The common debate in the fitness world: should you train specific muscle groups, or total body for the maximum results? While I’d love to give you a concrete answer of which is better, the truth is far less fun: it depends.
However, let’s talk about each option and the benefits so you can make an informed decision for your workout routine!
In a world where women are expected to be professionals, caretakers to their children, maintain a social life, stay in a loving marriage/relationship, oh and after all of that… maintain your health and fitness.
Strength training isn’t just about “bulking up” *insert eye roll about women being too bulky here*—it’s about gaining functional strength, improving posture, enhancing metabolism, and boosting confidence. For women looking to get stronger, whether you're a beginner or already hitting the gym regularly, here are five essential tips to help you build strength effectively and efficiently to live a healthier and happier life.
Protein powders have become a staple in the diets of fitness enthusiasts, athletes, and health-conscious individuals alike. With so many different opinions and options that you might see scrolling through Instagram, navigating the world of protein powders can be daunting. Whether you're looking to enhance muscle recovery, support weight loss, or simply supplement your protein intake, understanding the different types of protein powders and taking into account your goals can help you make an informed choice.
Over time, recommendations regarding exercise during pregnancy have evolved, debunking several myths that often confuse expecting mamas who are striving for a healthy pregnancy. Let's dive into five prevalent myths that you may have encountered, but have since been disproven.
Are you considering injectables but aren’t quite sure? Here are a few do’s and don’ts when it comes to injectables!
If you have a competition coming up and are pregnant, deciding if you should compete or not can be emotionally and mentally draining. You want to make the best decision for your baby and your body, but you also want to keep up with your fitness goals and habits as much as possible.
Seeing posts from influencers giving tips about losing weight in certain areas of your body, like your tummy or your thighs? We all have our “problem areas” aka the spots we would LOVE to take a magic wand and remove body fat from.
Toning your muscles is not possible. I repeat, toning muscles is not a thing. Learn why!
It’s unfortunately all too common to watch people dive into working out and dieting head first, only to find out that the results don’t come nearly as fast as they want to. Having realistic expectations for the timeline is so important!
How should a weightlifting belt fit you to ensure you are getting maximum benefits from wearing one in the first place?
Crush your PR's, grow as an athlete, and have fun while you do it. Learn more about why athletes around the world are loving our belts!
Can you run in pregnancy? How hard can you go? And for how long? What do you need to look out for and when should you stop? You've asked for it, we've been eagerly awaiting it and it's finally here.
While women’s sports have taken major strides with more sports being televised, more opportunities being offered for women, and bigger stages being set for women who are excelling at their sport, there are still MANY growing pains as we get closer to reaching equality within sport.
While women have been known in CrossFit for being sideline reporters, MC’s, and fulfilling other media roles, calling play-by-play has been historically done by males only.
Until now.
Picking up where we left off, let’s talk about 3 More Tips for Fitness Freedom and Meeting Your Child Where They Are At:
Parents who value health ultimately hope to pass those values on to their kids. There’s a desire to build confidence, motivation, and a love for movement. There’s a hope to create an environment that will allow their kids to build lifelong healthy habits surrounding health, fitness, and wellness.
Olympic weightlifting can LOOK intimidating, but the snatch and the clean and jerk and really just high skill and technique movements. Similar to a gymnastics movement, or a box jump, or a movement where the mechanics of HOW you perform that specific movement are very important.
Diastasis is the natural stretching of the linea alba, the connective tissue that connects the abdominals, to make way for your growing baby. It’s also completely natural, with 100% of women in their 3rd trimester having a diastasis.
The 2024 CrossFit Open begins this week! If you currently workout in a CrossFit gym anywhere in the world, odds are you’ve heard a LOT about the Open. While the Open can sound intimidating, the Open is a great time to test your fitness, and remind yourself why you joined the CrossFit Community in the first place.
If you have a goal of gaining muscle, getting fitter, losing weight, or improving your overall health and fitness, then we hate to be the ones to break this to you:
Alcohol is not conducive to any of those goals. Learn more about why!
Rowing might seem easy in the videos you see on Instagram, but when you get onto a Rower for the first time you might feel like a fish out of water.
Here are a few helpful tips to effectively and safely use a rower.
This event served as a powerful platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and inspiration, bringing together individuals who share a common passion for health and fitness.
Recording your workouts can be a super helpful tool for a multitude of reasons. While it might seem like just another step in your workout, you will be happy that you started this important habit.
Are you new to an area and searching for a new CrossFit gym (or “box”)? Or maybe you are finally wanting to try CrossFit for the first time?
There are some key things to look for before you commit to joining a gym. Some of these things will be based on what’s the most important to you but here is a general list of things to be on the lookout for!
When you get to the 'bulk' of your pregnancy, (weeks 12-28), there's some advice out there about what you should start to avoid (which I'll touch on in my next blog entry). But where's the advice out there about exercises you can really enjoy as you navigate your 2nd Trimester?
