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Level Up: Best Core Workout with Kettlebells If you’re trying to prime your core for athletics or general fitness, the kettlebell is a great place to start. This kettlebell core workout includes five exercises that will ratchet up strength and improve stability for all sorts of movement. Getting PowerBlock™ adjustable kettlebells will let you adjust Read more…

More and more people are discovering you don’t need a gym for a good strength workout. Weight-lifting at home can save time and money, give you privacy and let you exercise when it’s convenient for your schedule. Still, just like at a gym, you must go about home weight-lifting the right way to ensure success. Read more…

How to Keep a New Year’s Resolution Setting a resolution for the new year always seems like a good idea. Whether it’s to eat better, exercise more, stop smoking or spend more time with family, there are plenty of noble goals. Keeping that New Year’s resolution, though, is the hard part. According to the Society Read more…

What’s More Important: Diet or Exercise? Weight control and fat loss are common goals among those starting a workout program. And these are certainly worthy goals. As the American Heart Association notes, maintaining a healthy weight can improve circulation, improve mental outlook and reduce the risk of many diseases. At PowerBlock™, we’re fans of maintaining Read more…

There are many benefits to working out, including building muscle, strengthening bone structure and reducing stress. The question is, how are you going to keep your goals from ending up in the dustbin with past New Year’s resolutions? After all, we know it can be hard to stay moving in the winter. And according to Read more…

Most people know that one of the health benefits of working out is larger, stronger muscles. But did you know that it can also reduce the risk of cognitive decline? That’s what the findings are of researchers from the McGill University Health Center and the School of Human Nutrition.

Elite soccer players are some of the world’s best athletes. But even if you’re just playing in a local pickup league, you’ll need to be ready when the opportunity knocks. Strength training is an effective way to separate yourself from fellow athletes. We’ve put together a beginner’s guide to soccer strength training that includes our Read more…

For every runner, the goals are to run faster, longer, and stronger. What you might not know is that strength training can help runners achieve a PR (personal record). Supplementing a running program with strength work is good for both your running and your overall health. Our runner’s strength training guide has everything beginners and Read more…

Working out at home has many benefits – it saves time, offers you privacy, and gives people more flexibility. But one problem we often hear about is staying motivated. Without watching eyes at the gym and with so many distractions at home – TV shows, the internet, books, etc. – it’s easy for grand fitness Read more…

Are you an avid fitness fanatic looking for a new, dynamic weight set to add to your home gym? Perhaps you’re just getting into serious workouts and aren’t sure where to start. Or are you a busy professional just looking for a compact, time-saving solution to stay in shape without having to show up at Read more…