Hi guys,
Enjoy this article from my friend Chris who has been very supportive of our site
and is a regular and helpful contributor in our community comments.
Why Do it Yourself?
By CL Vancil
For some it’s the high cost of sports equipment  that prevents them from purchasing such things. For others, the location they live in [...]

Notice we didn’t call this post “How to see immediate effects from your exercise”, because you can’t really do that.
In the comments following our first article on Procrastination and Fitness, Nadia very helpfully pointed out that “So many people are motivated by appearance, that they forget the other IMMEDIATE effects of exercise.”
Getting Over Appearance
It’s no [...]

Hi guys,
Both Freddy and I are still feeling sick, although today we feel a lot better. Hopefully by tomorrow we will both be back to normal.
Because we were both not up for a workout, we thought we would take this time to go through some of the most common FAQ’s that people ask in [...]

There are lots of sites online that tell you how to beat procrastination in your jobs, how to focus on that essay you really have to write, that report the boss wants by Friday, and so on — they’re pretty great for blasting you out of a last-minute rut, or at least giving you some [...]

We’ve been reading some studies about how unconscious gender roles have big real-world effects:  one study had mothers discussing their daughters’ school results, and saying things like “I was never good in math, either.” OK — sounds like standard empathy from a parent to a child.

But the study found that these kind of statements reinforced [...]

GET FIT, AND HAVE BETTER SEX — HOW EXERCISE HELPS IN THE BEDROOM

We talk a lot about fitness on BodyRock, and lifestyle is a huge part of that. The better you live, the better you exercise — it’s all connected. And there’s no reason to exclude what goes on in the bedroom (or elsewhere) from [...]

DOES WORKING OUT REALLY PROLONG YOUR LIFE?

It seems so obvious as to be clichéd — staying in shape and keeping active will help us live longer. And it’s usually phrased in such a way to seem incredible: exercise will literally add years to your life, as though things are already mapped out — just [...]

A FEW WAYS TO STOP WORRYING ABOUT BEING ‘SKINNY’

People are always trying to get more skinny. It’s the main reason a lot of people start exercising — to lose weight, lose weight, and lose more weight. And no matter how much we lose, there’s always a little bit more to go. Especially for people relatively [...]

5 Amazing Reasons Why Measuring Yourself Will Super-Charge Your Fitness Like Crazy.

Picture this — you strap a device to your arm, and do your workout. When you’re done, it automatically transmits all your workout data to your computer, where you can look over every little piece of information on how you did.

You get beautiful big [...]

This is one of the most frequently asked fitness questions that I get. Of course we all want to know how fast we can get in shape and how quickly we can transform our bodies. The most realistic answer that I can give you without actually having evaluated your individual fitness level and starting point [...]