Until working out becomes truly habitual, it’s always going to take effort to get into the gym. Every day, you face the challenge of trying to motivate and persuade yourself to show up to the gym, and even if you’ve been consistently working out for a couple weeks or even…
How to Make Working Out a Habit for Life
Being able to maintain a workout regimen in the long-run is the foundation for achieving any fitness goals you may have; no matter what you do at the gym, you won’t see progress if you don’t do it frequently and consistently. While you can actively work to generate and maintain…
Choosing the Right Types of Gym Equipment for You
Resistance training, or the process of exerting your muscles against an opposing force, is the key to gaining muscle and building strength. For many people, it comes in the form of lifting weights. Weightlifting, however, can come in a variety of forms, since there are many different types of gym…
What Does an Expensive Gym Membership Really Get You?
Gyms come in all shapes and sizes, and memberships for these facilities can vary quite a lot too. Some gyms are very affordable, whereas others can cost hundreds of dollars a month. If you’re looking to sign up for a gym, you might be wondering whether a more expensive gym…
Understanding Progressive Overload
If you want to build muscle and get stronger, there is one key term you should definitely know: progressive overload. Understanding progressive overload and how to achieve it is critical to your ability to reach your fitness goals. Honestly, it’s not very complicated, and you likely incorporate elements of this…
How Long Should You Spend in the Gym Every Day?
When it comes to working out, one question that’s often hard to answer yet very important to address is how long should you spend in the gym every day? There are lots of factors that determine how much time we should spend working out, but at the same time there…
Factor Meals Review: A Smarter Approach to Meal Prep?
After years of heavily relying on cooking, I recently decided to give Factor meals a try. It’s not that I dislike cooking, but the process of planning meals, buying groceries, cooking food, and cleaning up after became extremely tedious from week to week. Furthermore, because I moved to a new…
How to Fit Working Out Into a Busy Schedule
Although I’ve previously written about how to get through your workout more quickly, I realize that time is still very much a limiting factor for many people who want to get into an exercise routine. For some people, it can be very difficult to fit working out into their schedules….