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Bodies are different, but people really aren’t. Watch one man’s story of change. In fitness, adaptation produces strength. When changes are introduced, our bodies adapt, and we grow stronger. In the video above, Equinox member Jed McGiffin shares his story of adaptation. And even though no two bodies are the same, nor meet the same […]

Keep a schedule Think of your sleep time like you do (or should, right?) about your workout time: It is an appointment you made with yourself. If it was an appointment you made with your boss, you wouldn’t cancel or postpone, right? So if you want to get quality sleep, you should get used to […]

1. EXERCISE HELPS TO REGULATE HORMONES Increased use of pharmaceuticals and advancing age can lead to hormonal changes, further leading to anxiety and depression. Exercise helps to return these hormones to homeostatis. Qigong in particular has been shown to reduce depression in elderly patients. And teen patients can even reap the benefits of exercise to […]

Even when you have the best of intentions, life sometimes gets in the way of a fitness routine. And whatever the reason behind it, the absence of workouts will cause your body to lose some of the progress it had made. Here’s how an exercise hiatus impacts your body—and what to do to get back […]

1. Your Performance Will Be Less Than Average Even one night of little sleep can affect your workout. Reaction times decrease and performance on tasks like driving and even handling heavy weights declines. That means your cognitive function (your ability to think straight, put in layman terms) is also affected greatly. It becomes harder to […]

1. Mini-goals If you split your workout into smaller workouts, it may seem easier. So instead of thinking you need to run 5 miles, you can think that you’re only doing  5 short runs of 1 mile. If you have 6 exercises in a session, you actually only have 2 small exercises for the arms, […]