The Fitness Cove

Many things can make you feel demotivated to complete your workouts, including the pace of your workout, the style of your workout, or even your workout space. If you've recently found yourself a little bored of working out in the same space (whether that's in the gym or your lounge or home gym) and want a little change to get your workout gears going again, you should move your workout session outdoors. Here are 5 workouts you can do in your backyard: 1. Move your usual indoor workout outdoors. If you usually workout with free weights or use your bodyweight as resistance, move your workout outdoors. You can truly change your life with an aerobic mat and your body (and perhaps, your other favourite gym equipment). Move your indoor workout outside with your cellphone, tablet, and a chair to place the device or tripod. If you're feeling a little demotivated to workout or you're just looking for a change in scenery, completing your usual workout in the open air will defini...

The great saying "the more fit you are, the more productive you will be" was not pulled from a magician's hat to convince people to move towards preserving as much of their mobility as possible. Being fit comes with a lot of benefits, including: 1. An improvement in health, resulting in a reduction in risks for cardiovascular illnesses, certain cancers, and chronic diseases. 2. An increase in energy levels which helps beat fatigue, allowing you to be more active. 3. Enhanced mental clarity, which improves cognitive function, memory, and focus. 4. Improved mood, reducing feelings of anxiety, stress, and depression thanks to the release of endorphins. 5. Better sleep, regulated sleep patterns, and improved insomnia. 6. Improved immune system, reducing risks of illnesses, and improving recovery time. 7. Weight management, which reduces risks of obesity-related conditions. 8. Increase in strength and endurance, which improves mobility, muscle strength and flexibility, increas...

  No one likes the idea of overeating, especially when on a fitness journey. And while overeating here and there is considered normal, it can impede your goals, and when done in excess, can also increase the likelihood of developing chronic lifestyle diseases. What is overeating? Overeating is the act of eating past the point of feeling full. It can be triggered by many things including enjoying a particular meal, the desire to clean your plate, stress, a lack of self-control, or even simply overindulging a craving. When you overeat, you're likely to feel tired and sluggish afterwards, bloated, have acid refluxes, heartburn and sometimes nausea. Therefore, it is important to always try not to overeat. However, because it is often easier said than done, here are 25 simple ways to stop overeating: 1. Identify your triggers Finding out why you overeat is the first and most important step in discontinuing the habit. Some people tend to overeat when they are distracted by the presence o...

Weight loss requires more than just a simple trick or fad diet, but the industry is worth about $72.6 billion because people continue searching for the easiest way to get results with little effort. This is why there are constant pop-ups of diet pills, waist trainers, and contortionist workouts that promise to be exactly what you need to reach your weight loss goals. Unfortunately, these pop-ups of quick fixes do not highlight the need to work hard to at least maintain said results, meaning at the end of the day, those who promise miracles are the only ones who benefit from the industry. After all, we're talking about billions of dollars. Who wouldn't want a slice of that pie?   However, we’d be pretty biased if we didn’t talk about the customers who continue looking for the easiest ways to achieve an otherwise challenging goal, as they are the contributors to the industry and the reason these companies continue to make so much money. What disables them from reaching their goal...

Struggling with fatigue? Here are the five best ways to get rid of fatigue and boost your body's energy systems naturally. What is fatigue? Fatigue is a feeling of constant exhaustion, brought on by poor lifestyle choices, medical conditions, or even stress. Those who've experienced fatigue will share that it often leaves them feeling lethargic, increasingly irritable, sometimes dizzy, and usually too tired to even think. If you're someone who struggles with these symptoms and doesn't know how to eradicate them, consider making the following changes to your daily routine so you can finally kick the energy-draining monster to the curb: 1. Start or end your day with a workout.   Exercise supplies your body with the oxygen necessary to support energy production, enabling your body to perform the necessary bodily functions like digestion, breathing, daily movement, and organ function better. Therefore, when you exercise, you boost the oxygen supply to your body's cells,...