normie.fitness

What to do when your Garmin starts dying early and refusing to switch on

I am going to very soon walk away from Garmin as a company and a watch even though until recently I have been very happy with the things that the watch can do. ...

MyFitnessPal has become an ad-filled mess

I've been a big advocate of this app for a long time now. It is extremely helpful particularly when putting in food products from various companies because it h...

The little things add up! Garmin showing my short walks burn more than I thought!

When I got to my worst weight and level of health in my life, I hate to admit that I had gone so far down the road of unhealthy that I was actually incapable of...

This New Year, my gym bros and I have a new plan for the rush of "New Year, New Me" people

It happens every single year like clockwork. All the people that have lived irresponsibly for I can only presume their entire lives show up about the 3rd of Jan...

I'm surprised to find out the nutritional information on Guinness

I am one of those guys that is pretty dedicated to fitness but I absolutely refuse to give up certain things in my life. One of my great loves is beer, and I wi...

Carrying on with biking times that I am happy with

In an effort to slim down a bit, I have been focusing on cardio a lot more than I did in the past. I haven't completely given up on weights but now when I lift ...

If you have a bit of a fitness slump that's ok, but you gotta nip it in the bud at some point

At many points in my life I have been extremely fit. In my family it was kind of enforced at a young age onward and when I became a legal adult it was kind of j...

What do you do to keep yourself busy during exercise?

I don't mind exercising but for the most part, unless it is a sport, I wouldn't really say I enjoy it. Exercise is hard, especially cardio for me but it is some...

Focus on one body part and take your time for better spot results

For people that are just starting out in bodybuilding or even just pursuing toning in the gym I see a lot of people that try to do too many full body workout ex...

Running barefoot is supposed to be better for you

Let me go ahead and say right from the start that I don't really care what the benefits are because I am not going to do it. Like most normal humans who grew up...

Electronics are the reason why kids are out of shape now

When I was a teenager and into my mid to late 20's, fitness just came easy to me. I was involved in sports primarily because my family really encouraged it and ...

Get a "dream wall" of fitness goals

I was reading a book by a fitness instructor that I actually met once when she was traveling through Chicago. She was a trainer at Flywheel and even though she ...

You can and should still exercise while injured

I have an issue right now: I went too hard at the gym yesterday and now I have a shoulder injury. I don't know what kind or what you would even call it but it i...

Don't ignore the triceps - part 1 - pulldowns

When i see people in the gym that don't really know what to do - which is perfectly fine if you are new to fitness! don't be embarrassed! - I will always see pe...

Get off your ass and get moving

The toughest part of exercise is leaving the sofa. I have said it time and time again and I still believe it to be true. For me, the most difficult part of doin...

Pullups, one of the best things to do for overall fitness

I go to a gym. I like going to the gym. I go there almost every day and while I wouldn't say that I always have a great workout, the mantra goes like this: The ...

Diet lies: Having many small meals is better than 3 regular ones

This one is perpetuated by the media and I don't even understand why they do it since they aren't even trying to sell you a product in the process but it comes ...

Stupid exercise equipment: The Sauna / Slim Suit

This product has been around for ages and I am still a bit bewildered when I see someone wearing one since you only need to have a little bit of knowledge about...

Returning to running the right way

It wasn't that long ago that I elected to focus on weights for a month after achieving a real milestone in my life of running 200km in a month. While this is no...

Gyms in the time of covid

If you live in one of the more hardcore lockdown states in USA you probably don't have access to a gym anyway but one thing always happens in every part of the ...