Strength and stretch classes help in learning the basic concepts of muscle contraction. Many people use stretching as a warm up exercise or also for cool down. But, for serious practitioners, it is a complete workout in itself. For the aid of such people, there are strength and stretch classes. These classes prove beneficial in…
Strength Training Exercise – Compound Exercises and Isolation Exercises
All exercises are not created equal and do not deliver the same amount of stimulus conducive to building strength and muscle. Compound exercises bring into action multiple muscle groups and move the body through multiple joint movements. Isolation exercises involve movements with only one joint of movement. For example, a dead lift involves multiple muscle…
Easy Ways to Add Strength Training To Your Daily Workout
People who work-out consistently certainly find out time to exercise just by treating their visitto gym as an appointment, in fact a very important appointment that can’t be cancelled. In case you are not able to make it to the gym, it’s not your body that should suffer rather it’s you. If you are not…
Are You Ready To Run?
With the return of warm weather and longer days, more and more people start thinking of ways to kickstart their fitness regime, and running is one way to do this. Running is a great way to build and maintain cardiovascular fitness, if done correctly and if your body is ready for it. Running can also…
Foot Pain from Running
I’ve been a runner for a number of years. It is just a hobby and I do it for my own relaxation and fitness. It keeps me in shape and helps me to feel good. Lately though, my feet and ankles have really been hurting. I’m not sure what is going on but I tried…
Virtual Running: The Stress-Free Way to Race
For runners, there’s often nothing more motivating than participating in a race. The energy of the crowd and the excitement of accomplishing a goal can really get your adrenaline going. But let’s be honest…as exciting as a physical race is, it can also be extremely stressful. If you’ve ever done a physical race, you’re well…
How to Start Running: 15 Things You Need to Know
With more people wanting to lose weight or get in shape, running has exploded in popularity over the past decade with 42 million regular runners, according to a Runners USA report. Running is a great exercise with many benefits including weight loss, strengthening of your cardiovascular system, and increased happiness by relieving stress. Start running…
8 Ways to Get Faster in Triathlon Running
Getting faster in triathlon running takes strategy, skill, and determination. As opposed to running a marathon or any other run specific race, the triathlon run comes after a swim and bike leg. Whether you are running a sprint, olympic, half, or full ironman distance triathlon, the run portion of the triathlon race is where everything…
Five questions to ask a female personal trainer before hiring
Several individuals, especially females, are not comfortable performing yoga and various other exercises in groups, while others are unable to cope with the group class schedules due to their daily hectic schedules. This is why many working women prefer to hire a female personal trainer or watch personal fitness training videos online to learn and practice…
Benefits of In-House Personal Training
In-house personal training has gained a good following nowadays because more and more people are becoming health and fitness conscious. Fitness training is necessary for everyone to lead a healthy life and in-house training is one of the easiest ways to attain your health and fitness goals. In-house training involves everything a gym facility offers…