There have been a variety of advantages that have been attributed to exercising and these are not going to change any time soon. One of these is the ability of exercise to help one in checking or maintaining their weight. There is also the good happy feeling that one gets from exercising that has been…

I just completed a four week Crossfit for beginners course and I am very satisfied with it, I think I’m going to continue doing this sport in the near future. It completely blows away any bodybuilding workout that I’ve ever done. If you think that Crossfit is something you need to be in an awesome…

After reading Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore’s book, called “Starting Strength”, I now know more than ever why Multi-joint exercises and functional movement reigns supreme to condition the body. Rippetoe and Kilgore say that “Physical strength, more than any other thing we possess, still determines the quality and the quantity of our time here in…

The Crossfit training program is one of the most popular fitness programs created by Mr Greg Glassman and Lauren Glassman in the year 2000. The exercise regimes recommended by Crossfit program is being used by members of more than 6000 gymnasiums located in the United States. Exercise your way to Good Health Crossfit daily workouts…

For years my workouts were very basic, I stuck with the conventional and didn’t vary much what I was doing. Things changed a few years ago and I jumped on the functional strength training bandwagon. Why develop strength that won’t help you achieve your goals? There’s a reason you’re in the weight room, whether it’s…

Strength bands are ideal items to incorporate in your Crossfit workout as they will enable you to perform a wide range of beneficial exercises. They are generally available in the form of elastic tubes with padded handles and ankle straps. They should also have an engraving of the weight or tension that the particular band…

Crossfit has gained massive amounts of popularity in the last 5-7 years. Crossfit is basically a 20 minute workout where you usually have 30-40 minutes of warm up due to the intensity and pressure you put your body under in the 20 minutes going full blast. It is designed to give you endurance, strength and…

One of the popular exercises used in Crossfit(r) is ‘Wall Balls’. Wall Balls are both very simple and crazy hard. Wall Balls are a full body weight bearing exercise and are great for rapidly strengthening the core muscles of the abdomen and lower back while improving overall conditioning. They are also plyometric (more on that…

The busy lifestyles people lead makes it difficult for them to organize time for regular exercise or workouts. The importance of exercise is being reinforced with more and more young people becoming susceptible to the effects of stress. The biggest advantage of exercise is it helps control weight. A regular routine of exercise increases the…

Crossfit is a new workout routine that is all about real world application. They think that specializing makes you too weak in one area to be functional in another. For example, if you are a great endurance runner then you are specializing in being able to run very long distances. However, if you need to…