When you think of developing a strong, muscular physique what type of exercises do you think of doing? To improve and develop strength most individuals focus on lifting weights – exercises such as bench press, push ups and flies – that focus on powerful pushing and pulling movements. Cardiovascular activity usually takes the passenger seat,…
Personal Training and Exercise – Become Your Own Fitness Trainer!
To possess a perfect body is the greatest desire of one and all which can be achieved by eating right food and adhering sound fitness training schedule. Following a good workout routine not only helps in keeping excess weight at bay and facilitate smooth functioning of body muscles and organs but also safeguard you from…
Fitness Running – Why Its Essential to Create Your Own Training Plan
If you are training to run a marathon it is a good idea to create your own training plan. A fitness training plan will help you track how many miles you are covering each week. The plan will also give you a clearer idea of how many miles you should be running to be properly…
Yoga and Healthy Living – Five Yogic Secrets to Healthy Living
Are you interested in looking after your health? Do you read healthy living magazines and dream of living the sort of life where you always eat well, have enough sleep, and work-out three times a week? But in reality, you drive everywhere, have fast-food takeaways and burn the candle at both ends? Like most people…
Choosing the Right Diet Plan For Weight Loss
In this modern time, people are very conscious for their health, looks and overall appearance. Everyone wants to get rid of fat, overweight and plump body. To achieve a perfect body or figure, people blindly follow fitness programs, diet plans and other fat-treatments. Unfortunately, most of the people end up into wrong paths and don’t…
4 Steps To Creating A Triathlon Strength Training Program
Strength training is an often neglected aspect of the majority of endurance based athletes. This is even more true for age group endurance athletes who must juggle family responsibilities and job responsibilities while attempting to compete in various triathlon competitions at varying distances. No matter if you are a triathlete focusing on sprint races or…
Types of Cardiovascular Exercises and Workouts
Cardio exercises are known to have many health benefits. They keep the heart healthy by improving the activity of the heart. Cardio exercises increases heart beat by sixty to seventy percent compared the normal rate. Cardio exercises also increases the fitness level and reduces stress. If you are overweight then you can lose fat through…
How to Practice Yoga Exercises Correctly
If you have decided to improve your mental and physical health with yoga, you need to practice your yoga exercises correctly to get the most benefit and to prevent injury. Here are a few suggestions to keep in mind. * Before you begin, be sure that you are in good enough physical shape to be…
Diet and Exercise – Lose Fat While You Sleep!
For the longest time, I believed the myth that in order to lose weight I’d have to spend every day at least 30 minutes on a treadmill. No wonder I failed! And I equated losing weight with losing pounds on the scale. So I completely discounted resistance training. Yet resistance training is the best way…
Nutritional Powerhouse Salad
If your dinner salad consists of a wedge of iceberg lettuce and a dollop of ranch dressing, think again. Your body deserves more than a cream-coated lump of empty fiber – and packed with the right ingredients – a veggie-rich salad can provide your body with a powerhouse of essential nutrients that strengthen your immune…