Breeze and I have been together a long time and there’s no doubt in my mind that she’s won the Girlfriend of the Year Award pretty much every year I’ve known her. I don’t know where (or who) I’d be today if it wasn’t for the lessons she’s taught me and the encouragement she’s given me. Now it’s my turn for Boyfriend of the Year Award, and I came up with the most awesome plan for winning it, guys. My strategy involved surprising Breeze with a romantic, off the grid vacation that would give us all the luxury with zero distraction. At first, I started Googling some of the big resorts. They looked great, I have to say. They’re designed for the traveler who wants to relax at the pool, relax at the beach and eat and drink as much as they want. Pretty much the opposite of everything I’ve Read More
How to Convince Your Friends to Work Out with You
I’m a huge advocate for working out with a partner. When you buddy up with a friend, there are a ton of benefits you can enjoy, especially being able to keep each other motivated. I’m especially lucky in this area because my girlfriend, Breeze is as driven as I am about staying active and pushing to always improve performance. Still, you don’t just have to be lucky to get someone to work out with you. As long as you’ve got friends, the odds are that you have a potential workout partner you just don’t happen to know about yet. Even if your friends are more into lifting snacks than dumbbells, there might still be some great potential there. You just need to know how to do a bit of finessing to get your buddy interested and then help each other out from then on. Don’t know how to finesse? Here Read More
5 Things to Try When You Are Giving Up on Weight Loss
When you have just about had it and you are thinking about giving up on weight loss, there are a few more things that you can try first in order to get the results that you are after. Check out the five tips below and consider implementing them if you have found that other strategies have failed. 1. Do One Thing at a Time If you try to change your diet and lifestyle too much too fast, you could increase the odds of failure and frustration. And it could also lead to you simply giving up on weight loss rather than meeting your goals. So try instead to take things slow, and change one thing at a time. Whether that means incorporating more veggies into your diet or eliminating certain junk foods, taking things one step at a time will prevent the experience from becoming overwhelming. 2. Just Focus on Read More
3 Best Cardio Exercises for Aching Joints
Cardio workouts are a fantastic way to get your body moving, the blood flowing, and your heart rate up. Doing so will give you energy, boost your metabolism, burn through calories and fat, and help you lose weight while maintaining your cardiovascular health. But if you have aching joints, you may want to avoid the common cardio exercises that are out there. Thankfully, though, there are a few cardio exercises for aching joints that you can do on a regular basis to get the same results and benefits. Check out three of them below. 1. Swimming One of the very best cardio exercises for aching joints is swimming. If you don’t have a pool in your backyard or you live in an area that experiences cold temperatures, a local fitness center likely has one that you can use several times a week. Swimming will work on just about every muscle Read More