Exercise – Instant Gratification

Why People Start Exercising We all know the health benefits of exercise and, hopefully, you all understand that weight loss – reducing the number on the scale – is not a very good or reliable index for telling you whether you actually look good or not. By...

Squats – To Perfection

Here’s how to do the perfect squat Starting With the Feet We are going to start with the feet. You want your feet to be hip-shoulder width apart. Find the front part of your hips, run an imaginary line straight down to the ground, and make sure your feet are in...

How Much Exercise Should I Be Doing?

A question I get asked a lot is, “How much exercise should I be doing?”. It’s an interesting question and one that’s not easily answered because it depends on what a person is trying to achieve by exercising. Why Goals Are So Important Some...

Core Workout With Stability Ball

Here is a simple core workout using a ball and body weight. You can do these exercises as repetitions (like 5-30 movements per exercise) or you can time the exercise, but make sure you do the exercises slowly. Body Weight Warm-up Before you start the workout, you are...

Skinny Fat – What’s That?

Skinny fat is a strange term. How could someone be skinny and fat at the same time? Well, that’s easy. Skinny fat people tend to have very little muscle and, instead, a large amount of fat. They don’t look “fat” or large and often, when they originate wanting to “lose...