Exercise impacts every area of your life, doesn’t it? That’s why it shouldn’t be surprising that it can affect your menstrual cycle. Find out how vigorous exercise affects your cycle and what it means to your overall health.
Exercise may feel uncomfortable, especially when you’re really challenging yourself. Are there ways to reduce the perception of how hard exercise feels so you feel more comfortable or can perform a little longer or harder? Discover four ways to make exercise feel easier that are supported by research.
Consuming caffeine before a workout could work in your favor if you do endurance exercise like running or cycling – but what about high-intensity exercise like interval training? Will caffeine help you here too? Find out what research shows about high-intensity exercise performance and caffeine.
Research suggests that high-intensity exercise is better than long periods of cardio for shedding body fat – but have you ever wondered why? After all, trainers used to tell you to exercise in the fat-burning zone for fat loss. Find out why higher intensity workouts where you’re NOT in the fat-burning zone work so well for fat loss.
Are you looking for way to add variety to your fitness routine? Kickboxing is a total body workout that builds muscle endurance and stamina – but it has other benefits as well. Plus, you can increase the calorie burn even more by adding high-intensity intervals to a kickboxing workout. Here are some other surprising health and fitness benefits of a kickboxing workout.
How does exercising in the heat impact your performance? Does it cause you to fatigue more quickly? Find out more about exercising in hot and humid environments, how and why it affects your workout and tips for staying safe and improving performance.
What is mental toughness and how does it impact your ability to make fitness gains? Read on and discover why mental toughness is important for achieving exercise goals and how you can develop the ability to push through the burn.
You’ve heard about the benefits of workouts that elicit an “after-burn.” Have you ever wondered what affects the degree of after-burn you get? Discover how to fine tune your workouts to keep burning calories at a higher rate once you’ve finished.
In recent years, metabolic workouts have grown in popularity. Metabolic training is time expedient and research suggests it may be more effective for burning fat. This article discusses what metabolic workouts are and why they’re beneficial.
Interval training gives you better results in 20 minutes than you’ll get from an hour of steady-state cardio. Unfortunately, most people don’t get the full benefits. Here are three interval training mistakes many people make.
How would you like to burn more fat when you do moderate-intensity exercise? A study shows the key is to add a few high-intensity interval sessions to your current fitness program. Find out how high-intensity training can help you break through a plateau, burn more fat and improve your fitness level – quickly.
You may be eating a diet that contains enough iron – but how much are you absorbing? There’s evidence that pre-menopausal women who are physically active are at greater risk for iron deficiency. This article discusses factors that affect iron absorption from the foods you eat and how to make sure your iron levels are adequate.
