fitness motivation

So many of us can relate to the struggles of change, the challenges of being a parent, and learning to balance both your life and your families. Here is one story to inspire.

In an effort to help you determine a more accurate snapshot of your current self-mastery, here are 4 categories of self-mastery because you can't always rely on an optimal environment for success.

Trainers should practice empathy, learn about what the client's dreams and goals are, dig deeper, and find their real why.

A recent study showed how overweight people lost an average of five times more weight using Functional Imagery Training (FIT) compared with other therapies.

Make your daily workout more enjoyable by training at the right place, with the right people, and with the right music.

A study by the University of Jyväskylä suggests that exercise motivation is improved in people who take up resistance training.

Consider making your goals process-based as opposed to results-based.

The difference between you and a fairytale is, there is no author scripting your outcomes.

Willpower is the ability to be the person you want to be, rather than an impulsive, whiny child. It is the power to create your life.

A large majority of us—yes, even your coaches and fitness idols—have to dig up that motivation in any way we can.

Stop selling fitness through the promise of a bikini body, and instead be good to your body, feel strong and empowered, and to be grateful for what our bodies can do.

We do not think, dream, or plan in numbers.

Maybe, just maybe, a little pain can help you gain, it depends on how you approach it.

How much time do you spend tweaking your workout playlist, versus actually working out?

For online programming to be successful it requires doing the work and not second-guessing the program.

Even among people who had just joined a gym and expected to visit regularly, getting paid to exercise did little to make their commitment stick, according to this study.

Couch potatoes get more out of high-intensity workouts because they stick with it longer. Enjoyment plays a big part.