Getting your steps in every day is one of the healthiest things you can do for your body. But your brain is benefiting a great deal as well. According to research, walking at least a mile per day can significantly improve the volume of several areas of the brain, including your frontal lobe, which plays […]
After 50, strength no longer depends on how much time you spend exercising. It depends on how consistently you challenge the muscles that keep you moving well every day. As a trainer, I’ve seen people spend an hour lifting weights a few times each week with little progress, while others transformed their strength by following […]
Trimming belly overhang works best when workouts engage more of the body. Crunches can give the abs direct work, but a chair circuit can raise the intensity of the whole session by bringing in larger muscle groups and keeping the pace active. More working muscle means more total effort, and that helps increase calorie burn […]
There are hamburgers, and then there are steakburgers. The biggest difference between the two, is the meat used. While a traditional hamburger is made from varied ground beef trimmings (like chuck, sirloin, or round), a steakburger is usually ground from a single, premium cut of meat, such as ribeye or sirloin, or a combination of […]
The body starts changing shape in your fifties for reasons that go beyond willpower or food choices. Muscle mass slips, hormones shift, and the softness that shows up around the midsection, the arms, and the legs is often more about lost muscle than gained fat. I’ve been a personal trainer for almost 40 years, and […]
If you’re 60 or older, improving and preserving balance should be a priority when it comes to your workouts. After all, in this stage of life, many functions—including aspects of your balance—begin to naturally decline. Balance heavily relies on a combination of vision, inner ear, and sensory abilities, which help your body react and stay […]
Movements you perform every day without even thinking about—taking a walk, lifting grocery bags or heavy boxes, and even standing up straight—require core strength. This strength is necessary for transmitting power between your upper and lower body, staying balanced, and keeping your spine stable. Many individuals include planks in their workouts to build strength in […]
Your midsection lies between your pelvis and chest. This part of your core works hard at keeping you stable and supporting your movement and posture. Although we praise the midsection for all the important things it does, it lets us down with several frustrating age-related changes. It’s a common area for weight accumulation due to […]
When it comes to chef recommended maple syrup, Switch4Good’s Chef Raphael Wrobel leans on organic, single-ingredient maple syrup consistently as an ethical choice. “It’s one of the few quality sweeteners that’s naturally plant-based, minimally processed, and packed with actual flavor complexity instead of just in-your-face sweetness,” Chef Wrobel said. “Unlike honey, it doesn’t involve any […]
Calves rarely get the spotlight until walking starts to feel a little flat. The stride loses some snap. The foot lands, the body moves forward, and the push into the next step feels smaller than it used to. That missing push is exactly what heel raises train. The exercise is almost comically simple, which is […]
