The maximum heart rate in your fitness app is just an estimate. If you are already going to the effort of tracking your workouts it’s important to get accurate data. While general data can show you important trends and give you a rough estimate of your effort and improvements over time, you can get much

Are you struggling to find ways to keep your active lifestyle over the winter? Are short, snowy days throwing a wrench in your workout routine? That doesn’t need to be the case! With a bit of motivation and some tips and tricks it will be easy to stay on track over the winter months. Here

  METs, MET minutes and FITIV points We all want to know if we are being active enough. Physical activity is an important part of living a healthy lifestyle. It makes you happier, healthier and more energetic. It keeps your heart, muscles and joints healthy. We know what the benefits are, but how do you

We all know that exercise is an important part of the weight loss equation. Calories in have to be less than calories out, right? Adding exercise to your day helps burn more calories. This gives you the option to eat more while still losing weight, or simply speeds up your weight loss. While it’s pretty

When you hear that abs are made in the kitchen it’s easy to assume that they’re talking about weight loss. We all know that until you cut back on body fat your muscle gains will never be visible. While cardio is important to physical health, weight loss really depends mostly on diet. You can’t outrun

So, you’ve heard about interval training and are interested in giving it a try. Maybe you heard that you can work out less and get better results. Maybe you’ve heard that HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) outperforms steady-state cardio in terms of fat loss. You want to work out efficiently. Don’t want to waste your

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If you’ve been to a gym lately you’ve probably seen a foam roller lying somewhere. Maybe you have wondered how you would use a foam cylinder in your health and fitness efforts. You may have even seen someone holding a plank position over the roller. They may have been holding a plank position and wincing

No two athletes are alike, why should your workouts be? If you’re serious about your fitness you understand the value of changing things up. Trying new things. Variety is the best way to improve your fitness and motivate yourself to keep trucking through your fitness journey. Everyone can benefit from cross-training. Whether you’re looking to

The Apple Watch is an amazing tool The Apple Watch is currently the most popular smartwatch on the market, and for good reason. Using Apple’s characteristic attention to detail the Apple Watch excels at everything you need in a smartphone. As the Watch becomes more popular it becomes more helpful in new watchOS updates. Expansions