Whether you want to be in a calorie deficit, maintenance, or surplus depends mainly on you fitness goals. Each of the three has different effects on strength and can either aid you accomplishing your goals or hinder you.

Simply put, gaining muscle requires consuming more calories than your burn. Losing fat requires consuming fewer calories than your burn. When you're at a calorie deficit, which is commonly used for fat loss, muscles aren’t getting the fuel and nutrients they need to repair and recover.

Everybody loves pizza, ice cream, and tons of other junk foods, but are they worth it? Of course, moderation is key, so occasionally indulging is perfectly fine. Just don't forget that your diet is the foundation of not only your health but also your way of life.

High intensity interval training, or HIIT, involves pushing the body outside its comfort zone for a certain duration of time. The goal is to work at a higher rate of perceived exertion (RPE), compared to steady state cardio.

Carbohydrates can be confusing to many, simply put there are simple and complex carbohydrates. Before differentiating before the two, how does the body use carbohydrates?

Everyone has specific fitness goals, and one of the beginning steps to making sure goals are being met is following a program/routine that is customized to those goals.