Lifestyle
Sworkit Spotlight: Crystal
No matter the circumstances, Crystal proves to be up for the challenges. Read Crystal’s interview on how she has made fitness a priority in her life.
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As the weather starts to warm up, we’re all looking forward to getting outside and getting in shape for the summer. Here are activities for you!
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Workouts
Exercise Spotlight: Grasshoppers
The Benefits of Grasshoppers Grasshoppers are a Pilates exercise that benefits several areas of your body. When done correctly, Grasshoppers help: Improve lower body flexibility Strengthen several muscles including your glutes and the muscles surrounding your spine Improve your overall coordination Help you stretch all of your abdominal muscles While your glutes are the primary Read more…
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Fitness Goals
How to Set Fitness SMART Goals
Sworkit is here to help you make your goals go from average to SMART! We don’t expect you to change your goal, but this course is meant to be a tool in your tool kit of how to continually improve.
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Fitness Goals
Timed-based Workout VS. Rep-based Workouts
There are benefits for both rep based workouts and time based workouts. We’re breaking it down so you can choose what’s best for you.
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Fitness Goals
Everything you need to know about Circuit Workouts
Are you looking for a new and challenging workout? Learn more about how circuit workouts are PERFECT for what you need to achieve your goals.
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Looking for ways to mix up how to be active at home? Check out Certified Trainer Amber’s fun ways to add activity into your day.
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With social distancing and so many people working from home, we have 5 tips you don’t want to miss for staying healthy while working from home.
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Fitness Goals
Workout Challenge: Couch to Fit
Have you fallen off the fitness bandwagon? Maybe you were never on it to begin with, but are looking for a simple way to integrate fitness into your busy life. Whatever your circumstances are, Couch to Fit is the perfect program for both absolute fitness beginners and individuals looking to get back into shape. Sworkit’s Read more…
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Waiting out the coronavirus till you return to gym and fitness classes? We’ve got 8 free workouts for you to try at home that are neighbor-friendly!
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In light of the Covid-19 outbreak schools are increasingly canceling school until further notice. Kids still need to get in their daily physical activity.
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Nutrition
The Silent Diet Killer
Shaun Broyls lost 15 lbs, looked great, felt great, but was shocked to hear this diet-killer was really affecting his overall health.
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Fitness Goals
The Power of Group Accountability
A 17th century poet once said that “no man is an island.” This is just another way of saying that people depend upon each other for countless things and that group accountability is powerful. This also applies to learning how to become healthier and more fit. If you think you and you alone must have Read more…
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Exercise Spotlight: Push-Ups
Push-ups are a great calisthenics exercise for everyone, from beginners to lifelong fitness enthusiasts. What makes the push-up so great is that it’s one of the simplest, yet most beneficial exercises for both strength and muscle gain. Not only does the push-up help build strength and muscle, but it proves to be a very versatile Read more…
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Foam rolling: Warm-up or cool-down?
Foam rolling can be done as a warm-up, cool-down or both! When performed properly, a foam rolling workout can have similarities to a sports massage. When performed before a workout, or as a warm-up, the goal is to increase the blood flow to the muscles and get the most optimal range of motion so that Read more…
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Are you new to foam rolling? Or maybe you’ve used a foam roller before, but you’re not clear on the benefits? Foam rolling is a type of self-myofascial release. Self-myofascial means releasing the tension within your fascia (the tissue that connects all of the muscles in your body) by yourself. Top 4 Benefits to using Read more…
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If you have collegiate or professional hockey aspirations or even if you’re just a recreational player, chances are you’re looking for ways to level up your game. Along with proper strength and conditioning, there are certain nutritional principles that hockey players should follow. Check out the hockey nutritional guide below and pick up some great Read more…
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Fitness Goals
Keep Up With Your Goals Using a “Halftime Huddle”
A Different Approach to Goal Setting Anyone who knows anything about football knows about the halftime huddle: The team takes a breather and gathers around the coach. Together they review the first half of the game– what went well? What didn’t? What did they learn about their opponent? Next, they use that knowledge to make Read more…
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5 Ways to Maintain a Fitness-Based Lifestyle
Have you ever declared to yourself to finally jump on the health and fitness wagon once and for all, only to fall off after a night or two of indulgence, call the whole thing off, and begin the cycle again the following week? If so, you aren’t alone. The good news is that a few simple Read more…
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There’s a lot of information about what a healthy diet looks like. We can agree there’s no shortage of advice on this topic, and it can easily become overwhelming and confusing! But first and foremost, it’s important to know that maintaining a healthy diet does not imply depriving yourself of the foods you love or reducing the Read more…
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