Fitness

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Six Ways to Stay Active During the Holiday Season

The last 2 weeks of December are a busy time for everybody. But that's no excuse to sit around! Here are 6 ways to stay active this time of year.

December 23, 2022
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Fitness Topic: Exercise in the Winter

Exercise Specialist Kirill explores the benefits of exercising in the cold, strategies for exercising in colder temperatures, and cold weather exercise precautions. Includes an easy warm-up to prevent injuries/complications.

December 2, 2022
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Fitness Topic: Is Sitting the New Smoking? How to Reduce Sedentary Behaviors

Sitting is not a bad thing in small doses, but too much can be detrimental to our health. Here are some ideas on how to sit less!

November 12, 2022
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Workout Log: A Week With Exercise Specialist Raymond

Exercise Specialist Raymond gives us a glimpse of his training routine through sharing a sample week! Read on to see how an ES approaches his training.

October 14, 2022
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Movement of the Month: Push-Ups

The push-up is an essential movement to improve upper body strength, develop and tone correlating musculature, and improve physical performance/function. Exercise Specialist Anthony explains why and how to do push-ups.

September 23, 2022
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Gear Review: Wearables | Garmin Instinct

Exercise Specialist Bryan reviews the Garmin Instinct, a budget-friendly wearable device useful for tracking outdoor adventures.

September 9, 2022
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Fitness Topic: What Is Your Core?

Exercise Specialist Kirill writes about what your core is, why your core is important, and how to engage it. Includes a beginner abs workout to strengthen your core!

August 20, 2022
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Gear Review: Wearables | Whoop

The Whoop 4.0 is more recovery monitor than smartwatch — here's how its biometric tracking compares in real-world use.

July 30, 2022
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Gear Review: Wearables | Fitbit Sense

Exercise Specialist Bryan reviews the Fitbit Sense, which measures heart rhythm via ECG, SpO2, body temperature, and breathing rate.

July 2, 2022
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Gear Review: Wearables | Apple Watch

Exercise Specialist Bryan reviews the Apple Watch, a health tracker that does much more than send texts and keep you on schedule!

May 28, 2022
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Workout Log: A Week With Exercise Specialist Daniela

Join Exercise Specialist Daniela for a week of fitness, in our first ever Workout Log blog post!

April 15, 2022
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Movement of the Month: The Squat

Exercise Specialist Raymond takes a deep dive into the squat, an exercise targeting all the leg muscles, primarily the quadriceps and gluteus maximus.

March 19, 2022