Why Balance Training Is Important Balance training isn’t just for athletes or older adults—it’s important for everyone. It helps with overall fitness, improves coordination, supports good posture, and can make daily life easier (1). Whether you’re into sports or want to move better, improving your balance has many benefits. What Is Balance? Balance is the ability to keep your …
Once a fitness routine is firmly established, what can we do to ensure that we get the most out of it? Ideally, we want a routine that allows us to crush our goals and simultaneously doesn’t neglect any of the other components of fitness. It all comes down to prioritization of the things you need to do and those you …
When it comes to fitness routines, getting started can often be the hardest part. Once we do get going, the next challenge becomes the long-term maintenance of regular physical activity. While the solution may seem to boil down to “just doing it”, it’s not always going to be that simple. Creating new habits can be hard because we are creatures …
Before you begin an exercise regimen, please consult your doctor. This is particularly important if you’ve been idle for a while, are overweight, have any health conditions, or are in your senior years. Exercise can cause potentially dangerous strain on your heart or injuries. Building up gradually to longer, more rigorous workouts is a key to a healthy exercise regimen. …
In many ways success is largely dictated by consistency. There is truth to the adage “practice makes perfect.” When we are travelling and stuck working out in a dingy old gym, or don’t have a gym at all, what we really need to do is let go of our ideas of how we want the workout to look. We need …
