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4 Strength Training Benefits You Didn’t Think About
Strength Training Benefits 101
From improved bone health to bigger muscles to improved heart health... We could go all day about strength training benefits! Check out these...
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Most Popular Workout Trends of 2016 You Need to Try
Check Out These Popular Workout Trends
Well, 2016 is in full swing. Looking to change up your routine? Well, check out these popular workout trends that you...
How to Lose 40 Pounds Starting Today
You Can Lose 40 Pounds or More
Are you trying to lose 40 pounds or some other significant amount of weight but think it is...
10 Bodyweight Exercises You Need To Master
10 Bodyweight Exercises You Need To Master
Before learning to master any other fitness tool, you need to master the one you already have: your...
What Happens When You Start Getting Quality Sleep Consistently
What Happens When You Start Getting Quality Sleep Consistently
Sleep affects our health in so many ways, and still it’s surprising to see how many...
Exercise More? Signs Your Workout Isn’t Enough
Do You Need To Exercise More?
Need to exercise more? Stuck in a rut? Have your results plateaued? While you may feel like you can't find...
Should You Go To the Gym With Your Partner Together?
Go to the Gym with Your Partner?
You might be motivated to try and lose weight, maybe you just want to improve your fitness level,...
MOTIVATION
5 Ways to Reduce the Impact of Stress on Your Body
Do You Know How to Manage Your Stress Levels?
Almost everyone deals with at least a small amount of stress in their lives. For those...
4 Smart Ways to Motivate Yourself to Workout Regularly
How to Motivate Yourself Today
With a busy schedule, it can be hard to keep up with regular exercise. But you know the importance of...
Been There, Lost That: Weight Loss Success Part 4
The Working Mom Who Lost 100lbs In a Year
I'm really excited to share the final part of this epic weight loss success series: Part...
EXPERT NUTRITION
The Alpha Fitness Program: Common Sense Nutrition
Common Sense Nutrition...
Ever feel like nutrition is like this, "Eat carbs every other hour while drinking 15% of your body weight in water on...
DIY LIFESTYLE
How To Achieve a Hollywood Body
Is a Hollywood Body Reachable?
From the six packs of Zac Efron to the toned tummy of Rihanna, Hollywood celebrities can easily be seen as...
How Everyday Home Cleaning Can Affect Your Health?
Can Home Cleaning Affect Your Health?
How can home cleaning affect your health? Well, it's all listed there on the ingredient label! Check out how home cleaning...
Looking for the Best Memory Foam Mattress On a Budget?
Best Memory Foam Mattress For Support and Price
There are many variables when it comes to the best memory foam mattress. For instance, what's the price? How much...
Make It a Priority: More Sleep Please
More Sleep to Your Health
When it comes to being healthy, the majority of us (myself included) mainly focus on nutrition and exercise. We all...
TIPS & TOOLS
How To Exercise With A Sports Injury And Still Get Results
Exercise and Injury Often go Hand-in-Hand
It’s a common situation: your physical activity of choice has resulted in an injury, but you do not want...
Mother of All Blankets: Do Power Naps Work?
Why Do Power Naps Work?
When we're young, life seems a whole lot easier. Even though your life is relatively stress-free, you have one of...
7 Tips for Newbies Who Want to Do Strength Training
Strength Comes Through Effort! Here's How to Get There
Strength training can sound like a tough fitness routine for beginners, especially when it is your...
DIY WORKOUTS
At-Home Quad Workout: You Ready?
Quad Workout: Quads built at home
In this installment of the at-home workout series we're going to show you a quad workout! Quads are basically...
4 Outdoor Exercises for the Spring Season
Outdoor Exercises - No Equipment Required
As the days start to get warmer, we all crave to be outside being active. That's why, we once...
Circuit Training: Strength and cardio
Circuits for Incredible Results
Circuit training is a time-efficient way to combine both your strength training and cardiovascular exercises into one condense package. Scientists have...
Tips For Getting the Most Out of Your Squats
Tips For Getting the Most Out of Your Squats
So many people squat in the gym. Many seem to only build up their quads with...
Muscle-Building: Start Getting Results In 5 Weeks!
Here's a Simple Muscle-Building Workout
We all want effective, muscle-building workouts that get results in a timely manner. It doesn't take complex workouts to achieve that....
RECIPES
Homemade Hummus Recipe
What's not to love about hummus? It tastes amazing and is totally good for you with tons of fiber (garbanzo beans), fat...
DIY YOGA
10 Bedtime Yoga Poses For A Better Night’s Sleep
Do Yoga for a Good Night's Sleep
When you’re trying to get to sleep, physical activity is the last thing on your mind. But the...
7 Ways Yoga Benefits Your Body
Yoga Isn't Just Stretching
Everyone dreams of having a healthy body at all times. It takes a lot of courage and effort to achieve such...
How Can Swimming Improve Your Yoga Routine?
Improve Your Yoga Routine by Swimming
Yoga is an amazing mind and body exercise that can help an individual feel focused, flexible, strong and clear-minded....
10 Useful Tips to Start Practicing Yoga
New to Yoga? Here Are Some Easy Ways to Get Started
Yoga can be really beneficial for both your physical and mental health. But if...
TOP FOOD LISTS
Eat Up: 5 Healthy Tailgate Snacks
Tailgate Snacks for Your Eating Pleasure
Football season is in full swing and that means tailgating, killer foods, and a few beers! Just because you...
You Hungry? 15 Quick Healthy Snacks
Healthy Snacks You Can Make Quickly
We all need quick meals or healthy homemade snacks we can "wolf-down" when we are on the go, and...
12 Healthy Energy Foods for Moms
Got to Love These Energy Foods for Moms
You probably have come to grips with the fact that whole, natural foods are more energizing than highly processed...
Need a Boost? Try These 10 Supercharged Energy Foods
Eat those supercharged energy foods
Need a pick-me-up but don't want to crush an energy drink? Pack one or two of these energy foods in your...
Opinion
Vacation or Beach Workout?
Beach It Up With a Beach Workout
Beach vacations are inherently meant to be relaxing and fun. We know it would be totally cliché and...
From the Founder: Getting Started
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....
From the Founder: Setting Goals
Setting Goals for Success
Year after year, week after week, we set goals that we just know we are going to reach. There’s no way...
How the Hell Did I End Up Here? Making Change Happen
Making Change Happen: We've all been there
We've all come to that point where you stop and ask yourself,
How in the Hell did I get...
LATEST POSTS
3 HIITs that Boost Fat Loss and Maintain Muscle
Tone Muscle and Boost Fat Loss with HIITs
If you haven't already hopped on the HIIT (high intensity interval training) bandwagon, let's take a moment...
Cycling Nutrition 101: Eating before a ride
The Cycling Nutrition Breakdown
Going for a serious ride or are you a serious rider that competes regularly? Either way, you need to be properly...
8 Guilty Pleasure Foods That Are Actually Healthy
Guilty Pleasure Foods: Don't feel too guilty
We all have guilty pleasure foods that we just love (you can keep your non-food guilty pleasures to...
Lumen Review: Hack Your Metabolism
Lumen Review: Hack Your Metabolism
Your diet is one of the most important aspects of health. One popular way to diet that many have had...
How Debt Can Affect Your Physical Health
How Debt Can Affect Your Physical Health
Anyone who’s ever lived with heavy debt knows it’s more than just a money problem. Financial obligations can...
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Beginner Yoga for a Strong Core and Flat Belly
Strong Core and Flat Belly with Yoga
If you're anything like me, the idea of doing abdominal crunches for toned abs and a flat belly is...
10 Yoga Poses for Non-Flexible People
Yoga Poses for Anyone
Despite the aesthetically astonishing images of people bending their body into elaborate positions, the fascinating Instagram stories of sincere yoga practitioners,...
Hot Yoga At Home: An Easy How-To
Hot Yoga in the Comfort of Your Home
The practice of yoga has dated back to well over 5,000 years ago... One of the most...
Build It: DIY Weight Tree For Around $20
DIY Weight Tree for Your Home Gym
Here at DIY Active, we are all about getting fit at home but many people are worried that costs too...
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