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Its Never Too Late to Start Being Fit We already know that exercise is important and that it promotes better health and helps you dodge things like cancer, diabetes, and many other life altering or sometimes fatal illnesses. Who can argue with better health and feeling good and often proud of your fitness and physical accomplishments simultaneously? These are all things we know but if exercise is free to everyone and has all of these benefits, why isn’t everyone working out like crazy? Unfortunately for many people that first step into a new life is a very difficult leap to...

How to make time in your busy schedule for a fitness routine People start working out for different reasons. Some of us start young and some of us start… much later. The point is that you start. A common excuse for not starting is the dreaded busy schedule. Work, school, family, friends, and more can make you feel like you don’t have enough time to work at the body you know you’re capable of having. Take the kids with you. Find a nice spot outside that you feel comfortable with and let your little one play while you workout. Some...

Everyone is pumped about the CrossFit™ Games. Everyone in the world can participate in the #CrossFitGames as the world’s fittest people reveal themselves through challenging workouts. There is a common problem that all CrossFit™ fitness enthusiasts share with training and competing in the games... Wounded hands. Most people who’ve reached the level of wounded hands from intense workout sessions don’t have to boast battle wounds to prove they’re about that life. It’s true that some people prefer to go bare-backed but its suggested that you use protection if you want to avoid doing things like: Shaving your calluses down with...

Don’t skip leg day. Just don't. For the love of all things massive, please we beg of you. If you want to sport a pair of legs that you’re proud of this spring and summer, you’ve got to fit them into your workout routine. Sure you could always wear jeans or high socks all summer (...again) to mask those chicken legs-- that’s the easier path to take. But instead, if you get started right now on building your leg muscles, I bet you won’t regret it! Here are some essential exercises to turn chicken legs into masterpieces: Squats (regular) A...

Want to strengthen your forearms? Of course you do, who wouldn’t? There’s really no downside to stronger hands, wrists and forearms. However, like any other exercise, you have to go about it the proper way. Otherwise, you’ll just have plenty of pain with very little gain. Grip strength is a way to increase forearm strength. Hand grips (they can be found at any sporting goods or big box store) are a great way to increase grip strength which, in turn, leads to increased forearm strength. If you are in the gym, head over to the dumbbell rack and grab a...