Blog — Workout

2020 sucks. Lockdowns and social distancing have put our lives on hold and widespread gym closures have turned us from pumped to slumped.

Now that restrictions are finally lifting and weight rooms are reopening there’s nothing stopping us from getting back to the grind and making up for lost time, right? Well, maybe not. Getting back in the gym after a long break can be tough, and the thought of starting from scratch is daunting.

We all know that it’s incredibly difficult to outwork an unhealthy diet. But completely cutting out the food that makes us happy can make it all too easy to go off the rails with our diets. So, what’s the solution? Adding a diet cheat day once a week can satisfy your craving while keeping you on target. Cheat meals or cheat days vary from person to person, but generally speaking it is the practice of deviating from a planned diet for a pre-determined amount of time.

We’ve said it before: there are no shortcuts to a better body. It takes eating the right foods, getting enough sleep, and pushing yourself beyond your standards to reach that next level, and the one after that. But that doesn’t mean you’ve got to hoe the row alone.

If you’re wondering to yourself, what is endurance training, it’s defined as building your capacity for extended periods of intense physical exertion. Having a high level of endurance gives you an increased ability to tolerate pain, stress, and fatigue. Marathon running and long-distance cycling are perhaps the best-known types of endurance exercises, but there are many others that all have their own specific benefits.