How to Set Realistic Fitness Goals You’ll Actually Achieve
So you want to improve your health and fitness, but you don’t know where to start. Let’s break down how to set realistic fitness goals you’ll actually achieve.
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How to Correctly Measure Your Body and Track Progress | A Comprehensive Guide
Whether you want to build muscle, burn fat, or simply improve your health and fitness, tracking your progress is key.
Let’s break down three main ways to monitor your body composition, as well as talk about how to interpret your progress to ensure you’re staying on track.
How to Not Gain Weight on a Holiday | 4 Simple Strategies
The holiday season is one of the most fun times of year. But at the same time, it’s incredibly challenging from a health and fitness perspective.
Let’s talk about how to not gain weight on a holiday.
Why is Sleep So Important for Muscle Growth and Recovery?
Why is sleep so important for muscle growth and recovery? In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about sleep and how it can lead to greater gains and more progress in the gym.
Training Camp: A 1-on-1 Online Fitness Coaching Challenge!
On Aug. 7, 2023, I’m launching Training Camp — a 90-day challenge to help you reach your health and fitness goals!
2022 March Fitness Challenge!
By: Chris Gates I’ve taken the entire 2022 March Madness bracket and turned it into your own brand new workout routine! And the fun part is, you don’t have to worry about your favorite team winning, or picking all of the right winners! In this bracket, each team in the tournament is assigned an exercise, […]
How Many Steps A Day is Good For Better Health?
By: Chris Gates In this article, I’m going to walk (no pun intended) you through exactly how many steps a day is good for better health. And let’s address something right off the bat… Daily steps are INCREDIBLY POWERFUL for your overall health. New research has shown a clear association between increases in daily steps […]
How Much Sleep Do I Need to Build Muscle?
By: Chris Gates Sleep is often forgotten when it comes to building muscle. It’s just not part of the conventional thought process. You’ve probably heard that you need to train hard to build muscle. You’ve probably also heard that you need to “eat big to get big” and pack in the protein. But sleep rarely […]
Healthy At Home | My Interview on Radio Disney
Chris Gates Fitness · 37. HEALTHY AT HOME (Interview on Radio Disney) This episode of the podcast is an interview I did with Daniel Dudley on Radio Disney! It was a huge honor and opportunity to talk health and fitness to a national audience. DD and I dove into a ton of stuff that I […]
Fat Loss, Personal Growth, & Navigating Fitness With Jeffrey Pachtman
Chris Gates Fitness · 36. Fat Loss, Personal Growth, & Navigating Fitness With Jeffrey Pachtman On this week’s episode of the podcast, Jeffrey Pachtman sat down with me and we dove into so many incredibly helpful topics in the health and fitness world. We discuss: • The toxic nature of diet culture• Common hurdles you […]