Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nutrition. Show all posts

Monday, August 25, 2014

Yoga

Yoga. There are a ton of benefits that come from doing yoga. Overall, it is good for your whole body, but there are some key aspects of it that can help when added to your regular fitness routine.
1. After working out, you probably experience soreness and muscle aches. Yoga does very well to help ease the pain, as it stretches your muscles and relaxes your whole body.
2. Most of us these days don't always get enough sleep, or the quality of sleep that we would like. Doing yoga helps you sleep well, and you need sleep for your muscles to have time to recover.
3. Even if you are going for a thick frame and big muscles, it does't hurt to to have some muscle tone, and yoga ensures that you get that tone working for you.
No matter what your fitness goals are, yoga is a very good full body work out that can make you feel better about yourself; give you more self-confidence, which is never a bad thing.
Feel good, look good.
-Ty

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Feel good; Look good

Welcome back everyone!

Fitness.. That seems to be the focus of a lot of people these days. Everyone seems to be trying new diets and posting there gym seflies. It is great to see so many people getting out there and trying to change there lives for the better. I know for me it wasn't always all about the gym life. Its tough to get out there and do it day after day after day. Where did my motivation come from? Its got to come from within. Something in your brain and your mind needs to tell you to get out there and go do it. Make a change. Thats what has lead me to where I am right now.

Feel good, look good. I want you all to keep this in your mind and close to your heart. Fitness is about you! Its about you feeling better about yourself and making yourself a better person. It shouldn't be to go out there and be bigger than someone else because they called you small once. That may be a good driving factor for a day or maybe even a week. But it boils down to you. If you feel good about yourself and you are out there working your tail off week in and week out, your going to look good.

Keep that in mind this week as your head out there. Keep up the good work!
Stay tuned for more health and fitness!

-Jon


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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

It isn't enough just to eat healthy, or just work out. Do both, and see how amazing you feel!

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Living a healthy lifestyle

Living a healthy lifestyle is more than just working out. It consists of eating healthy, working out your body as well as better proper rest and recovery. We will eventually go over all of these in greater detail, but let's get a general idea of all these parts.
Eating healthy is not only the hardest but the most important of all the aspects of living a healthy life. You should be eating 5-7 healthy sized meals a day, while getting a healthy mixture or fats, proteins, and well as carbs. Eating healthy is a choice you have to commit yourself to. One thing that really helped me out is an app called "Calorie Count". It helps you look at your diet and analyze your choices. It is a great way to get you nutrition in check.
Working out is the easiest of these steps. You are only working out for 1 to 2 hours at the most a day. That leaves 22-23 hours a day you are not in the gym. There are many different ways to work out, including weights, yoga, aerobics, and the lists go on and on. Commit yourselves to hitting 4-5 good intense workouts a week for 1-2 hours. This is a simple step in your journey to a healthy lifestyle.
The last stage of your healthy lifestyle is rest and recovery. You've now worked out and put in the healthy food your body needs to stay healthy. Now what? The rest of your day is dedicated to getting proper rest and recovery. Everyday you should get a minimum of 8 hours of sleep. This is really when your body makes it changes for the better. Get amble rest and fill your body with water and the right nutrition. This will help your journey on the way to a healthy lifestyle.

Stay motivated and keep up the good work! Stay tuned for more fitness tips and motivation!

-Jon Ty