Fit Tips
Real people, real food, real results — stories and tips from My Fit Foods.
Megan's Tip of the Week
Tip #3 Why the gym isn’t the gym! HI, my name’s Megan Walsh and I’m the AGM at the Heights. My tip of the week is “Get your ass in the gym”. Really, the tip here is to get you lifting weights. If you have a body, you have weight, hence you have a gym. [...]
Jonathan's Killer Cardio Tip
Hey Fit Fam, Jonathan Reyes here, GM at the Houston Buffalo Speedway location.Continuing on with your 2023 fit tips, let's talk killer cardio! Take a treadmill and try out the following...Set your incline to 5 and set the speed to 2.5 MPH. This is an easy warm up.Go for 3 minutes and then start [...]
Mario's Last Tip of the Week for 2022!
Happy New Year's Eve Fit Fam! My name is Mario Mendias and I love seeing people get legendary results. As a personal trainer, after learning nutrition is about 70% of our results, a decision was made to start a little company called MyFitFoods about 17 years ago. When you combine exercise, activity [...]
Tip of the Week: Stress Management
Nick Travaille, the COO of MyFitFoods, breaks down the importance of stress management in this week’s tip.STRESS MANAGEMENTMany people report high levels of stress on a daily basis. When you’re stressed, it can be harder to fall asleep and stay asleep, which can impact your ability to build muscle or lose body fat. More importantly, [...]
Will Drinking Alcohol Once a Week Affect Muscle Gain?
Adults tend to drink alcohol in social settings. Having a drink or two once a week with friends is completely normal behavior. Will those drinks have an effect on your muscle gains? Will it prevent you from building new muscles and hurt your overall diet and exercise plans? While the answers to these questions tend to be [...]
Male Body Types: Endomorph, Ectomorph & Mesomorphs
You’re probably familiar with the various body types that are used to describe females. Terms like the hourglass, inverted triangle, rectangle, and more terms help females realize where they’re prone to weight gain, so they can use that information when developing a workout plan. When it comes to the male body type, there are different categories [...]
How To Bulk Up as a Skinny Guy: The Ultimate Guide
If you’re unhappy with your slim physique and want to build muscle mass, then there’s only one good solution: do what it takes to bulk up and gain weight. Skinny guys everywhere aren’t completely stuck with their current fitness levels and body weight.Instead, they can make a number of changes, including increasing calorie intake, getting [...]
How To Get Better at Doing Push-Ups
Push-ups are one of the best exercises because you can do them pretty much anywhere. Need to quickly exercise while in your office in order to alleviate some stress? Do some quick push-ups. Want to work out at home, but lack gym equipment? Push-ups are your solution. Not only do they help you build your arm and shoulder [...]
The Incline Dumbbell Press: Proper Technique
If you’re looking for a new chest exercise to add to your repertoire, look no further than the incline dumbbell press. This weight-lifting exercise only requires a few things, such as dumbbells, and is designed to enhance your pecs, triceps, and shoulder muscles. Of course, in order to see the gains that you desire, you [...]
TIP OF THE WEEK: HOW TO GET RESULTS WITH MEAL TIMING
Today our very own Registered Dietitian, Cathrine Reed, breaks down the secrets to meal timing success to get the best results possible. She has been with MyFitFoods since April, 2021 and leads our team of nutrition consultants in Houston, Denver, Beaverton, and Portland. Does meal timing and frequency matter? Meal timing is important because your body [...]
5 Best Massage Guns for Muscle Recovery
When it comes to relieving pain in specific areas of the body and helping your muscles recover faster, you have several options. Some like ice while others prefer heat, both of which can help with the muscle pain, but not the recovery time. Other methods, such as foam rollers and taking creatine supplements, can make [...]
9 Lower Ab Workouts You Can Do Anywhere
There are many reasons why you might want to get in a lower-ab workout, no matter where you’re located. You may want to stick to your routine while traveling, afraid that if you miss a few days, it will be too hard to get back on track.You might not have a current gym membership or simply [...]
