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A Brief History on Why Sportswear and Other Clothing Sizes Fit Differently
We’ve all had the experience of stepping into a clothing store in search of a cute pair of leggings or other athletic attire to, unfortunately, discover that the pieces that were supposedly in your size, are actually a bit too big or too small.
How Working Out Can Help With Your Mental Health
Do you ever feel like some days you wake up full of energy and then other days it takes everything you’ve got to get out of bed?
6 Tips to Stay in Shape This Thanksgiving
By Jillian Warren Is it too much to ask if we can just eat all the mashed potatoes and gravy that we want this Thanksgiving? A little stuffing and Pecan Pie never hurt anybody, right? But, that’s the problem with this food-filled holiday - it’s hard to practice restraint...
18 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting CrossFit
CrossFit beginner? We got you. Here are things I wish I knew before starting! Gain valuable insights, tips, and advice to navigate your CrossFit journey successfully.
Tasty Gluten and Dairy-Free Cookies Made With Almond Flour
This recipe is gluten-free and can be dairy-free if you swap out the chips. It is also sugar-free, keto-friendly, soy-free and extremely tasty.
What To Do When Your Circle Isn't Supportive
By Shannon Del Prince Achieving a healthy lifestyle is never an easy feat, but it can be even more challenging when your circle isn't supportive of your journey to better living. There may be several different reasons as to why the people around you don't support you, but regardless of...
Everyone Starts Out as a Beginner
Everyone starts as a newbie, even those champions lifting unthinkable weights during competitions. They too had to start out fresh, picking up a barbell with only room to improve.
5 Ways to Harness the Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
By Chelsy Offutt Coconut oil has been used for a variety of health and beauty uses from cooking to beauty treatments. Here are five ways to add this multi-purpose oil into your daily health routine. Coconut oil being measured for precise cooking 1. Cooking (Paleo/Whole 30 Friendly) Coconut oil is...
Why Fierce Living Fit Went into the Fitness Industry
Fitness does not have to equal weight loss. You can workout to feel good, to feel strong. To move your body.
4 Tips on How to Maintain Your Home Gym Equipment
Do you have any idea what happens when you don’t clean after a couple of sessions of getting your sweat and oils all over your workout equipment? Bacteria such as E. Coli and Bacillus can form on the surfaces as well as ones causing staph infections and strep throat, to name just a few.
Keep Your Exercise Regimen Hot as the Temperature Cools
By Brad Krause Cooler weather might have chilled your intentions to exercise, especially if you’d rather be outdoors for your workout. But when the temperature dips during the season’s shorter days, you need more of the body confidence and brain boost that exercise can give you. It makes all the...
Is Kids CrossFit Safe?
Our children need to know: it’s ok to be strong, regardless of whether we’re male or female. We need to teach them how to properly move weights, use them safely, and to use them efficiently to strengthen our bodies.
Autoimmune Athlete: How I Train through the Pain
Because during a time when I felt like my life was out of control, I knew I always had the plates, the bar, the chalk and the platform. Sometimes just the small things pull you through.
7 Exercises to Try With Your Dog
By Gabrielle Neuhaus-Harsh If you are a dog owner, you're in luck. It seems that dog owners out there have a leg up in the world of fitness. I think we all struggle to work out by ourselves and so we try to find a workout partner but it’s hard...
What is your Fitness Journey Teaching Your Kids?
By Emily Sabbah Before kids, my health and fitness was all about me. Sure, I had responsibilities, but for the most part I did what I wanted, when I wanted. An early morning swim? Sure! Racquetball after work? Definitely. Trying new recipes on a whim? You bet. When we decided...
Sara Vogler's CrossFit Journey to Resilience
“CrossFit has taught me that there is no one that doesn’t belong in a CrossFit community or a CrossFit space. There is room for all of us,” said Vogler
7 Signs It’s Time to Break Up With Your Gym
Let’s be honest, going to the gym can be hard. The excuses often feel endless when listing the reasons why you can’t make it to your workout space to get buff.
What are Lifting Straps?
If you've ever found your grip giving out before your muscles, or if you've dreamed of lifting heavier and pushing harder, lifting straps might just become your new best friend in the gym.
Why is Loving Your Body SO Hard?
For most people, myself included, this has been one of the biggest challenges of my life.
5 Tips on How to Stay Motivated During the Fall Months
As we are all starting to feel the chill in the air as well as everyone starting to decorate for fall and Halloween, we are getting worried about our workout routine going down the drain.