You’ve probably heard that working out at 75% to 85% of your maximum heart rate, or doing High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) produces an afterburn effect, which means your body continues to burn extra calories at an elevated rate for 24 hours after the completion of your workout. Sure that’s sounds amazing, but is it too good to be true? The Science of Afterburn There is a scientific term for afterburn: excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPEOC). This refers

Wait! Don’t just skim down to see which exercise I’ve labeled as the best, get the whole story… I’m often approached and asked to pin down a single exercise as the one that will help lose the most fat and tone the quickest. That’s not an easy question to answer. You see, I’m very aware of the fact that though an exercise may be perfect for Cindy, it may not be the best choice for Bob—hence my hesitation to label any exercise as the universal best. That being said, some

It happens to all of us at some point. Your workouts are dialed in, and your body is rapidly becoming leaner and more attractive. Friends and family notice and you feel fantastic. And then it stops. You are doing everything exactly the same as before except your body no longer responds. You, my friend, have hit a plateau. It's a frustrating place to be parked, so read the following 5 steps to get your body back into results mode. Step #1: Reduce Sugar. A very ef

Weightlifting is the most popular muscle building exercise around. However, although it’s not as widely used, bodyweight training still has its merits when it comes to packing on muscle. This article will compare bodyweight training and weightlifting side by side and show how they both stack up when it comes to muscle gains. 1. Muscle Size To develop muscle size, you need to be lifting an increasing amount of weight during each workout. Since weightlifting uses external equip

Have you ever noticed how two people can do the exact same fitness routine for a period of time and one will have breathtaking results while the other looks the same as when they started? Why is that? It’s frustrating when you are the person going through a fitness routine without seeing dramatic results. Might make you look for a reason outside of yourself to blame, such as genetics. In reality, the thing holding you back is something that you have complete control over: it’

Trying to lose weight is difficult. Between exercising and eating right, there are many things that you have to get used too. This is especially true if you have not been doing any type of exercise on a regular basis. For most, the mention of diet foods is enough to turn them off the idea of eating healthy. There are some really bland healthy meals out there and people are worried that eating this type of food is the reality of leading a healthy lifestyle. But the truth is th

The BOSU Ball is one of the best pieces of fitness equipment on the market for training your core muscles. Whenever you exercise on the BOSU Ball, your body engages your core muscles as it attempts to balance and over time this leads to significant improvements in core strength. While the BOSU Ball always engages your core muscles, some exercises are much more effective at targeting them than others. In this article I will be helping you find those exercises by listing my top