Taking a decision to exercise is an easy one, but building the right attitude towards your fitness is a real challenge. You know exercise is good for your health, and you feel great after every workout session, but you feel too lazy to leave the couch. Right? Developing the correct attitude towards fitness is just like building a healthy habit. You can motivate yourself for a healthy routine, but it needs commitment and practice at your end. If you think you need to have this approach towards fitness, and want to learn some of the tips to work on it, then you are in the right place. Read this ..read more

You’ll always see foam blocks calling your attention when you enter a yoga training centre or when working on mastering asana with a friend in his/her personal set-up. In fact, a pair may also be resting on your home gym’s floor depicting your familiarity with this amazing yoga tool. It means yoga blocks are important and that’s why we advise you to learn using them the right way for the sake of making your yoga sessions effective. Speaking of which, this 5-min read has got adequate information on yoga blocks for you to munch on that certainly will improve your overall yoga experience. Before ..read more

Are resistance bands worth it or should I give free weights a chance? You must have found yourself in this situation couple of times, and now it’s time to settle this debate. Resistance bands and free weights occupied our minds whenever we think about strength training. Both of these are home gym fitness equipment that is readily available on the online market and are rather inexpensive when compared to other fitness equipment. Resistance bands and free weights do not exactly do the same thing for your body. That being said, dumbbells and Kettlebells are absolutely necessary for building stron ..read more

You might have seen athletes on TV wear elbow sleeves during bodybuilding or powerlifting competitions, or while playing tennis or baseball. Do you wonder why? For decades, athletes are using elbow sleeves as support gear. One of the main reason athletes uses elbow compression sleeves is that they help prevent the risk of injury and stabilize the muscles and tendons. They vary in style and thickness levels, and mostly top-quality neoprene material is used for manufacturing. There is evidence that suggests compression sleeves help by reducing blood lactate level and blood pooling which are the ..read more

The gym kit bag is the most overlooked accessory because most exercisers do not consider it impertinent to their workout routine. On the contrary, a kit bag is one of the important accessories that anyone planning to start working out must purchase. Believe it or not, the gym bag is an incredible asset that you will learn further on this blog. Although many do not put much effort and thought into buying a good quality gym bag, investing in a quality product that may last you for years to come is the first step to your planning. Think about the factors that may cause damage to the kit bag. If y ..read more

It takes a lot of a person to get into the habit of exercising. Performing them one time or when in mood is easy but when you get to do them on regular basis, your interest starts diminishing, and that eventually leads you to skip days followed by not performing them at all, which is neither healthy nor recommended. Not to mention the routine tasks that keep you occupied throughout the day and eat away your prime time, leaving nothing to spend on workouts at the end. But you know right that exercise and healthy activities are vital to keep you running well for long. So, how can you find time f ..read more

Ankle weights not only help in improving your overall body strength but also make you lose considerable bodyweight, so how come you won’t strap them on when running, jogging, or performing such other workouts? Only, if you are not aware of the disadvantages they may bring. Speaking of which, you may know some but we got more. So keep on reading as this blog post is all about making you learn both the pros and cons of using ankle weights followed up by a conclusive paragraph to help you decide whether or not you go for investing in the pair. Before we get indulged into some details Do you know ..read more

You are feeling better and more powerful as you have got your muscles pumped up after a one-hour or so strength training session at the gym. But, the back pain is excruciating now as you overdid a set or two that went unnatural on your muscles. You never know if this pain will go away tomorrow, after a couple of days, or will keep on coming up and take the form of a life-long injury. Unfortunately, back pain is not a good feeling, and it’s more likely to stay with you for long, particularly if not properly taken care of.  Before we get into the details of preventing the back pain, first l ..read more

Enough talking about free weights. Let’s talk about the weighted vest. Don’t you think a weighted vest is a creative way to spice up your workout and bring you out of a training rut that one may feel after some time? Performing the same workouts as part of your fitness regime is not a fruitful activity because your body will get used to the same intensity and won’t burn calories as much as you required. You need to understand that you must have to keep enhancing the intensity of the workout or the exercises per se. A weighted vest, for that matter especially, is an ideal fitness accessory that ..read more

 “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses—behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.” – Muhammad Ali   Boxing is unquestionably a passion to many. This combat sport has a huge fan following, and the number of audience is only increasing with time. Many boys and girls, inspired by this sport, start practicing it at home or join a local to train under the supervision of a trainer. Either way, if you are one of them, you must have bought boxing training equipment to get started. Purchasing boxing equipment is one thing ..read more