by Sheryl Kraft www.healthywomen.org If you’re trying to lose weight but dragging your feet about starting, you may be toying around with this question: When is the best time to begin? And it’s no wonder you might be pondering this, since we’re approaching the start of a new year, when many people take that opportunity […]

Here at RZone Fitness we hope we can help you become the best version of yourself. The answer to your body frustrations is to get you up off the couch and into the gym, day after day. So here’s our pep talk in bullet form—21 rewards that you will gain from regular exercise.

I know it’s the holiday season and you have exciting places to go, people to see and things to do. But wait! Did you forget about your workout? Again? Lots of people fall off the exercise wagon during the holiday season due to vacations, taking care of kids home for the holidays, and other distractions.

CYBEX ARC TRAINERS: Pick up the pace: The faster you move on the this machine, the more energy you will be using, and energy equals calories. Picking up your pace on the Cybex Arc Trainers translates to burning more calories, and that’s what you want.

There are a handful of effective movements that are bound to give your derrière some extra shape. Here are some exercises we perform at RZone Fitness. We include these with exercises like the squats, lunges and steps.

BY ADAM GILBERT We’re almost nine months into 2018, so nobody’s going to be surprised if, by this point, your New Year’s resolutions have fallen by the wayside. If your big New Year’s plan was to, say, eat healthier, wake up earlier, or exercise three times a week, and you’ve slid right back into your […]

LIMITING YOUR INTENSITY ISN’T ALWAYS THE RIGHT APPROACH. If you’ve ever used a cardio machine at the gym, you’ve probably noticed a colorful heart rate zone chart on the console. The chart suggests different heart rate ranges for your workout, depending on whether your goal is to improve cardio endurance or burn fat.

When you are trying to lose weight, non-starchy vegetables such as cauliflower are one of the few foods that can be eaten in unlimited quantities. Cauliflower rice is a far cry from the ultra-processed foods that make up the majority of the calories in the average American diet.

Whether you are the mom who cried on the first day of drop off at school or the mom who opened a bottle of wine to celebrate, one thing is certain: it’s Back to School time. The start of a school year brings activities and stress, any of which can help or hurt your fitness […]

In America, 7 out of 10 people are obese or overweight, but only half of them are aware of it. That means millions of people at risk for diseases like stroke, diabetes, sleep apnea and, cancer, and they don’t know it. So how can you know if you’re one of them? Know your body composition.

Written by Marsha McCulloch, MS, RD on July 15, 2018 Protein is an essential part of a balanced diet, but sometimes it’s accompanied by more fat and calories than you want. Fortunately, there are a variety of lean animal and plant sources of protein that will help you meet your quota.