It seems that there are gyms everywhere. In fact, according to Statista, as of 2016 the United States had the largest number of gyms and fitness facilities of any country globally, with 36,540. In the 8 years of recorded data, health clubs and fitness centers have increased by more than 6,000. Fitness is big business—to […]
No one likes or plans getting injured or hurt while exercising. However, from people in peak physical condition to your casual exercisers, everyone will at one stage probably experience a pull or a tweak. And this will slow them down or cause them to re-evaluate their exercise regimen. And it sucks. All those gains and […]
Applications (or “Apps” for brevity) seem to get flipped out quicker than Arnold Schwarzenegger one-liners. And it’s no different in the health and fitness space either. You might be one who is completely happy with the original version of an exercise app (that has undergone 10 updates) or someone who is simply battered into not […]
So you got yourself the gym membership/treadmill/Insanity DVD (add means of keeping New Year’s fitness resolution here). How are you feeling after the first month or so? Statistically, you’re probably pretty close to hanging up that “New Year, New Me” resolution. But take heart, there are a few ways that you can keep motivation up […]
We recently talked about gift ideas for those people in your life that are looking to get healthier in the new year (and what better way to do it than through a gifted piece of exercise equipment or an accessory). Well, as nice as that is to get something that can jumpstart the health kick, […]
As the holiday season gets into full swing, there is a pretty good chance that in the recesses of many brains the nagging (and annoying) voice is already asking, “how am I going to be able to meet my ‘get healthy’ resolution this year?” Some may have gotten in front of it, and requested fitness […]
“Obstacle courses” can be traced back to Ancient Greece and the pentathlon. The multidisciplined nature of the five events required a more rounded type of exercise, equipment, and training. Since the inception of American Ninja Warrior (or Sasuke as the competition’s originator, Japan, knows it), this type of competition has become a national industry in […]
Congratulations! You’ve decided to join the gym. You are now part of a club that is some 57.25 million people strong. With that many fitness facility-attending, exercise equipment-using people, it can’t be that difficult to do, right? Kind of. Not all gyms are created equal. There is a broad selection from which to choose. Big […]
There is a real nostalgia around agriculture. The hard day’s work where honest toil doubles for natural conditioning. For many exercisers, it embodies the hard-to-replicate au natural workout where exercise equipment is everyday work implements. Farming, even with the advent of mechanization and technological advancements, is still a physically demanding job. Most of the “workouts” […]
For those dedicated to burning calories and feeling healthy (or one of the other numerous benefits of exercise), trading the gym for a new destination can often derail an exercise plan. Whether it is a business trip or a family vacation, leaving the “safety” of your own fitness facility can set a finely tuned fitness […]
