Fast & Effective At-Home Bodyweight Exercises

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Because Workouts Shouldn’t Take Up Your Whole Day

If there is one form of training that will never go out of style it’s bodyweight training. Using your own body weight as resistance allows you to improve your fitness level and work out anywhere. Bodyweight exercises can be progressed like any other exercise, and using them keeps your workouts simple.

From The Founder: Getting Started On Your Learning Journey

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Getting Started by Learning From the Journey

Welcome to the first installment of From the Founder with me, Josh Anderson, the founder of DIY Active. It’s only taken 7 years for me to write this first editorial. What took so long, huh?

It’s a long story, but I think it all comes back to the dedication required to achieve your dreams; the fact that to truly reach for your goals, you have to give everything you got and be 100% genuine. I’ll explain…

How To Fight Obesity: Is It Getting Worse Worldwide?

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We Still Have a Ways to Go in Our Fight Against Obesity

We have acknowledged the issue of obesity as a society, but have yet to make progress in fighting it. How is that possible? This article explores the factors that make obesity so prevalent in our society and what we can do about it.

The Best Fruits To Gain Muscle

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Good Fruits for Building Muscle

When it comes to building strong muscles, eating fruits may be the last thing on your mind. However, fruits pack more of a muscle-building punch than you’d think! Their many vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants are key to facilitating proper muscle growth. Here’s what you need to know:

5 Questions To Ask Before Starting a Home Gym

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What Do I Need to Know to Built an At-Home Gym?

Thinking of converting your garage/basement/spare room into a home gym? Fantastic! There’s no doubt, building an at-home gym is an excellent way to “Get ‘er done.”

But… Before you go out and pick up a weight set, there are a few questions you should ask.

The 5 Best Teas for Health

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5 Amazingly Healthy Teas

Tea is something we consume every day, but don’t give much thought to it. What you don’t know is that there are some great health benefits that come with drinking tea. For example, tea has antioxidants that can help avert cancer! But for you to get these benefits, you need to ensure that you are actually drinking tea, and not some concoction of other products misrepresented as pure tea.

Pre-Workout Supplements: DSN Pre-Workout

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DSN Pre Workout Review

DSN Pre Workout is a creatine-based muscle supplement distributed by Dyna Storm Nutrition. The company website claims that DSN Pre Workout promotes lean muscle development and athletic endurance, while simultaneously increasing power and energy levels.

How To Get A Lean Fit Body

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The Best Ways to Achieve Your Fitness Goals

For many people, “cardio” is a dreaded word. Thoughts of countless hours in the gym running on a treadmill or doing innumerable step-ups come to mind.

Cardio is hard, but it’s necessary… Especially if you are trying to cut weight after doing a long bulk. When it comes to cardio, there are 5 things you keep in mind. Following these conditioning tips will help you lose body fat and reveal the hard-earned muscle that you’ve worked for!

4 Simple Healthy Swaps for a Healthier Life

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Try These 4 Healthy Swaps

Most people have bad habits that they can easily swap out with an alternative that causes much less harm. The truth is that many people simply do not know that some of their less-than-desirable habits can be switched out for something healthier. That’s where these healthy swaps come in!

Kayaking in Cold Weather

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Why Would You Kayak in the Cold?

Kayaking is typically something that people picture as a warm-weather activity where the sun is shining and the lakes are blue. However, dedicated kayakers paddle year-round. Aside from the physical benefits of maintaining your kayaking routine, you are also more likely to get the lake all to yourself! Here’s why you might want to kayak in the cold: