-
Dance Parties: A Source of Extra Energy
Day 30: Almost there in the Ultimate Blog Challenge… Dancing is a fun and energizing activity for the entire family. You don’t have to have rhythm to enjoy dancing, anyone can do it! Your living room can easily double for a dance floor and there are plenty of resources for great music. Dancing gets the blood pumping in an aerobic way. Raising your heartrate releases endorphins that help your mind and body feel great and revive itself. That means dancing can be great when- You need to shake things up during the afternoon slump Your kids need encouragement to get their wiggles out You want to change the atmosphere in…
-
Find Your Fitness: Bodyweight Exercises
Whether you’re brand new to fitness or you’re a seasoned athlete or fitness buff, bodyweight exercises can be a great way for you to work out if you don’t have access to free weights or machines – or, if you don’t quite feel ready for them yet. There are all kinds of bodyweight exercises, ranging from beginner to advanced, and you can really get a full-body workout just from doing bodyweight work alone. An Upper Body Workout: Push-Ups To start on the easier side, for a good upper body workout you can do pushups. They’re one of the most commonly known bodyweight exercises, but they do work. Depending on how…
-
Find Your Fitness: CrossFit
Spring is coming. So now’s the time that many people start looking at exercise regimens again. I have discussed walking already — partly because it’s my favorite type of exercise! Over the next few weeks, I am going to post several brief posts about some other popular forms of exercise. First up: CrossFit CrossFit has exploded in popularity since the early 2010s. It strays from many of the typical strategies for fitness that you’d typically see in other workout varieties such as bodybuilding or strongman, and even hosts its own competitions to see who’s the best at the standard CrossFit exercises. While it’s typically taken in the form of classes…