GETFIT Blog

Try efficient, challenging and short interval workouts to stay fit this holiday season, which are highly effective at burning fat, building muscle and bringing home health benefits for your metabolism and energy levels.

If you're determined to ring in the New Year in the same (or better) shape than you began the fall, it makes sense to employ a few simple strategies to keep the feasting under control this Thanksgiving. Check out these six strategies to stay on track to achieving your goals this year.

Lose weight, improve your health, prevent illness, boost confidence, relieve stress and decrease depression. The benefits of running can't be beat, but making the leap from walking to running can be intimidating. Where do you begin? How do you know if you’re “doing it right”? How do you handle obstacles in your training? There are a lot of questions that could prevent you from starting a running program altogether. Here are a few tips to help you transition to running this fall.

Recent findings demonstrate that your success in dieting may be about more than calories in/calories out. A side by side comparison of low fat, low carb and low glycemic index diets shows that our bodies respond very differently to these three approaches to weight loss.

At home with a new baby and eager to get back into your regularly scheduled workouts? Even hardcore fitness zealot, Jillian Micheals, admits to taking a pass on her workouts for a few weeks following the birth and adoption of her children. Here are a few common dream scenarios for getting back to pre-baby fitness, the realities of them…and some unexpected ways of coping.

Working out regularly on your Horizon Home Fitness Equipment can go a long way towards getting and keeping yourself fit, but do you find yourself wondering if you should throw a little supplementation into the mix? Will vitamins keep you healthy? Will protein fuel your workouts or slow you down? Here's a little research to consider when deciding whether a few popular supplements have a place in your routine.