Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category
I exercised three times a week for at least 20 minutes and my body is in better shape than ever. I now want to stay this healthy.
I can now run three miles, without stopping and finish in the top two-thirds of any race at the end of my freshman year. Read more…
The year 2011 was a year of few highs, few lows and overall, wasa continuation of the story of 2001. On a macro level, the basic industry trends followed on the same path. There were more fitness facility members, but this increase was at a lesser rate than previous years. The number of commercial health clubs keeps growing, with an additional 700 to 800 each year. Average health club attendance also keeps rising. Read more…
Because no scientific formula exists that accurately maps out the appropriate combination, frequency and prescribed duration of different activities for cross training, designing a cross-training program is both an art and a science. Read more…
Right about now, people are thinking about bathing suits and how it is time to shed that winter weight gain and get in shape for the warm season ahead.
Ideally, of course, you have been keeping in shape all year long. You do not use bad weather as an excuse to eat more and exercise less. Read more…
Weight Training Exercises
Chest (Pectoral muscles, deltoids, biceps)
Bench press
Start by lying on a flat bench, you may use two dumbbells or barbell or even a machine. Be sure to use a weight you can handle. Read more…
To build muscle, you must have two ingredients, lifting and eating. It is important that you are pushing your muscles to work harder and harder with each workout, but this must happen slowly. Don’t push it or you’ll get hurt, and have to stop and wait until the muscles heal, bad news!
This can’t be good. This cannot be good. Anytime you are visiting your doctor and, when describing a procedure to you, he uses the word cadaver, you know you are in serious trouble. Read more…