Do you want to lose weight and focus on what exercises can help you reach that goal? It’s a natural reaction, but don’t give up stretching just because you don’t think it will burn calories. No matter what workout or movement you do, it burns more calories than you would laying on the couch and […]
Everyone has interruptions in their life that take them away from the gym. Do these interruptions cause you to lose muscle mass? Of course, they do. However, taking a week off won’t do much damage, except making it a bit more difficult to get back into your routine. Just how long will it take before […]
When you’ve finished your workout, you want to celebrate and relax, but is drinking alcohol after working out the way to do it? At Liv Fitness in Dublin, CA we don’t recommend you do it habitually. It adds extra empty calories and hurts efforts to lose weight. Calories come from everything you consume, whether it’s […]
Whether you choose to come into LIV Fitness Center in Dublin, CA, or use our fitness app and workout at home, we provide help. We work with people of all ages and levels of fitness. One of the hardest types of training when people first start is strength or weight training. Most people are comfortable […]
Isn’t it amazing how science finds something new and suddenly it’s all the rage? For instance, when doctors finally realized that some people had issues with gluten, gluten-free options became the latest craze. Unfortunately, even though advertisers equate gluten-free with healthy, that’s not necessarily true. Many gluten free foods are actually loaded with calories, since […]
It’s no secret, prices at the grocery are rising, so finding ways to save money without compromising quality can be important. You don’t have to be on a limited budget to appreciate that. Some people are opting for meatless Monday’s and while that normally means beans or plant based protein sources, it can also mean […]
One of the problems associated with staying fit as you age is the nature of aging. Your body produces fewer hormones, such as testosterone, which makes building muscle easier. Menopausal women tend to have hormonal changes that can cause abdominal fat accumulation. Sarcopenia—age related muscle loss—has another effect on the body. It can affect your […]
At least once a day, a client will say how good he or she feels after a workout at LIV Fitness in Dublin, CA. While it would be nice to say it only happens here, it wouldn’t be true. There are a number of reasons people feel renewed and relaxed after they workout, no matter […]
For most people it’s a no-brainer. If you want to safely workout in the heat, do your workout in an air-conditioned gym. But when the weather is warm and the sun is high in the sky, outside activities beckon you and those need to be done safely, too. While exposure to the sun a few […]
We’ll help you achieve your goals at LIV Fitness in Dublin, CA with both a program of nutrition and exercise. It doesn’t matter what your goal, eating healthy is important. That involves not only choosing the right balance of macronutrients, but also identifying which specific food within that group is better, such as finding the […]