How do Olympians become successful? The winter Olympics which took place this year in Pyeongchang, South Korea unveiled the world’s best athletes. Behind a couple of minutes, a performance hides hours and hours of dedication. Although most of us don’t want to become professional athletes, we can still be inspired by these super healthy athletes demonstrating …
If you thought interval timers were only to be used in the comfort of your home or at the gym, you could not be more wrong! Imagine stopping for HIIT after hiking for 2 miles in the wild. This is what Pierre created and it’s called HIKERCISE™. Meet Pierre Fils-aime Pierre is avid of variety and …
We experience it in all areas. Whether it is during a diet, learning a new skill and when we workout as well. Physically or mentally, reaching a fitness plateau can seem overwhelming because we usually don’t know what to do about it. What comes next after reaching a fitness plateau? Perhaps the first thing to …
We heard everything about CrossFit, but how much of it is really true? Here are 10 misconceptions that will convince you to immediately sign up for your first CrossFit class. 1. Women become bulky CrossFit does not promote bulky women. Some of them become more muscular but that is just because they are competing at a …
If you are looking to build muscle, you need protein and carbohydrates. Muscles grow and replenish when they are fed with both nutrients. Finding easily digestible carbohydrates packed with protein and good fat can be tricky, hence superfoods. What are superfoods? The list of superfoods has expanded over the past years. Originally defined as nutritionally …
We are thrilled to share with you the improvements we have been working on for the past few weeks. If you have been creating your custom interval timers using Exercise Timer for Android, then you will be equally delighted with this new update. Our goal in this update was to give the app a new …
It sounds easy enough to pick up weights and start lifting. Whether or not we have experience in this area, we want to go fast and often omit important steps. Strength training implies full motion movements of muscles, tendons and ligaments. When we think that we are working only on muscles, we are actually significantly mobilising the …
We are excited to announce that Exercise Timer is now a featured App on the CASIO PRO TREK Smart. With this partnership CASIO has chosen Exercise Timer as their exclusive interval timer for the second generation PRO TREK Smart watch. Here at Exercise Timer we have always worked hard to bring you a highly customisable …
Once we enter the month of December, we officially dial down our training, attend endless Christmas parties and usually believe that we will be able to return to a normal routine in January. Here are some tips on how to motivate yourself to exercise by modifying your training and nutrition habits during the holiday season …
There is always a time to fit in these simple and effective home workouts into your day. They involve both aerobic and anaerobic exercises, meaning that our both endurance and intensity will be tested. By the end of our session, we should feel our muscles burning, heart rate increased and a “feel good” effect due …