The sun is shining longer every day, telling you that it’s time to get ready for vacations, activities with family and friends and of course, swimsuit season. To help you prepare, there are some simple fitness tips you can follow to look and feel good this summer season.
Celebrity trainer, Dolvett Quince, helps people to look and feel their best on a daily basis.
“Summer is just a few short months away,” Quince says. “Getting your body ready for summer requires full involvement of one’s self. You need to be prepared mentally as much as you invest in yourself, physically. So, you need to be ready from your head to your toes – it’s a full body commitment. Hard work aside, you’ll be sure to enjoy the new you as you reach your goal.” (more…)
Running in the cold is another rare art form one must conquer to be successful. Like the heat, running in the cold brings challenges. However these challenges in the winter are placed more on the joints and soft tissue system than the thermoregulatory system. Not adhering and/or listening to Mother Nature will severely impact performance.
The person running by you as you drive on your way to work.
When you hit a wall at the end of a long run, don’t just blame your diet or training regimen. Your brain and neurons also play a surprising role, says new research.
Show of hands if you have ever struggled with a goal? From running a marathon to having the will power to get through Valentine’s without inhaling an entire box of mystery chocolates.
Winter blues are reason enough to seek out the sun. But here’s another: People with adequate levels of vitamin D—produced when your skin is exposed to the sun’s rays—have about half the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, according to a new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Many lifters believe that the only way to make progress in the gym is by adding weight to the bar. While this is certainly the single-best long-term strategy to continue to get stronger and bigger, focusing only on the weight being lifted overlooks a key factor for long-term training success: bar speed.
