Hone in on your waistline with today’s at-home workout routine. Thanks to the help of our in-house fitness expert, Amanda Lee, we’re sharing four moves to slim your midsection. Read: snatched and slenderized stomach. Watch the video clips below to see how you can tone your waist in the comfort of your own house (or at your local gym), and shop essentials to update your workout wardrobe at the end. THE ROUTINE: Gliding Disc Pike Gliding Disc Plank Tuck Gliding Disc Mountain Climbers…
We’re all for sharing convenient shortcuts in life, like simple ways to focus on your wellness and beauty hacks everyone should know. Today we’re adding to the list and sharing workout tips for stronger abs in a short amount of time. From our two-week ab challenge to affordable at-home equipment that will help sculpt your stomach, take your core exercises to the next level with these helpful hacks. • If you’re having a hard time getting back into your fitness routine, start by setting small goals…
Good posture has so many benefits, including increased energy, improved mood and breathing, reduced chance of injury and headaches, and improved confidence and productivity. These five exercises don’t just give your muscles a workout but also help realign your fascia. These moves are an abbreviated version of my online programs and can be done daily to transform your posture and the way you move. Move 1: Ball Roll-Over How to: Start behind your stability ball, and squat down with the ball in front…
When it comes to visceral fat (the belly fat that tends to sit around your organs) there’s good and bad news. The bad news is that it poses a bigger threat to health than other, subcutaneous fat. The good news is that it’s considered easier to shift. Here are six, evidence-based ways to blitz belly fat: Shrink your portion sizes Yes, it sounds obvious, but hear us out. One study compared popular diets including high dairy, abdominal exercise and…
“Smarter, not harder” is basically our unofficial motto—especially when it comes to working out. Or, to paraphrase an idea set forth by Kevin from The Office, why waste time doing lot in gym when little does trick? So we tapped two trainers to share their best tips for working out smarter, not harder. 1. Put your phone away “If you are at the gym for 30 minutes, you won’t maximize your time if you are constantly checking your phone,” says Kourt’s trainer Amanda…
Ah, the age-old question of those trying to build more healthy habits into their daily routines: is there a prime time for getting in your daily sweat? The answer is … kind of. Sometimes. It depends. Are we helping yet? Movement of any kind is beneficial for the body, but “movement” comes in many forms, some of which may serve you better at certain times over others. Holistic nutritionist and founder of Soul Wellness Method, Shauna Faulisi, knows that the word…
Throw that thang in a circle … because it is one, essentially. You won’t get a perfectly round, evenly toned, full booty doing only squats. Or just donkey-kicks. Or deadlifts all day, every day. That’s why Shannon Nadj designed this efficient and quickie workout that targets every muscle in your glutes to build a 360° booty. “With my background in Pilates, I always control the movements from my abs,” Shannon shares. “I warm up the muscles with a dynamic stretch…
Can’t—ahem—stand leg day? Try these exercises for long, lean legs straight from one of Kourt’s trainers, Amanda Lee. No weights or funky machines necessary—it’s all bodyweight movements, bay-bee. Below, Amanda breaks down her four favorite leg-strengthening and -sculpting moves. Grab your mat and get ready to work your thighs, butt, and hamstrings. THE ROUTINE Walking lunges (30 reps) Plié squats (20 reps) Step ups (20 reps per leg) Single leg bridge (20 reps per leg) *With all four exercises, focus on pushing through the…
Ass(king) for a friend over here: how can I tone my butt at home? We’ve got you with this workout, as it combines two of our favorite things: Pilates and booty workouts. In the video below, Bridget O’Carroll, founder of Studio Qila, the first Indigenous-owned digital fitness studio, leads us through a short and effective HIIT butt workout using sliders or socks. It’s a blend of bilateral (both sides) and unilateral (one side at a time) moves, with the option to modify to just bodyweight. THE…
Of course, it’d be the ultimate dream to get a weekly massage. A standing, non-negotiable appointment to have your entire body released of tension, stress, and tightness sounds like incredible luxury … because it is. It’s not feasible time-wise, or accessible finance-wise for most people, especially those of us with a lot of tension. But fear not. We can still release tight muscles in the comfort of our own homes using tricks and tools meant for our bodies, and some meant…
