As the summer heat fades and crisp autumn air settles in, many people find their motivation to stay active dwindling with the shorter days and cooler weather. However, fall is an ideal time to refresh your fitness routine and take advantage of the season’s unique opportunities to stay active. Whether…
How Hiking Helps You to Lose Weight Have you ever gone on a long hike and felt exhausted and like you had burned a thousand calories? The reason is because hiking is an excellent way to get fitness! Take a look at these different ways hiking can help you to…
Running is one of the best ways to train with high intensity interval training. As human beings, we have all evolved to run. If you observe young kids, you will notice that they are always running. They are full of energy and cannot wait to get from one point to…
How to Use a Jump Rope in Your HIIT Routine When you first start to look at your HIIT routine, you may start to look at the easiest methods available. You may want something that uses very little equipment or equipment that is easy to take with you without taking…
The Benefits of Kayaking For Fitness Kayaking is something you tend to think of when you are planning an outdoor trip or camping trip around lakes and rivers. You may not think of it outside of the recreational options that it offers. The truth is, kayaking can benefit you in…
Unlike exercises such as walking, swimming or cycling which do not require much warming up, when you are about to start a high intensity interval session, you absolutely MUST warm up for it. Warming up will loosen your muscles, improve blood circulation and get oxygen to the muscles. This is…
In high intensity interval training (HIIT) you are aiming for excess post-exercise oxygen consumption. In other words, you want to train at an intensity that leaves you panting and breathing hard so that your anaerobic fitness improves. The best way to do that is by training legs. Your leg is…
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is tough. It places immense demands on your body during and after the workout. This is not a training protocol that should be taken lightly. Rest is ESPECIALLY important when you are doing HIIT. Many people believe in fitness mantras like, “Go hard or go…