Weight lifting can be a woman’s best friend. While men have long enjoyed the benefits of strength training, women have tended to shy away from the activity, fearing the body builder look. Fear no more, ladies. Incorporating weight lifting into your workout routine provides important benefits necessary to a woman’s…
One of the benefits of exercise is that it improves cardiovascular fitness. Your heart rate, or pulse, is the number of times your heart beats in a minute and is an indicator of how hard your heart is working during exercise. Learning to monitor your heart rate will help ensure…
If you’re like most people, you’ve been doing the usual set of workouts and exercises to get into shape. Push-ups, sit ups, crunches and lunges are great exercises when you’re first starting out, but your body will adapt to the routine fairly quickly. The result? Fewer calories burned and little…
By Tom Dahne With hundreds of weight loss programs out there, it can get difficult to choose one that will actually give you results. So if you are tired of looking around here and there to find the perfect solution for your weight loss problem, it’s time you go for…
If you are busy, not able to get up early in morning or have no time for gym, just follow this 20-minute home workout to stay healthy and fit. 1. Jog in one place for 3 minutes. 2. Do 25 jumping jacks. When landing, bend your knees slightly to reduce…
Flat six-pack abs seems to be what everyone strives for when they hit the gym or get exercising. And why not? A strong core is the cornerstone of a healthy and strong body; toned abs look great; and a midsection without body fat is an excellent way to reduce the…
Even when you’re determined to get in shape and finally lose the extra weight, it can be hard to get going on a consistent fitness routine. Adding exercise to your daily routine and keeping up with your workouts can be a challenge, but you’ll be able to achieve your goal…
While most of us think that burning calories only happens at the gym, the truth is that your body is burning calories round the clock — even when you’re relaxing, sleeping and eating! Your metabolism is running at a specific rate throughout the day, and certain activities only increase this…
Most people think of strength training as a great way to build muscle and increase strength, but there are many more benefits you may be less familiar with. Strength training involves placing a heavier load on a muscle to stimulate an increase in the number of muscle fibers, making the…
Fitballs. Swiss exercise balls. Stability balls. They are three different names for one very effective piece of exercise equipment. Originally used to assist physical therapists, this giant inflatable ball adds entertainment to your workout. You can sit on the Fitball, lie on it, roll on it, put your feet on…