If you can dish it out, you better be able to take it - right? I was certainly put to the test over the weekend at Chicago's Shred415, a treadmill/strength interval fitness studio on the north side of the city. The workout was probably a little more intense than the...
"Being able to do two things at once is a big part of success. I try to do abdominal exercises, isometrics, even when I'm at a meeting. Tensing... holding... and then releasing. I'll even floss in the shower while the conditioner is in my hair, during the part when...
Don't have a lot of time to get in a workout? This one is short, sweet but high in intensity! It's structured as a combination of eight different exercises, each completed in no more than one minute. Repeat each of these exercises three times (broken down into two...
If you’re a regular gym-goer, you know what a Kettlbell looks like:a circle-shaped cast-iron ball donning a handle big enough to accommodate two hands. Even though they've been around since the 19th century, these primitive looking weights have gained superstar...
For the sake of today's post, I'd like to throw all exercises into one of three categories: 1) Hard: They look difficult to do, and if done properly they are difficult to do. There is no escaping it, yet we do these exercises because they benefit us in some way. For...
If you can walk, it’s highly likely you can do a 5K – even if you plan on walking the entire way. The speed in which you complete this 3.1 mile run depends on 1) your goal 2) how diligently you train. I’m not going to lay out an entire training plan, rather two...
