Want to Streamline your Time at the Gym? You Can!

man doing a bicep curlYou’re fitting workouts in between everything else you do. Want to get a lot done, break a sweat and reach your goals to be fit? Here’s a plan to streamline your time at the gym.

  • Have a Game Plan
    Streamlining starts with knowing what you’re trying to accomplish – in other words, what are your goals? You should know these for each workout! For example, you might have finally performed a pull up, so this week you’re working on two. Or, you’re bench pressing 125 pounds, now shooting for 130.
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Plan Your Next Workout with the XSport Fitness App

The XSport Fitness App is a complete fitness and nutrition tool, packed with tons of features to help you reach your fitness goals. In this article and video we will look at planning your workouts. The app comes with a variety of workouts for you to follow, and allows you to easily create custom workouts from thousands of exercises.

Plan an Existing Workout

Select “My Workouts” from your home screen

Scroll through your club’s workout page to see what workouts have been created for you to try! Select a workout to learn more about it.

Choose your Workout & click “Plan this Workout”

Select your start date, number of weeks, and when you want this workout to end. You can plan different workouts for different days of the week!

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Maximize Results with Metabolic Training

Woman doing a Kettlebell swingIt’s officially spring and that means skimpier clothes are right around the corner. Feel your body isn’t quite ready for that? Be fit and boost your exercise results by cranking up your workouts to stoke your metabolism.

Firing up your metabolism is a way to increase your body’s ability to burn calories — you want that, so your body will still be helping you work on weight loss even when you’re not working out. Enter “metabolic training.” BE FIT in The XSport Life – Learn how here

How to Bring New Life to Your Deadlift

Woman lifting weights as a deadliftThe deadlift is a classic strength exercise for good reason: it works most major muscle groups and can be modified to fit your fitness level. To help bring new life to this fan favorite, here are several variations to keep your body guessing, target different muscles, avoid overuse injuries and help you be fit. But first, let’s go over the conventional deadlift with an eye on its benefits and technique.

The Basic Deadlift

The deadlift is one of the most popular strength exercises because it also is one of the most effective. As a compound, or multi-joint, move (meaning it works more than one joint at a time) it’s especially useful for training the lower body, involving hips, knees and ankles. BE FIT in The XSport Life – Learn how here