“Less is more” applies to a lot of things: rich desserts, social drinking, our friends, etc.

And believe it or not, less is more when it comes to weight training too.

Don’t get me wrong; bodybuilders have to spend hours in the gym performing tons of different weighted exercises. But if you’re just trying to put on a little muscle and get healthy, their technique probably isn’t for you.

How to Have a Healthy New Year

Like usual, the end of this year feels a lot like the end of a long work day – albeit, the craziest, most hectic work day. You’ve put in a lot of hard work, now feel drained, and lack motivation for anything else: to eat healthy, to exercise, to get chores done, etc.

I wanted to share all the ways I’ve been getting re-inspired by fitness. I’m now at the point where I’m tired of feeling blah, of eating too many Christmas cookies, and of taking too many rest days. I don’t know about you, but I feel wayyy better when I have a healthy routine, full of nutritious foods and regular exercise.

“20 Stairmasters are great, but if 10 of them are out-of-order and 5 others make a loud squeaky sound the entire time you’re on it – well then you’re down to 5 and a half hour wait for one to be free.”

It’s so ironic to me that I planned to share this post today, and yesterday I discovered that a gym near my home was converted into my ALL-TIME FAVORITE gym chain.

And now I may potentially get a membership again. Because this gym chain rocks. And I can’t help it.

So what makes me feel so devoted to this gym “brand”? Particularly a newly opened location?