Benefits of Shallow End Water Workouts Water workouts have gained popularity in recent years due to their numerous benefits for overall fitness. Whether you are an athlete looking to enhance performance or simply seeking a low-impact exercise option, shallow end water workouts can be a game-changer. Shallow end water workouts offer numerous benefits for improving […]
WITH FILLING, LOW-CALORIE, HIGH-PROTEIN FOODS With all the delicious treats options around, it can be challenging to eat healthily. So, what’s the easiest way to maintain a healthy diet? Here’s a question to get started: How many times in a week do you eat the same foods? Unless you’re a professional chef or a food […]
Ah, the holiday season! A time to indulge in all the desserts, fire up the Netflix, and switch off from the world, right? Not so fast, Cape Cod athletes! It’s tempting to be a couch potato to escape the weather, but don’t let the off-season lull you into slacking. Here are some tips to keep […]
Want to take your running game to the next level while steaming ahead without injuries? It’s time to give strength training a shot!
As 2023 winds down and the winter months are upon us, it is time to start thinking of how to improve your golf game when you cannot be out on the course.
Here are ten tips to help you stay motivated and energized as you move into the colder months:
Tricks For Healthier Treats, Enjoy!
Remember the days when jumping, skipping and leaping on and off and over things was fun?
Temperatures may be dropping but fitness classes are continuing outdoors. Learn how to properly dress and prepare yourself for winter weather workouts.
The squat uses most of the major muscle groups in the legs including the glutes, hip flexors, quadriceps, hamstrings and even the muscles in the lover leg like the tibialis and muscles in the calf. It also activates the core, erector spinae and the abdominal muscles, for stability. Before getting into your workout always remember […]
Many Americans recently saw a change in their daily work routine. With the current stay-at-home advisory extended, many of us are working or attending school from home. In a previous blog, we talked about how prolonged sitting can have negative short-term and long-term effects on the body. We went over sitting posture at a desk, […]
Many Americans recently saw a change in their daily work routine. With the current stay-at-home advisory extended, many of us are working, or attending school, from home. We do not know when we will be able to go back to “normal.” So, for now we find ourselves mostly at home, and if you are anything […]
Cape Cod offers us some of the world’s best beaches and with almost 560 miles of coastline we can use these beaches to take our agility workouts to the next level. Although research varies, training on sandy surfaces can have many benefits such as reduced impact during training on your joint surfaces, increased physical and […]
If you are like me, someone who enjoys exercising on a regularly, if not on a daily basis, you may discover that you often feel tightness in your hips, hamstrings, and hip flexors. Even if you do not exercise consistently, maybe you have a job that requires sitting, bending, or kneeling often, you are also […]
What Is a Superset Workout? A Superset workout is comprised of two exercises combined into one full set with no rest in-between. The Benefits of a Superset Workout Supersets may provide a metabolic benefit. Researchers have found that participants performing supersets had a higher total energy expenditure compared to the participants who did not perform […]
Let’s talk about falls. The World Health Organization defines falls as “an event which results in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or floor or other lower level.”1 With that definition in mind, did you know that 1 in 4 adults in the United States will sustain a fall in a given […]
There are two types of dietary sugar:3 Naturally occurring sugars Found naturally in foods such as fruit (fructose) and milk (lactose) Added sugars This includes any sugars or caloric sweeteners that are added to beverages or foods during processing or preparation. Added sugars and sweeteners can include natural sugars such as white sugar, brown sugar, […]
We spend, on average, one third of our lives sleeping. Given the fact we spend so much time doing it, we should recognize the importance it holds in our lives. Sleep is an integral component of our mental and physical health. Learning to sleep well will produce benefits in these realms of our lives. Physical […]
You may be asking yourself what a barbell landmine exercise is and first things first, there are no explosives involved. Landmine exercises are performed by wedging one end of a barbell either into a corner of the room or into a special floor mounted bracket that allows for greater bar stability for the weight that […]
Neurotransmitters control virtually all of the body’s functions, from feeling happy to regulating hormones to dealing with stress. Our thoughts influence our bodies directly because the body interprets the messages coming from the brain to prepare us for whatever is expected. These neurochemical changes prepare the body to deal with perceived danger in a number of ways, such as raising blood […]
