Tag - strengthening

April 17, 2017

4 ways to strengthen your strengthening program for weight loss

We all want the most out of our strength training routines. And, if you’re a fitness lover like myself, you like to think that you’re doing all aspects of fitness...

January 12, 2017

How bad shoes “defeet” the purpose of strength training

Feel like your strengthening game’s kinda weak? Me too. For a long time, actually. But the reason might not even be our form, according to the experts. In fact, per...

January 9, 2017

Crunches alone won’t make you lose weight

“Ashley, what are you doing on the floor?” “WORKING MY CORE.” Ah, memories… I recall doing 100 crunches, daily, back in my first year of college. I was terrified of...

December 29, 2016

How to make your weight loss excuses take a seat in 2017

A week from now, many a New Years Resolutioner will already have quit their new fitness regimen. But many, many more won’t even have gotten that far. Why? Because they...

December 2, 2016

How quickly can I tone my… ?

Arms. Butt. Legs. You want to tone them up. And you know what exercises to do… but it seems to be taking forever. “How many more of these til my...

September 2, 2016

Are your jogs falling to the wayside? Try sideways running.

Running for the sake of weight loss (or just ’cause you’re addicted to it #likemoi) is great. So is stretching to keep limber. But you know what else is awesome...

August 15, 2016

Top form: how to get a perky upper butt

Is your booty routine falling a bit… flat? I hear ya. A while ago, I picked up a few great exercises to de-pancake my derriere. And, while they worked at...

May 16, 2016

Why a fit fanny’s not just nice – butt necessary.

I make a lot of excuses for why I don’t train my booty enough. And I think a lot of it boils down to the same reason people let themselves...

September 8, 2015

Can you get a swan neck from… stretching?

So, you thought when you lost weight, you’d suddenly look like a Viccy’s Secret Angel. It doesn’t make sense. You’ve worked hard. You’ve got the swimmer arms. You can finally...