: are we truly being honest with ourselves about how balanced we act...

We are all born with the working parts for perfect alignment. Unfortunately, most people (including myself) do not have it. After diving into Katy Bowman’s “Alignment Matters,” I have somewhat shifted my view on what ‘healthy’ really means. We tend to think of heath in terms of diseases and/or fitness level. However, what if I told you that someone with plantar fasciitis or chronic low back pain is just as unhealthy as someone with high blood pressure or someone wh...

How To Maintain Your New Year's Resolutions Every year, we tell ourselves that next year will be better. We will eat cleaner, exercise more, get enough sleep, meditate…the list goes on and on. When the new year comes, we are motivated to shift our habits from eating and drinking our way through the holidays to really honing in on our goals. Unfortunately, this motivation doesn’t always last. Eventually, the concept of ‘starting anew’ wears off and we resort back to our ...