Fit & Fabulous
Share your fitness journey and show off your fabulous results.
My Workout
One of the best thing is having a great workout routine. Five out of the seven days I go to my apartment gym and work out for an hour. During that hour I focus on both cardio and muscle.
Sarah BryantPublished 6 years ago in Longevity- Top Story - March 2018
Love Handles & Cellulite? Try This At-Home Lower-Body Workout (Video)
Scroll down for the video! Hey, human, kings, and queens! You guys have told me about specific areas you want to target, and that you're enjoying the workout videos! I aim to please. If you missed my ab circuit and my explanations about spot reduction, you can revisit that post here. Now, here's a lower body routine I put together based on comments I've received. I've designed this routine to target those muscles in your stubborn midsection area. This routine is high intensity and low impact. Meaning there is no jumping movements, but the movements will have your heart-rate up and you will struggle to finish the reps/seconds. Power through it and burn the fat! This routine is based on core strength and leg work using pilates-style moves and body weight. This routine will also be great for those of you that have a bad back, bad or weak knees, hips, and/or ankles!
The Scale Doesn't Tell the Whole Story
As a certified personal trainer, I encounter a lot of people who are just beginning their fitness journeys. Before we begin any sort of training, I ask questions about each person's health history, current eating habits, activity level, and goals.
Ashlee GreenleePublished 6 years ago in LongevityLess Really Is More
You finally made the executive decision of setting yourself a goal and choosing a way to get there. This could be anything: Lose weight, gain muscle, get your fitness up, the list goes on. Then you spend the night before googling different workouts and training techniques, you jot them down in a notebook or your phone, and you go to bed excited to start your new programme in the morning.
Get Rid of Stomach Fat for Summer With This At-Home HIIT Routine (Video)
Full Workout: Plank Jacks - 30 Seconds Mountain Climbers (knees to corresponding side's elbow)- 30 Seconds Rest- 15 Seconds -Repeat 2x-
February/March Post
According to the scale at my job, I am weighing in at 170. That's a small enough margin that it could just be weight fluctuation but it's three pounds lighter than my start in January, so I am optimistic. This month, I really struggled with deciding whether I was going to do another whole body workout plan or start focusing on specific areas (leg day, arm day, core, etc). After going through a ton of different workouts found in Pinterest I have decided to do another whole body workout this month.
Christina WalshPublished 6 years ago in LongevityTips for Staying Motivated and Keeping on Track with Health and Fitness!
Below are a few tips and steps to take in order to be successful in your health and fitness journey! Set motivation all around you.
Laura's VocalPublished 6 years ago in LongevityWhy It's Important to Be Careful at the Gym
If you're a newbie to the gym, it can be kind of confusing. What machines do I use? How much weight is too much or too little? Am I doing this right? Is this working? And the questions go on. But I'm here today to tell you that if you're given the option, either hire a personal trainer or talk to one of the CERTIFIED people at the gym.
Savana VerretPublished 6 years ago in LongevityFitness With a Chronic Illness
Hi... I'm Ant. Thanks for having a read of my first story. The picture above shows me in hospital having various transfusions of drugs to combat my ulcerative colitis.
IBD FitnessPublished 6 years ago in LongevityBeta-Alanine, Caffeine, and Creatine
According to Eudy et al. (2013), “A survey of 207 college athletes indicated that 89 percent were using... preworkout nutritional supplements...” (p. 577). Another study cites that most 11- to 18-year-olds who claimed to be taking preworkout supplements had no knowledge of the potential risks associated with these controversial workout enhancers (Eudy et al., 2013). The use of preworkout supplements originally seemed to be on a steep rise among today’s athletes and gym-goers; for years, infamous Blender Bottles could be found scattered around almost all fitness centers, filled with water and mixed to an array of vibrant hues matching the supplement’s artificial flavors. As preworkout supplements grew more prevalent in the general fitness society, the act of checking the nutrition facts and skeptically yet objectively researching whether a supplement’s ingredients were both safe and efficacious for the user became less common. The proposed benefits used to market preworkout supplements by large companies such as Cellucor and EVLution make it easy to see why these types of nutritional supplements rapidly gained popularity among athletes and fitness gurus, but not all publicity for these supplements has been positive. As general consumer knowledge surrounding these supplements dwindled, many of these then were often linked with unsafe and undesirable effects. As Kendall et al. (2014) have noted, “mainstream media reports have linked creatine and caffeine supplementation with potential renal and hepatic problems as well as dehydration” (p. 443). As various attitudes and beliefs surrounding the risks and results of preworkout supplements regularly change, the safety and efficacy of preworkout supplements on the human body is of larger interest than ever before to athletes, performance coaches, and fitness enthusiasts alike. The use of beta-alanine, caffeine, and creatine in these preworkout supplements is safe for users as well as being effective in enhancing the results of an athlete or fitness enthusiast’s workout.
Connor NelsonPublished 6 years ago in LongevityShit to Avoid in the Gym
The image: A bunch of sweaty, muscular, narrow-eyed meatheads lifting dumbells the size of your body. I know what it’s like to be brand new to the gym. I remember how I thought a 23-ounce water bottle would be sufficient, how fresh my shoes were, and how I wouldn’t admit to myself that I had no idea what I was doing.
January Workout
I can't really remember the last time I worked out or even was very physically active. Because of that, the plan I have for this month is SUPER super simple. I found it on Pinterest. The goal of this month's workout out plan is to get me back into gear to start working out on a regular basis and with increasing intensity. Since we are already nearly done with the month, this post will double as my update post. (My first update and workout post got deleted by accident. It's a long story.)
Christina WalshPublished 6 years ago in Longevity