Amplify // Body&Soul

27/09/2017

Exercise Swaps: Do This, Not That!

Stuck in a plateau? Check out these exercise swaps to enhance your workout and break through your road blocks!

If you find you’ve been doing the same exercises for a while and are stuck on the proverbial plateau, here are five exercise swaps you can use to enhance your workouts. To add an extra boost, each of the exercises focuses on just one limb at a time, which allows you to focus all of the nervous syste...

23/09/2017

How to Improve Mobility in the Hips and Shoulders

Do you need iImproved mobility in your hips and shoulders? Try these exercises!

In common usage, “mobility training” has come to mean what “flexibility training” once meant for many of our clients. Whatever we are calling it, it’s a good idea to examine two joints essential for movement.

19/09/2017

7 Ways to Stop Overeating For Once and For All

Use these tips to get your eating on track so you can feel fueled and satiated instead of full and frustrated.

Overeating is easy to do, especially when you’re indulging in an unusually delicious meal. It’s also easy because there are many factors that cause us to overeat, including stress and noshing too fast—both of which we likely experience or do on an almost daily basis.

17/09/2017

How to Have Productive Rest Days

A productive rest day provides your body with a wide variety of benefits, including faster recovery, greater range of motion, improved mood and more. Use these tips to have an active recovery day, allowing you to make time for rest while reaching your fitness goals.

Rest days are critical for fitness success. Working out causes microscopic tears in your muscle fibers and rest days allow those muscles to heal, which, in turn, allows them to grow. Yet, making time for rest can be hard—whether you’re feeling extra motivated to stay active or are worried that takin...

15/09/2017

EMOM (Every Minute on the Minute) Express Workout

This EMOM workout is quick - but effective.

EMOM workouts, otherwise known as “Every Minute on the Minute,” are a fun and creative way to manipulate your work-rest ratio during workouts. A predetermined number of reps are assigned for each set, and they must be completed in a minute. If completed faster, a longer rest break may be taken. If t...

11/09/2017

One Weight Workout: Dumbbell

All you need for this full body workout is two dumbbells.

When it comes to fitness equipment, you have a plethora of choices that can help you achieve your desired results. If you are always looking for the most efficient means of getting the most out of your limited time for exercise, you’re the target audience for the One Weight Workout series. In this i...

21/08/2017

One Weight Workout - Kettlebell

This EMOM workout that uses kettlebell and body-weight exercises is perfect for days when you need a quick workout!

This installment of the One Weight Workout series focuses on EMOMs using a combination of kettlebell and body-weight exercises.

11/08/2017

Torch Calories With This Simple 30-Minute Swim Workout | MyFitnessPal

Change up your workouts and try something new!
Summer won't be here forever, if you have access to a pool, try this 30 Minute Swim Workout!

Swimming is the perfect workout if you want to quickly burn a ton of calories. Need proof? Ask athletes from other sports who become exhausted ...

24/07/2017

Fast and Efficient Upper-Body Training

This upper-body workout maximizes gym time.

With everyone so short on time, creating efficient workouts while still helping clients achieve results is hugely important. Here is a fast and efficient upper-body program that targets opposing muscle groups and, thus, helps to maximize your clients’ workout time.

17/07/2017

9 Signs of Overtraining

Are you overtraining? Look out for these signs.

Whether you are male or female, you are equally at risk for overtraining syndrome, so recognizing the early signs and combating them can prevent detrimental fitness and health outcomes. Here are nine signs of overtraining to look out for.

15/07/2017

7 Ways to Get More Movement Into Your Day

Think beyond sets and reps. Check out these ways to get more movement in your day.

If you struggle to find time for activity, it’s time to think beyond the sets and reps. Here are seven ways to get more movement into your day.

14/07/2017

3 Stretches for Midday Back Pain

Break up your bouts of sitting with these stretches to get your back health back.

More than 26 million Americans experience frequent back pain. To keep yourself off the list of frequent sufferers, it’s important to first understand where back pain comes from so you can apply some simple strategies—and effective stretches—to help keep the pain at bay.

12/07/2017

7 Great Mornings: Your Prep Guide to the Most Important Meal of the Day

Start your day off right with these healthy (and easy!) breakfast recipes.

Most people who skip breakfast cite lack of time as their primary barrier. These seven easy-to-prepare breakfast ideas can be made in a few minutes and are packed with the nutrition needed to fuel you throughout your day.

09/07/2017

30-minute Total Beach-body Workout (Sand Optional)

No sand required for this beach-body HIIT workout.

Whether you do it at the beach, the gym or at home, this 30-minute total-body, high-intensity interval workout is effective, efficient and invigorating.

08/07/2017

6 Core Exercises to Improve Balance

Boost your balance with these core exercises.

Core stability is essential to both static and dynamic balance. Unfortunately, many traditional core-training exercises, such as crunches and leg raises, do little to improve stability. Here are six effective core exercises to you use with your clients to help them boost balance and improve health, ...

18/06/2017

How to Add Variety to Your HIIT Workouts

Add variety to your exercise with this 30-minute HIIT workout.

Creating formats that have a variety of work and rest ratios is key to keeping clients engaged in the experience. Here are some ideas for how you can structure HIIT workouts for your clients.

08/06/2017

ACE Fit | Fit Life | Overcoming Workout Relapses

When your fitness routine starts to backslide, take look at what's getting in the way!

05/06/2017

Total-body Circuit Featuring the Plyometric Box

This total-body plyobox workout is a great option for when you need a quick workout!

Plyometric boxes, or plyoboxes, have become a mainstay in many health clubs and offer endless possibilities for varying your workouts while building explosive power and strength. This total-body plyobox workout, which puts the versatility of the plyobox on display, is a great option for those days w...

03/06/2017

ACE Fit | Fit Life | Metabolism-damaging Foods

Switch it up!

The same foods and lifestyle habits that keep us healthy are the same ones that increase your metabolism. Simply by taking steps to be healthy, you’ll likely boost your metabolism as well!

24/05/2017

ACE Fit | Fit Life | 10-day Total-body Jumpstart

Amplify your fitness goals with this 10-day total-body jumpstart program 🙌🏼

Whether you want to get back into a regular fitness routine or look your best before a big event, this 10-day high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program can help jumpstart your efforts by revving up both your workouts and your metabolism.

22/05/2017

Top Strategies for Optimal Recovery Between Workouts

Use recovery periods to maximize your workout results.

If you’re interested in how you can maximize the benefits from your workouts, take a look at what you do after you exercise to help achieve optimal results. Following these top strategies can help you increase the effectiveness of the post-workout recovery period.

20/05/2017

ACE Fit | Fit Life | Six Things You Can Do to Improve Your Workout Results

Are you looking for better results from your workouts?

Everyone’s heard the mantra—stop working harder and start working smarter. But what does smarter mean? Here are six ways to smarten up your training and move closer toward your body composition or performance goals.