5 Min Plank Challenge to get Shredded Abs

When it comes to building muscle mass, kettlebell training is a versatile and way to achieve your goals. Although kettlebell workouts are commonly used for increasing cardiovascular endurance, kettlebells can easily be utilized for more mass-oriented training regimens. The most effective of these methods is achieved by switching up the tempo of your workout.

If you are someone who is suffering from knee pain, you know just how devastating this can be. You can go from feeling great and doing your workouts as you wish, to becoming sidelined entirely. What is worse, much of knee pain is chronic. Once it occurs, it could be weeks, if not months, before you are finally starting to feel better again. The good news? There are steps you can take to prevent knee pain from occurring.

You can’t live a long life without a healthy heart. Here are 8 exercises that will keep your heart healthy so that you can live your life to the fullest.

Did you know that by exercising at a moderate pace for only 30 minutes, you would feel a lot better, mentally? It has been proven that this improves the appetite and sharpens your style in problem solving. Not only that. You will also feel that it is easier to sleep at night if you do moderate exercises even for only 30 minutes every day.

Many people strive to get those highly coveted six-pack abs. And while there is no question about it, it takes a lot of hard work to get those fabulous abs unless you are one of those few genetically blessed individuals. But this does not necessarily mean you would be healthy. In fact, many people who have six pack abs may be anything but healthy.

Find the best time of the day to exercise in this article. Choose time wisely according to your schedule and stay fit always.

Your recovery rides are just as important as your high intensity rides, maybe even more important than you think! Join me on a fun adventure. This is my recovery ride!

If you have recently decided to start on a fitness program for the first time, there is no doubt at some point very soon; you are going to experience some muscle soreness. This is very normal and natural for a beginner to experience as your body is adapting to the different exercises being performed. However, this does not mean you have to deal with muscle soreness on an ongoing basis. By making a few adjustments to your plan, you can avoid so much pain and get back to the gym sooner.

Many of the health benefits of exercise are immediate and take place even before you lose weight: this is true for the changes that help to fight Type 2 diabetes. So when are you going to start? While morning exercise is good, there is nothing quite like the kind that happens first thing in the morning. Let us consider what you may gain, and what you may lose from early morning exercises.

One of the often ignored keys to improved performance in any sort of exercise is something completely unrelated to the actual exercise itself. And it is amazingly simple yet ignored galore. What is it? Staying properly HYDRATED, my friend!

A study conducted in 2008, by Alan Barclays, Joanna McMillan Price, Prof. Jennie Brand-Miller, and colleagues, demonstrated there is substantial evidence people eating a high GI (Glycemic Index) or a high GL (Glycemic Load) diet will be at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Plus, it also demonstrated there is good evidence to link high blood sugar levels with gallstones and even some types of cancers. This was the first study of its kind to see if any association was present between the Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Load (GL) of food, and the chances of developing such lifestyle-related diseases. This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 1st, 2008.

When you gear up for back training, you are going to come to a crossroad where you need to choose between lateral pull-downs and pull-ups. Which of these is best? Both seem to work similar muscle groups – and they do, so then it just becomes a matter of selecting which exercise offers you the most benefits. Here is what you need to consider.