4 Signs You're Overtraining at the Gym

There is a fine line between optimal training and overtraining and we’re here to help guide you through your goals for long lasting lifestyle and wellness benefits. Some people fall into the trap of pushing their bodies beyond their limits during workout routines, leading to burnout and setbacks in their fitness journeys. In this article we will explore four common signs that indicate you may be overtraining at the gym.

Strength Training 101

Strength training is often associated with bodybuilders and powerlifters. While this type of training can help in increasing lean muscle, it can also provide many great health, fitness and wellbeing benefits.

The Benefits of Improving Your Balance

While you’re unlikely to need to walk the plank in your lifetime, performing exercises to improve your balance can have a beneficial effect on many aspects of health, fitness, and lifestyle.

Should you warm up before exercise?

There are many benefits associated with warming up - most importantly injury prevention! We take a look at ways you can easily incorporate warm-ups into your fitness routine.

Getting back to the gym after an injury

Injuring yourself sucks big time. It can spin your life out of sync, quicker than a revolving door during winter. You know exactly what lies ahead - pain, inflammation and time out of the gym to recover.

Why your hip flexors are so important?

The hip flexors are important muscles at the front of the hips, connecting the thigh to the spine. They are important for a few reasons.

How to step up your training to reach your strength goals without getting injured

Everyone wants to get stronger, but it’s important that as we push ourselves and progress in our training, we are doing everything in our power to avoid injury. Here are a few tips to make sure you’re not pushing too hard and opening yourself up to the possibility of injury.

Tips to prevent gym injuries

The last thing you want to pick up from the gym is an injury. It means potential pain, time out of the gym, restriction of movement, and maybe therapy bills. None of which you want, and the truth is most injuries are avoidable. All you have to do is follow these basic tips.

4 great exercises for your tight hip flexors

Do you have tight hip flexors? This is a common problem, usually caused by excessive sitting down; like working a desk job. Here’s four great exercises for tight hip flexors.

5 lower back friendly glute exercises

One of the most common reasons behind lower back aches and pains is simply weak glutes. Here we’re going to look at five lower back friendly glute exercises to make sure your butt is strong enough to function properly and protect the lower back.