EPOC is the acronym for Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption. Many refer to it as the "afterburn." To better understand how EPOC works, let's review the basics of energy systems.

Overcoming burnout is an important aspect of healthy workout recovery. See our hub on workout recovery to learn much more.  When fitness centers closed mid-March in response to COVID-19, many regular gym goers were tasked with converting gym routines to ...

Many of us are familiar with this routine: the alarm goes off, and we hop out of bed only to realize that we feel the remnants of the workout from the day before. This is especially true for those of us who enjoy challenging exercises even though we may ...

Originally appeared in the winter 2015 issue of the American Fitness Magazine. Body-weight workouts are getting big buzz right now as people discover that the only equipment you really need to get fit is with you all the time.  Want to give your clients ...