The Importance of Rest for Muscles

The Importance of Rest for Muscles

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

Ask any professional body builder what they do when they’re not working out, and you’ll quickly find out it has nothing to do with exercise. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Fitness buffs use their downtime to relax — as in, their muscles. The reason for this is that the…

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Top 10 Home Exercise Routines

Top 10 Home Exercise Routines

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

By Jim Fisher Want to get in shape without joining a gym and without the expense of purchasing exercise equipment for your home? No problem. Here are 10 home exercise routines that require no equipment. 1. Jumping Jacks — Yes, good old fashioned jumping jacks-the same exercise we did as…

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Best Butt Exercises

Best Butt Exercises

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

We all want a shapely behind. What we don’t want is the massive effort it takes to get a curvy derriere. We can attack this typical trouble spot with target exercises to tone and define the muscles of the butt. We spend so much of our days parked in a…

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Shake Up Your Cardio Routine

Shake Up Your Cardio Routine

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

Routine boosters can make cardio even more fun and effective than it was in the first place. Sure, walking for 30 minutes per day is healthy, but it can begin to feel too easy and repetitive before long. That might not sound so bad, but the human body needs to…

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Best Exercise For Your Body Type

Best Exercise For Your Body Type

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Working out without seeing any results? It could be you’re not doing the right kind of exercise for your body. By identifying and understanding your body type, you can devise an effective exercise program that works for you. Endomorphs, Ectomorphs and Mesomorphs Exercise science has identified three main categories of…

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Why Women Should Lift Weights

Why Women Should Lift Weights

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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…

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Exercises for Great Posture

Exercises for Great Posture

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by Ruth Belena “Stand up straight!” You’ve heard the command more times than you’d care to count. Well, take heart — mom does know best. There’s a lot to be said for having good posture. Good posture means standing up, or sitting upright, with muscles tight around your stomach and…

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Wii Fit: Does it Work?

Wii Fit: Does it Work?

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

The Wii Fit has taken the world by storm, an innovative toy that promises to give you a great workout without feeling like exercise. The Wii Fit is an interactive platform that lets you play different sports on your television and is intuitive enough to register your movements so you…

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20-Minute Workouts

20-Minute Workouts

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

Finding the motivation to exercise regularly can be tough…but finding the time can be even more challenging. With jobs, kids and extra commitments, today’s world is a busier place than ever before. Sometimes, there really aren’t enough hours in the day. But you may be surprised to learn that with…

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