Biology
What Can Genes Tell Us about Fitness?
Can understanding our genes help us get fit and healthy? Get-Fit Guy interviewed Dr. Dan Reardon of FitnessGenes to find out
Stories by Get-Fit Guy Brock Armstrong
Wellness
Exercise to Sleep Better (and Vice Versa!)
If you’re not sleeping well, you may not be reaching your life goals, let alone your fitness goals
Wellness
What Is Metabolic Profiling, and Can It Help You?
Is a malfunctioning metabolism really why you can’t lose weight and keep it off?
Wellness
Do Amino Acids Build Bigger Muscles?
Amino acids enhance workout performance, promote recovery, and help build muscle. But do we need to buy supplements to keep on hand during workouts?
Wellness
Is Recovery the Key to Optimal Performance?
Get-Fit Guy interviews Will Ahmed, CEO of a recovery device called WHOOP, to examine and quantify sleep, recovery, and strain
Wellness
Is BMI an Accurate Way to Measure Body Fat?
As widespread as the BMI method of body measurement is, the ever-growing consensus is that this one-size-fits-all approach may be flawed
Wellness
The 2019 Worldwide Fitness Trends
The annual survey of worldwide fitness trends is now in its 13th year
Wellness
How Much Should You Exercise while Pregnant?
If you’re pregnant, you may wonder how much exercise is optimal during pregnancy. Luckily, there are some new guidelines for expectant mothers
Wellness
How Your Brain Keeps Your Body Fit
Get-Fit Guy interviews neuroscientist Dr. Bob Schafer to learn how habits and mindfulness can improve our training
Wellness
Why Do My Knees Creak?
If your knees grind, creak, crack or crunch when you move through a particular range of motion, you have crepitus. Don’t worry, it’s not as bad as it sounds
Wellness
Don’t Ignore Your Core
Get-Fit Guy explains why core strength is crucial and provides a core workout that will keep you fit, healthy and mobile
Wellness
The Secrets of an Aging Athlete
Bestselling author and fitness guru Brad Kearns joins Get-Fit Guy, Brock Armstrong, to explain how we can stay fit now, and well into the future
The Body
What Is Your Metabolism?
You've probably heard the word "metabolism," especially as it relates to weight loss or gain. But what is your metabolism, what does it do, and do you have any control over it?...
Wellness
Build Strength and Muscle Fast with Occlusion Training
It has been shown to result in skeletal muscle hypertrophy, increased strength, and increased endurance
Wellness
2019 Fitness Goals and Trends from 7 Experts
Before you set your fitness goals in stone, here are a few wishes from some fitness professionals that you may want to keep in mind
Wellness
How to Get Fit Using Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS)
Although EMS devices will not allow you to sit on the couch eating bonbons while you build biceps like an Avenger, it can help with recovery, relaxation and even burning some fat
Wellness
4 Ways to Improve Your Posture and Lose That Slouch
A nicely aligned body is a nicely stacked body
Wellness
How to Train for a Long-Distance Race
Whether it is a full marathon or a 10K, training for a race can have less than desirable consequences if you are not prepared
Wellness
How Exercise Affects Your Brain
Scientists are continuing to showing that everything from the “runner’s high” to the “yogi’s tranquility” can have profound effects on your brain
Wellness
Heart Rate Variability (HRV): What It Is and How to Improve It
Researchers at Harvard University have gone as far as to say that measuring your Heart Rate Variability is “a visual insight into the most primitive part of your brain”
