Every Thanksgiving, we like to share a workout that helps you strike the perfect holiday-fitness balance. This workout is a Chicago Fit Performance holiday tradition

One main advantage that kettlebells have over dumbbells is that you don’t need a wide range of weight increments to create a workout with them.

One or two 10-14 kgs weights if you’re a woman, or 16-20 kgs if you’re a man, will get it done for most people.

The following workout requires two kettlebells, although some exercises are done with one...

For those times when you just can't manage your normal exercise routine use this minimalist 15-20 minute workout to stay in shape. It's also one of my favorite hotel workouts if you are traveling (you can do it in your room if you don't have access to a gym).

This is a great bodyweight circuit that you can do anywhere.

Perform - 6-8 rounds (no rest...

Here is a great total body workout for you! It’s a circuit using just one piece of equipment - a landmine. If you don’t have the attachment, you can simply put a thick towel in a corner and put your barbell on it. 

Here’s the full breakdown of the workout:

1. Rotational deadlift to single arm press x8 ea. side

2. Front squat x10

3. Bent over row...

Anyone who has ever spent a lot of time sitting at a desk – or hunched over their phone or iPad – knows the aches and pains of sitting for too long. 

Here’s the thing, though. The dangers of sitting all day extend far beyond just shuffling around for the first few minutes after you stand up. 

Just last week I emailed you letting you know that sitting...

Trap Bar a.k.a. HEX Bar is a versatile raining tool that allows you to train hard and crush your muscles while taking some stress off your joints. You can do many great exercises with it like deadlifts, farmer's walks, but there are also a slew of lesser-known exercises you can use it for that can really expand your arsenal....

TABATA STYLE WORKOUT

Tabata is a high-intensity interval training protocol originally created by Japanese researcher Dr. Izumi Tabata. Each Tabata interval consists of 20 seconds of high intensity (as hard as you can go) exercise followed by a 10-second rest period. This is repeated for 8 sets, totaling 4 minutes time.

This is one of the simplest an...

As promised, here is part 2 with the next 25 tips... 

26.  Get a program and stick with it. Don't make your own unless you're a professional. Am I bias? Maybe... but I'll stick to it. Most people get bored so fast that they keep changing up programs and never get anywhere. The whole muscle confusion has been taken too far. How about progressive ov...

[IMPORTANT] In order to make this list useful I'd advise you to print it out and even if just 5 things that you DO in the next 30 days it will make a difference. 

Color mark the one's you feel will help you most moving forward and then put the list somewhere where you can see it all the time so that you actually do it...

Weights are scary, right?

That’s not meant to sound patronising at all, but it’s true.

Actually, cancel that, the weights themselves aren’t scary, but the caveman-esque guys who roam the weights area, conversing in grunts, and trying to out-alpha each other are scary. 
 

The weight room is generally thought of as the guy’s domain, while you...