Technical Workout Terms
When you are searching the internet or reading a fitness magazine the authors often use words that many of us are unfamiliar. If you are like most people who read something they don’t understand, you probably skip over that section of the exercise or you just don’t exercise at all. Now we all know this is not what we want to happen so I am going to make a page that defines the words that I feel are the most common so that we can all be knowledgeable when it comes to our fitness, exercise, and nutritional goals.
Learning About the Polar Heart Rate MonitorToday exercise plays a bigger part in most people’s lives because they realize that to be fit and healthy it takes more than just eating properly. Fitness tools like the Polar FT7 Heart Rate Monitor can help you reach and maintain a healthier lifestyle sooner. The advantage of using heart rate monitor is that they are small and compact, they can be worn while you are exercising and not be in the way or weigh you down.
Considerations on Tai Chi in the Role of Falls PreventionAt its core Tai Chi is concerned with enabling people to learn how to stand and move in stable relaxed fashion, i.e. learn how to not fall over. Ian has been involved in a number of Tai Chi Falls Prevention programmes aimed at developing habits of good balance and mobility in older people.
The Top 3 Most Important Parkour Training Exercises for NewbiesA lot of people see parkour on TV and immediately want to engage in full-blown chase scenes through exploding construction sites (guilty myself). But the truth is, parkour, free running, whatever you want to call it -it can be dangerous and it takes work to do safely.
Now Is the Time to Train to Play Sports for All Female AthletesFemale athletes have not valued training to play sports and this is one of the reasons why they suffer non-contact ACL (knee) injuries at a much higher rate than males. Every female athlete needs to train smart and hard.
Balancing Out Your WorkoutsWhen you are just starting out with fitness in your life you may think that any exercise is good exercise, and to a point that’s true. As you move forward however you want to continue to build upon your intensity and ensure that your workouts actually get you results. As you look at the course of a week you should see that you are balancing out your workouts and really focusing on great intensity.
How to Stay Fit While in the OfficeIf you spend most of your day at work, your heath concern is probably how to stay fit while in the office. Most health failure begin with the sedentary lifestyle in the office.
What Is Over Training Syndrome, And How Can You Heal From It?Over training is the negative effects on the body that may result when you work out too often. If you’ve really been pushing yourself harder than usual lately and are close to over training, you may want to know how to heal from it. This article will give you easy-to-follow advice that can help you avoid the dangers of over training…
Weight Training Splits Are Great For Bodybuilders But Others Might Consider Full Body RoutinesFor just about as long as there have been people using weight training to better their bodies there has been this idea that training splits is the way to go. I respectfully disagree in almost all cases.
Weight Training Tips For Those Of Us With Short Attention SpansThe same old day in and day out routine can become extremely boring for anyone. Weight training is no different so why not keep it interesting?
2012 Fitness Trends – What’s HOT and What’s NOT!HOT: Metabolic Resistance Training (MRT) – Would you like to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time? Metabolic Resistance Training is the answer. MRT uses functional exercises performed in a circuit like fashion. Varying modalities are used such as dumbbells, body weight and kettlebell exercises. Exercising this way keeps your heart rate elevated and you’ll burn more calories in less time. In fact, studies show that you’ll continue to burn calories for up to 38 hours after a single 30 minute MRT session – a phenomenon known as the “afterburn.”
Top Five Exercises to Lose WeightExercise is a very important part of any weight loss program. Exercise has been proven to be the healthiest and safest way of losing body fat. This method is recommended by almost all specialists because it helps the body metabolize the extra calories in the body more efficiently. No amount of tea, pills or even surgery can offer results of the same quality that you are likely to get from exercise. If you chose exercise as the way to go with regard to weight loss, the only decisions you will ever have to make is the kind of exercise you will be using.