Between seasoned gym-goers and beginners, there are a few common mistakes when it comes to training. Although these mistakes are not major issues, per se, small mistakes over time can affect the overall effectiveness of your training. A few small tweaks mean that you can maximize the benefits of training. Dehydration One of the most common mistakes we see …
For many personal trainers, the month of December might be properly referred to as a “Maintenance Month.” December is typically filled with social obligations, and stress surrounding the holidays in general for clients. Your regular routine and schedule go out the window and all the holiday parties and gatherings mean you’re tempted to skip workouts. As it is, committing to …
Mindfulness is a concept that has gained recent popularity within the health and fitness community, though its meaning is often shrouded in confusion. My Viva has written a few times on what mindfulness is in general, but how you can integrate mindfulness into your fitness routine? We often get caught up in what our situation was at another time – …
We all have busy lives and as you embark on or continue your fitness journey, you can feel a bit overwhelmed at times, especially knowing that consistency is the key to success. Without organization and planning, consistency can become a challenge. Plan to succeed with some simple tips to make being consistent easier: 1.Have a workout plan and stick to …
The first step in reaching your fitness goals is deciding that you are going to work hard. It doesn’t have to be a soul-crushing, grind-it-out experience to get into great shape, but chances are you will have to push a little harder than you currently push. As important as it’s going to be to push yourself, it’s also going to …
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 …
Monitoring your heart rate during exercise is a great option to help determine how hard you are working. You can do it manually or by using a wearable device. Target heart rate is the minimum number of beats per minute needed to reach a given level of physical effort, for the purpose of improving cardiovascular fitness. To determine your individual target heart …
Typically, when one starts with either a new meal plan or has fresh vigor to start working out again, progress just happens. People lose weight, fat almost falls off the body, muscle seems to appear like the coming spring, progress is made with different exercises, and the whole world is right. In the world of health and personal training, a “plateau” refers …
