Lack of flexibility is now seen to be a major cause of general health problems and sports injury and is being linked to everything from stress. back pain, and even osteoarthritis. It also means that nagging injuries, especially around your joints take longer to heal.
The Joys of Walking
The news is out. Research shows time and again that walking, the most natural movement of all to us, is incredibly beneficial in so may areas of our health; physical, mental, and spiritual. Walking lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, burns off surplus pounds, alleviates mild depression, enhances your mood, reduces the effect of stress and more.
Train More Effectively with a Heart Rate Monitor
Do you want to increase the effectiveness of your exercise? Get more out of each workout? Spend less time, but get better results? Then you owe it to yourself to learn more about today’s heart rate monitors.
Warning! Lack Of Exercise Could Be Harmful To Your Heath
You know its bad when the Surgeon General issues a warning that lack of exercise is hazardous to your health. And that was back in 96. Since then, the stats havent improved much, either: 25% of the American population is still sedentary and 60% do not exercise regularly (Reference: http://www.cdc.gov).
For fitness minded folks, we could do worse than to follow the hour-a-day prescription outlined by the Surgeon Generals Healthy People Report. Its just a guideline, o…
Why Exercises To Flatten Stomach Muscles Are Popular
There are many times in a person’s life when they really want to look their best. Perhaps it is for a high school reunion or for a wedding, and probably the most popular time for wanting to look good is during swimsuit season. For all of these times, and many more times, most people’s focus turns to their stomach and they start thinking about excursuses to flatten stomachs.
You Need More Than Aerobic Exercise
Getting in shape takes more than aerobic exercise. While aerobics are an important component to overall fitness, you also need to incorporate muscle building workouts several times a week to achieve a well balanced exercise program.
Summer Fitness for Busy Women: 4 Quick Exercises To Stay Firm During Bikini Season
Its summertime, and the living is easy except when you have to think about putting on an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny yellow polka dot bikini! But dont worry, theres still time to get in shape to strut your stuff on the beach or the boardwalk!
The No Exercise Diet
Did you know you can lose weight without exercising, without taking pills, and without being hungry? Find out about how eating a vegetable can change your life.
The commercial is a catchy one. Theres a blonde dressed in jogging shorts and a tank top, moving to the beat of music as she follows the steps to the latest dance/exercise video. She looks great, with a wide smile and an enviable figure. The routine looks enjoyable with fun little dance combos, a couple of twists …
Treadmills are an essential part of any gym
Treadmills are an essential part of any gym
Water Exercise for Arthritis Relief – Fun and Effective
With a doctors guidance, whether at a local pool or at home, a water exercise program is a fun and effective way to combat arthritis and keep joints and muscles healthy.
Why Should I Exercise?!
For some, exercise is a passion. For others, it seems to be a four-lettered word, or in this case an eight-letter word. But, it doesnt have to be a dreaded event. Exercise can be fun. It can mean more than running for hours on the treadmill or climbing the stair master until your legs feel like Jell-O. You can get in shape by doing things that you love to do. Take sports for examplewhen youre playing a heated game of basketball with your buddies, it doesnt feel like exerc…
“The Way to Health & Vitality”
Easy to follow hints, tips and advice to gradually achieving optimum Health and Vitality and improving your general Well-being with a simple exercise and eating regimen.