Staying active and healthy doesn't require expensive equipment. In this post, we're sharing 5 workouts from the NCFIT App that you can do right in the comfort of your own home, with no equipment necessary. These exercises are perfect for those days when you can’t make it to the gym or if you’re looking to add some variety to your at-home workout routine.

How to shift your baseline with nutrition.

Functional fitness has taken the health and wellness world by storm, and for good reason — it’s intense, challenging, and gets results. But one aspect of functional fitness that has been both a blessing and a curse in my life is the Rx vs. Scaled approach to workouts.

On one hand, having a specific prescription for each workout — the weight, the reps, the movements — gives you a clear target to aim for. We all remember the first time we completed a workout as prescribed — no better feeling, right?! That is until you get into class the next day and realize you can’t lift half of the prescribed weight on the board and … we’re back to square one.

It wouldn’t be the start of a new year without talking about nutrition. So, how are you planning to kick off the new year?

We are excited to announce that NCFIT will now be using the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale for every strength and workout portion of the new NCFIT Workout.

RPE is a way to measure the intensity of your workouts based on your own perception of how hard you're working. It's represented on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being very easy and 10 being very hard.

A recent study showed that after six months, 46% of people that set a New Year’s resolution are still successful in keeping it. How will you keep yours?