How To Exercise Safely In The Heat

Exercise is important for your physical health, but it can be difficult to exercise outside in the heat of summer because heat affects workout performance. In Florida, it is scorching hot right now, and our heat index has reached a record high. I am able to do my strength training indoors in the air conditioning, … Continue reading How To Exercise Safely In The Heat

Why Should You Exercise Prior To Having Surgery?

When you are about to have surgery, and you won’t be able to exercise for a while, sometimes people stop exercising before they even have the surgery because they think there is no point to it. If you are on bed rest for a few months and doing no exercise, you will lose strength and … Continue reading Why Should You Exercise Prior To Having Surgery?

Why You Shouldn’t Exercise For Vanity Reasons

Regular exercise can improve your health, and everyone who has the ability to go for a short walk should make it part of their daily routine. Everyone has different reasons for starting a fitness routine, and I exercise because it makes my life as a physically disabled person easier. Nowadays, people start exercising for the … Continue reading Why You Shouldn’t Exercise For Vanity Reasons

How To Make Fitness Fun

Exercise is important for your health, and anyone who has the ability to exercise should make it part of their routine but not everyone does. Most people know the benefits of regular exercise but struggle to be consistent with their exercise routines because they use it as a form of self-punishment rather than self-care. People … Continue reading How To Make Fitness Fun

Does Walking Count As Exercise?

Walking is a great low-impact way to improve your cardiovascular health, but some people don't see it that way and will try to tell you that walking is not exercise. High-impact workouts can help get your heart rate up but when you are physically disabled, sometimes low-impact exercises, such as walking, is the only way … Continue reading Does Walking Count As Exercise?

Reasons I Exercise That Have Nothing To Do With Weight Loss

When you are disabled, exercising is more difficult because you have limitations that most people do not have, but if you are able, it is so important to make exercise part of your routine. Most people who start exercising do it to lose weight, and there is nothing wrong with having your goal be weight … Continue reading Reasons I Exercise That Have Nothing To Do With Weight Loss

What People Do Not Tell You About Exercise With Endometriosis

When you have endometriosis or any kind of chronic pain, doctors often recommend that you do some kind of exercise because movement can help improve pain levels. Exercise is important when you live with endometriosis because sometimes the disease affects your bladder and bowel function, and it is more difficult to go to the bathroom; … Continue reading What People Do Not Tell You About Exercise With Endometriosis

Things That Happened When I Started Walking More

When I first started exercising after I graduated high school, I chose walking because I wanted to lose weight, and cardio is the best way to achieve that goal, but it was very short-lived. I was forcing my body to do way too much cardio than I needed, which caused me to have a lot … Continue reading Things That Happened When I Started Walking More

Mistakes I Have Made In Fitness So You Don’t Have To

If you have been exercising consistently, there is nothing more frustrating than doing a ton of hard workouts and not getting the results you are working towards. It is hard to improve your fitness level and takes a lot of time and consistency because your physical health will not improve overnight, like people want it … Continue reading Mistakes I Have Made In Fitness So You Don’t Have To

How Can You Make Fitness More Accessible For Disabled People?

Exercise is just as important for disabled people as it is for non-disabled people, but it is more difficult when you are disabled because you have limitations and fitness is not accessible. Disabled people are often told by doctors that we should exercise more, and if you are able to, you should make fitness part … Continue reading How Can You Make Fitness More Accessible For Disabled People?