Simple Health + Fitness Minute

Looking to get the most effective workouts? You don't have to choose between putting in laps and putting up reps.

60% of people who put 'go to the gym' on their list of New Year's Resolutions will give up by February. But that doesn't mean you can't restart any time you like.

The struggle to improve your health can be tough on its own. It can be even tougher with the weight of your current health status staring you in the face every time you look into a mirror.

We wake up dehydrated. Water hydrates. It is as simple as that.

Being busy implies you have a mismanaged schedule you should deal with. Being inconsistently busy means you have a mismanaged life you need to deal with.

If not having snacks in your house can help curb your snacking habit, how about just making a decision to not snack, period?

Is there really a 'better' approach to your weight lifting routine? Probably not...

You can’t get the same encouragement from solo workouts at home, but if you are self conscious about judging, this can help you work through it

Now that we’ve appeased the frustrated gym rats, its time to put the nerves of all intimidated newcomers at ease. You should never fear the gym or the advanced gym-goers. They want you there more than you know.

New Year’s Resolutions lead people who don’t frequent the gym like a pilgrimage. Whether you are a frustrated gym rat or an intimidated newcomer, there is no reason to fear the overcrowded gym in January.

Given enough time, you will find plenty of spots where you will fall off track in your fitness goals. You can get always get back on track, despite how hard and how far you get off track.

The massive spreads of foods and deserts are tempting to anyone trying to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle. So don't be afraid of the normally 'forbidden' foods that become amply abundant from November until January.

Slow down. Take your time and enjoy the processes of both preparing and eating your food. You will be surprised just how much health you get from just destressing from feeding your metabolism.

To keep your metabolism up and working most efficiently, try to eat 5-6 small meals a day, roughly 300-500 calories per meal. This is an overly simple solution and may not be sufficient for elite level athletes, but for the average person trying to shave off under 50 pounds, this is a plan you can easily keep.

This is a message targeted at those of you who have multiple sets of dumbbells in your workout bubble. Did it ever occur to you that others might be in need of the 25-pounds weights you are hoarding while you use the 15-pound weights?

Clock watching in the gym is just as effective as it was in elementary school. As in, it didn't matter much then and it matters even less now.

Don't let the time and effort you are putting into your workout go to waste by being lazy with your form on the machines or in the weight room.

People may call your favorite exercise routine as basic or boring. But if it keeps you from planting yourself on the couch, then it is the best workout available for you.

Your goal should be a good workout 4 days a week so that you are working out more than you aren’t to get maximum gains and impact. But until you can work up to that standard, just get one in once a weekly. Really.  

Putting some variety in your workouts, specifically the moves you do in your workout, will keep both your brain and your body from being bored with getting in your exercise time.

When you exercise you are working to reduce the fat and increase the muscle on your body. The tissue is composed of totally different things for totally different functions in your body.

Trying to increase your healthy eating without increasing your shopping budget? This episode lists six great proteins that are easy to get plus very easy on your wallet.

The stress from feeling like you have to incorporate all the health and fitness information in existence is too much for anyone to handle.

Three vegetables you should consider eating more of (or adding to your diet if it is completely lacking) are cabbage, broccoli, and kale.

Do not become the cliche of a person who uses exercise equipment as a coat rack.