American fitness entrepreneur and coach also known as Fit and Funky who made the transition from 5th grade math teacher to respected fitness guru. She has served as a Master Trainer for the INSANITY workout program. Danielle has two passions—teaching and fitness, and fulfills those passions as the INSANITY Format Expert and INSANITY Master Trainer… Read More »
Easter celebrations are just around the corner and since its time for some serious binging, we at Women Fitness thought about bringing to you a great post-Easter Workout! 1. Rope Jumping Rope jumping is exciting, challenges your coordination, and requires a lot of energy. A 150 lbs person will burn about 350 calories jumping rope… Read More »
Regardless of how many kids you have, we can all agree that having a baby changes your entire lifestyle. Sure, it’s amazing and challenging, but it can also be very hard to find time for yourself and especially time to exercise. You can’t really bring a new baby to the gym, and finding child-care options… Read More »
Photo Credit Got seven minutes? We’ve got the app. Today The New York Times is offering a free mobile app for the popular Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-Minute Workout. The workouts, reported by Gretchen Reynolds, our Phys Ed columnist, can now be installed on your smartphone or tablet, or used on your… Read More »
Let’s face it: No one says they aren’t busy, even if they fill half their days playing video games and endlessly scrolling their Instagram feed. Regardless what your definition of busy is, you want to minimize your time in the gym while maximizing your results, right? But you also know total volume, number of sets… Read More »
You can’t just jump into your workout and expect to perform like a superhero. Without a proper warmup, you could wind up doing less than your best—or even worse, getting injured. Don’t just skip out on the prep work. Before your next session, try this dynamic starter, resisted marches, from trainer Don Saladino, who developed… Read More »
If lifting weights is like a powder keg, then plyometrics (plyos) are the match that lights the fuse. Explosive exercises that use the muscles’ stretch reflex to build power, plyos are a staple in sports training. “They put athletes’ strength work to use,” says Zach Even-Esh, a strength coach and author. “Otherwise, they become what… Read More »