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- Is It Safe To Start An Exercise Program? By Raymond Burton
I think the real question is “How safe is it for you not to exercise?” Did you know that obesity has just replaced smoking as the number one cause of health related problems? That’s incredible! Sorry to say, but that means we are a bunch of fat, inactive people! Back in the day when people milked cows and planted their own food for exercise, you would never hear of something like this. Think about that the next time you can’t exercise because of a hard day at the office! O.k. before I tea…
- When Exercising Right Looks Wrong II By Bryan Fass
Enter any health club and a concept is very apparent, the same exercise performed again and again. Crowded floor space taken up by machines designed to make exercise easier, and a thought process called ‘gym science’ which involves no science at all. My last article touched on some of the thought processes or lack of thought that goes into proper exercise. With the advent of the computer exercise science has changed drastically. Particularly needle EMG (electro myo-gram) testing, this is w…
- Arthritis Exercise – One Way to Relieve Pain & Stiffness in Your Joints (part 2) By Shelley Hitz
Even when you cannot make it out to walk or to an aquatics or yoga class, there are exercises you can do daily to improve flexibility, strength and conditioning when you suffer from arthritis. You can flex your legs while sitting in a chair facing forward, simply by moving your leg outward while keeping your foot on the floor and holding it there for a few seconds, then retracting it until your foot is behind you, then alternating to the other leg. Interlocking your fingers and slowly flexing …
- Physical Fitness - Is Your Workout Missing Something? By Mike Adams
Hiking along a rocky trail, two of the three friends carefully picked their way from rock to rock. But one leaped from rock to rock, bounding by the others like a gazelle running and leaping from rock to rock. Never missing his footing, the others wondered at his almost supernatural grace and skill. "How does he do that?" they thought.When most people think of physical fitness, they think of strength and cardiovascular fitness. If they are really thinking about it, they'll add flexibility to t…
- 5 Ways to Fit Fitness In By Marjorie Geiser
Five points to consider when you want to fit fitness into a hectic lifeWhen I tell people what I do for a living, many will tell me they wish they had the time to exercise, but just can’t seem to fit it in. This is one of the biggest excuses people give for not making exercise a part of their life. However, we all have time for the things we feel are important enough. Many people actually have more time than they think. Research now supports breaking increased activity into 10-minute blocks, w…
- Get Fit From Home-part 4: Partner Resisted Exercises By Wesley Norris
It’s time for Part 4 of your mini-course: Get Fit From Home!!----------------------
Partner Assisted Exercises
----------------------If you have someone who wants to join you in getting a good at-home workout, all you need is each other!You can perform all of the exercises listed in Part 1 of the mini-course with the resistance of your partner.For example, if you wanted to perform bicep curls, you would stand face-to-face with your partner.With your arms hanging by your sides and your palms fa…
- What is the Best Exercise for Weight Loss? By Dianne Ronnow
It is a common misconception that aerobic exercise tones and firms muscles.
Actually it accomplishes very little toning and firming. Resistance exercise (weight training) is where real toning and firming of muscles occurs.Doing both aerobics and weight training is the optimal way to lose more fat and
gain more muscle. If you are trying to lose weight, studies show that weight loss
increases by 56 percent with aerobic and strength exercises combined.Muscle may weigh more, but when you increa…
- 2-Minute Fitness By Sanjib Ahmad
Why would I want to write about yet another fitness program? There are so many out there. There is no escape from fitness programs whether you watch TV or read a magazine or newspaper.The reality is that most of us are not happy with our physical state and we are looking for solutions. We are not only looking for solutions, we are actually paying for them. This creates the natural demand for physical fitness programs.The variety of physical fitness programs does not indicate that one method is…
- Recognize Your Motivation to Exercise By David Radin
The positive effects of exercise have been documented and reported through every media outlet available. You can probably walk up to anyone on the street and ask them the positive benefits of exercise and they can most likely list them. If everyone knows why we need to exercise, why aren’t we? The answers are most likely more complex than we think.This article will take a look at the five stages of behavioral change as created by a psychotherapist named Prochaska. Prochaska’s model, known as …
- Is Your Child’s Exercise Program Stunting Their Growth? By Ray Kelly
With childhood obesity on the rise, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle need to be instilled in our children at an early age. Studies have shown that children that are active throughout their teenage years have a greater chance of being healthy adults.However, if done incorrectly an exercise program can cause long-term injuries. From birth to early adulthood your child’s bones are constantly growing in length and thickness. If too much pressure is placed on these bones it could lead to a crack…
- 30 Mintue Fitness Centers: Is Your Gym or 30 Minute 'Fad' Fitness Center Working for You? By Phil Sottile
Consider these...- Are your physical capabilities tested prior to beginning?- Can you find a Fitness professional or center that can carry out these necessities?- Examine a facility’s staff (Certified, degreed, past experience relevant to YOUR needs), equipment (Maintained, rusting, broken, many ‘out of order’ signs), maintenance and upkeep (Bathroom cleanliness, wet spots, smell, garbage, etc.)- Are they trying to “sell you”??- Does there seem to be ‘young’ kids servicing your wellness concer…
- Exercising In The Heat: 5 Tips to Help You Keep Your Cool! By Ray Kelly
On a hot day we may feel like we’re melting, but did you know that our internal temperature (or core temperature) only changes by a few degrees. Our normal body temperature at rest is maintained between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius. Our core temperature is extremely important as the processes that occur in our cells need it to be very constant in order to keep the body alive. In fact, you will require medical intervention if it drops below 34.4 degrees, or above 41 degrees. Sources of heatApart f…
- Cholesterol, Blood Pressure or Fitness - Which is More Important? By Gene D. Millen
Got high cholesterol or high blood pressure? Would you like to lose a few pounds, improve your fitness level and reduce risks of heart attack? If the answers are yes I have some great news for you!A study reported in Circulation; Journal of the American Heart Association has come up with some remarkable conclusions.
Barnard and colleagues studied 11 obese men aged 38 to 72, who voluntarily enrolled in the Pritikin Longevity Center 21-day program. Seven of the men had hypertension defined as a …
- Exercising In Heat By Lynn Bode
Summer is officially here. Finally you can pack away your jackets and get outside. Summer offers extras hours of daylight and with it the opportunity to spend even more time enjoying outdoor activities. For many, this means more time doing physical activities and playing sports. So, it’s important to remember the potential dangers that also come with exercising in hot conditions. As long as you know the dos and don’ts of working out in the heat, then you can fully take advantage of all the fun…
- VO2 Max- Exposing the Myth By David Petersen
VO2 max is defined as the maximal amount of oxygen the body is able to extract and use to support work performed by the body. It is therefore an indirect measure of the aerobic power of the body, which is controlled by complex interactions between neural (brain and nervous system), cardiovascular (heart and lungs) and skeletal muscle factors. The equation for VO2 max it is equal to the product of stroke volume (the maximum volume of blood the heart ejects in a contraction) and the arterio-veno…
- After Exercise Headache - More Serious Than You Think? By James Cottrill
It's surprisingly common - you're exercising, everything's fine, and then POW - a headache strikes! Or, sometimes, a headache hits while you're exercising. Is it just a minor annoyance? Or could it be a signal that something serious is going on? Should you go to the doctor, or just shrug it off?If you already suffer from headaches or migraine, it may just be that your exercise is starting the headache chain-reaction. In that case, it's important to look at the overall picture and make sur…
- Vertical Jump & Speed Training Pitfalls By Mark Sias
In this article I will teach you what to look for in a Vertical Jump program & what potentially leap robbing mistakes avoid.There are without a doubt quite a plethora of various Plyometrics & "Jump Higher" systems available on the internet as well as numerous sites offering "FREE" plyo guidelines, or mini-programs, Jump bands, jumpsoles, gadgets & exercise demos. The options are endless, so with so much to choose from, how is an athlete to know which is the best for them. I am constantly aske…
- 20 Minute Home Work Out By Diana Statham
If you are busy, not able to get up early morning or have no time for gym just follow this 20 minute home work out to stay healthy and fit.1) Jog : in one place for 3 minutes2) Jumping jacks: 25 repeats
When landing, bend your knees slightly to reduce the impact on knee joints.3) Crunches : 15 repeats
Lie flat on your back with your knees bent. Place your hands behind your head with elbows pointing outwards. Support your neck with your hands. Keep your neck in a straight line with your spin…
- 5 Little Known Facts About Lactic Acid By Ray Kelly
Everybody knows that lactic acid accumulates when we exercise at a high intensity, but there is much more to lactate than that. It plays an integral role in many of the body’s metabolic processes.
1. Lactic Acid is Always PresentIt’s always being produced. At rest your lactic acid levels will be about 1 millimoles/liter (mmol/L). As exercise intensity increases so does the production of lactic acid. It’s not until you pass your anaerobic threshold that it reduces your efficiency. For most peo…
- The #1 Factor In Your Fitness Success By Shawn LeBrun
Just the other day, someone asked me what I thought was the #1 "Most Important Factor" in determining how fit and muscular you became.They wanted to know if it was Cardio, Weight Training, or Proper Nutrition. I think my answer may have puzzled him a bit because I said it was none of those.After I thought about the question for a few minutes, I told him that there was a more important factor that preceded any of those he mentioned.I told him it was your attitude that determined your fitness le…
- Speed Training With Intensity - Bound To Get Faster By Tim Kauppinen
Bounding can be a great addition to your high intensity workouts - and it's essential to getting faster.I remember the first time that I ever bounded for speed. I was a wee sophomore in high school when a graduate from our school - who was playing college football - came back to work out at one of our track practices.Joe - his real name - came back with some great new drills - including bounding down the football field.What is bounding? Think of it as exaggerated running. When you bound, you…
- Exercise - Anxiety & Panic By Joanne King
Yes, all I’m afraid this does play a part in reducing anxiety and depression. As much as you may not like doing it (I’ve never been a huge fan of it myself) but once you get into it, you certainly feel better for it afterwards.Exercise is also helps increase your lung capacity, makes your heart stronger, helps your circulation, helps you sleep better, makes your muscles stronger, gives you more energy etc.. etc..Now there are four main types of exercise, these are;Endurance Exercise – This wil…
- Stoves, Pigs and Other Pot Bellies By Gene D. Millen
I was chatting with Joe about his healthy heart exercise program when he suddenly became very serious and quietly said, “I’ve got Dunlap disease.” Since I hadn’t heard of this malady before I was contemplating how to respond when he went on to say, “My belly done lapped over my belt”. Joe has a lot of company. It is estimated that 70 million Americans are fighting the battle of the bulge.As we “mature” two truths become self evident—the ease of acquiring excess poundage and the difficulty of l…
- Top 10 Benefits of Strength Training for Women By Lynn VanDyke
"Women are finally warming up to free weights, and it is a beautiful thing!" states Lynn VanDyke, owner of http://strength-training-woman.com. It's true that women are recognizing strength training as a major player in the battle against fat loss. Here are the top 10 benefits women receive from strength training:1) Increased Metabolic Rate- adding muscle increases our metabolism naturally.2) Increasing and Restoring Bone Density- prevent and fight osteoporosis by building strong bones.3) Inc…
- Fitness and Health By Steven Wong
For most of us from the government schools, PE (physical education) was in the school curriculum. So we had no choice but to comply and treat it as one of the school subjects. For the outdoor initiated, the PE lessons were great as it gave many an outlet for all the youthful hormones to exert themselves. For those of us who dread PE (including myself), our main thoughts were more like "what is the use of PE when it doesn't improve our exam scores." We were so wrong then.Only now, as we approac…
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