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Here’s Why Squatting Is Better Than Running
You’re suited up, you’ve got the perfect pair of sneakers and you’ve committed yourself to a weekly running schedule. Why, then, aren’t you seeing the pounds flying off the scales? While running is a great activity, it won’t help you to shed the weight and tone up quite as... Read more
3 Technique Hacks To Improve Your Benchpress Right Now
It’s that time of year again, where dudes everywhere want to improve their bench press. Actually, it’s always that time of year, every day. In fact, it’s not just the dudes anymore. Women and men want to brag on their bench. If you’ve been lifting more than a couple... Read more
Take This Kickboxing Routine With You Wherever You Are
Getting in shape on the go is all about your fitness routine. Choosing an easily adaptable and flexible mode of exercising can make all the difference to your life on the go, making it easier for you to pick up from where you left off. As well as being... Read more
The 3 Reasons You Can’t Squat Right And What To Do About Them
The golden standard of the squat is affectionately called ass-to-grass. It’s the position where your butt is closest to the ground, with your heels flat. This is a common resting position in countries across Asia and the pacific, but uncommon in the Americas, with good reason. It has nothing to... Read more
Crawling Workouts in 2017 Will Have You On Your Hands And Knees
In a trend building momentum, or a fake news headline that is getting repeated like real news, crawling or hopping on one’s hand and knees is the new fitness craze… um, crawling through gyms. It’s not fake news, though. This is a real thing. We’ve been doing it since... Read more
Fighting Adversity Is What Fitness Is All About
Let’s agree, fitness is hard. There are infinitely more reasons not to exercise, starting with the fact that it’s not a natural habit. Well, maybe it is a habit for you, but it’s a habit that’s easy to drop. Exercise is work. My advocation of managing your fitness habit... Read more
This Is How You Will Avoid Holiday Weight Gain In 3 Easy Steps
You could just toss your hands in the air and go nuts all month, eating without regard, designing plans for a new you come January 1st. Your plan to lose it in the new year is not wise. The cold hard truth is that most plans to lose weight... Read more
These Workouts Will Burn More Calories Than Jogging Alone
Jogging. It’s one of the most popular forms of exercise out there but is it really the best that you could be doing? While working up a sweat with a light run can help to keep your ticker in shape, the activity won’t work out every area of your... Read more
Buying For A Runner? These Stocking Fillers Will Help You Out
With Christmas just around the corner, sports might be the last thing on your mind. Getting into shape can happen at any time of year, however, and if you want to get acquainted with some of the best material out there, it pays to get looking right now. Whether... Read more
5 Gym Activities That Don’t Matter That You Think Do
Any fitness fanatic who can look deep into the mirror at the eyes looking back will admit it; we’ve all done silly things in the gym. We’ve all held beliefs about what we’re doing; beliefs, that in time, we learn are not fact-based. It happens. The explanation for why is lengthy... Read more
Workout Like A Superhero With These 5 Superhero-named Exercises
The concept of super humans is nothing new. Philosophers have imagined humans with extraordinary powers since long before Marvel and DC started making graphic novels. Niche wrote about an Übermensch, an ideal human form we should aspire to attain. In case you’re wondering, it means “beyond man.” Perhaps, but... Read more
These Workout Classes Might Change Your Health Routine
If you’re going through the motions with your exercise routine, you might become disillusioned with the whole thing, and fast. When it comes to staying fit, it’s incredibly important to find something that you really love to do and that you can envisage doing for a long time. If... Read more
The Best Running Shoes For The Cold Season
If you’re a runner, changing up your shoes is an essential part of the workout. Depending on the kind of terrain you’re using and the time of year, there are any number of sneakers that can work for you and it’s up to you to change them frequently throughout... Read more
This Ab Routine Is Perfect For Beginners
Getting your abs in good shape can take a great deal of work. If you’re working out and not seeing the results that you really want, it could be worth shaking up your exercise routine and focusing on the area in question. Tailored abs workouts are your best port... Read more
To Change Your Results In The Gym Change Just One Thing 
So you’ve been working out like a metronome, more so than ever before in your life. At first, the results came with haste. People had nothing but compliments every time they saw you. Now the results and compliments have taken a pause. Maybe you’re thinking this is as good... Read more
The Best Oblique Exercises For A Super Toned Tummy
A toned tummy is something that many of us wish we had. While getting into shape can help you to shift the weight and shed the fat, you need to go a little bit further if you want to really define and strengthen up your muscles. Toning exercises are... Read more
Common Fitness Fallacies Holding You Back From Awesomeness
It takes a mature person to admit he is wrong. It takes that same kind of maturity to admit you don’t know everything. When it comes to fitness and nutrition, we’re so inundated with messaging, it seems we’re all experts. If advertisers and media outlets spent as much time... Read more
The Matrix Smartwatch Runs On Body Heat And Is (YAWN) Waterproof
Just launched on Indiegogo, Matrix Industries smartwatch could revolutionize how we power wearables forever, but first, they have to get them on a few wrists. All in good time, but time being the operating word, if Matrix Industries is successful, we will have enough of it to last forever.... Read more
Using The My Virtual Mission App You Can Run The Entire Globe
The recently awarded My Virtual Mission app is surging in popularity, and with good reason. Your normal gym time, which can be boring, suddenly has a goal, stretched out across the world. You have to log the calories to complete your virtual missions, but you don’t have to log... Read more
ActoFit Fitness Wearable Knows Everything About Your Lift 
It knows when you are sleeping, it knows when you’re awake, it even knows if you’ve been bad or good. If Santa Claus created a fitness wearable, it would be Actofit. The Actofit wearable is crowdfunding on Indiegogo right now. If you fear this is just another tracker to... Read more