You may have enjoyed the feeling of taking a long, quiet bath to help you recover from a stressful time, but did you know a bath can help you recover from a tough workout, too?
When you tackle new exercises, increase your resistance, or exercise a bit longer, you might experience deep muscle soreness afterward that an Epsom salt bath can help.
One of the pitfalls of working out and eating smart can be that feeling of denial—no one wants to feel restricted when a special occasion or a rough patch of life comes along.
If you’re ignoring too many of your personal pleasures as you work to get fit, you might find yourself wanting to “cheat” on your program. Done right, that can be a good idea!
If you set a lofty goal for yourself this past January, you’re not alone. Many people join a gym, change their diet, or vow to be more healthy as part of their New Year Resolutions.
But by February many goal-setters find themselves in a bit of a slump, losing enthusiasm. No need to walk away from your efforts and wish you had more staying power. You might be simply hitting a plateau with your new routine, getting yourself into a rut, or thinking it’s taking too long.
It will be before you know it—wedding, graduation, reunion, vacation…triathlon? You don’t want to wait until the last minute to think about the shape you want to be in.
It should be something to look forward to, wearing that dress, suit, bikini or whatever. It can be—here are our top tips for planning ahead. If you get started now, you can look and feel your best for the big event.
There’s always a benefit to starting, or adding to, your fitness regime. Even if you’re regularly working out at the gym, you have the rest of your days to lead a healthy life.
From functional training, to preventing health risks, to making sure you don’t get bored with your routine, there are plenty of good reasons to get started with a new sport now.
In recent editions of the XSport Life, we’ve heard from our fitness blogger, Faith, about her experiences as a first-timer in classes like AthletiX and the X-IT Xtra, Boxing.
This time, we’ve sent her to spend time at the XSport Spa for some healthful pampering and rejuvenation. Read on to hear about her chocolate mask, LED light facial and more.
