Category: Exercise
Our Official “Get In Shape For Summer” Guide
Every year the temperature rises, and out come the shorts and tank tops, until you realize those weeks hunkered down avoiding the cold have contributed to an additional few pounds being. It’s okay. This happens to me and many others every year. During the winter months, good nutrition is hard to stick to and regular exercise is even harder.
Boredom and The Art of Tricking Yourself Into Exercising
When considering going to the gym from afar, the perceived difficulty of going to the gym and exercising is much greater than the actual difficulty. By telling yourself you aren’t going to actually exercise but just to walk you eliminate the ability to rationalize how much effort it takes. You replace the perceived difficulty with effortlessness.
Public Service Announcement: College Makes You Fat
This is an excellent example of how sometimes it isn’t the thought that counts, because more often than not there will still be a few extra pounds hanging over the waist of your jeans at the end of the year. Where did they come from?! The Freshman Fifteen isn’t literal or absolute. It’s an informal nickname [...]
Top Five Reasons You Should Take a Zumba Class (Gentleman, this applies to you too)
Sure, you might only know Zumba from the Home Shopping Network infomercials or your mom’s YMCA schedule, but there’s a reason that millions of people worldwide are in on the Latin dance-inspired cardio craze. Besides being a crazy good workout (some studies have found that one hour of Zumba can burn up to 1,000 calories), [...]
How I Learned to Stop Worrying, Get off my Ass and Love Exercise
There is a curious yet pervasive myth that I hear echoed over and over again that sounds something like this: “I’m not in shape enough to go to the gym”, or even “I’ll go to the gym when I’m in better shape.” This is the logical equivalent of saying, “I’m too hungry to go to [...]
