By Kieran on February 24, 2010
There are a number of ways you can boost your metabolic rate. Exercise, diet and lifestyle are all important areas in which you can make changes and increase your metabolism. In this article I will discuss how an effective exercise plan can help improve your metabolism, how to implement such an exercise plan [...]
Posted in Exercise | Tagged calories, cardiovascular exercises, exercise plan, metabolic rate, metabolism, weight training
By Kieran on February 23, 2010
Strength training isn’t just for muscle men. It is the best way to help your body turn into a weight loss machine. That may not initially make much sense to you as muscle is very heavy (it is heavier than fat.) But each extra pound of muscle on your body will another 50 calories per [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged calories, Strength Training, Weight Loss
By Kieran on February 20, 2010
Bodyweight exercise routines were developed so that an individual can use their own body and movements to exercise as opposed to expensive gym or weight lifting equipment. Instead of building strength and endurance in just one area of your body it allows you to build it throughout your whole body.
Many of the exercises are familiar [...]
Posted in Exercise | Tagged bodyweight exercises, cardio exercises, cardio vascular exercises, exercise workout, heart rate, jump rope, weight lifting equipment
By Kieran on February 18, 2010
For years, we have been told to diet the excess fat from or bodies and throw in some fast walking to hasten the process. The trouble with this is that the low calorie restricted diet would throw the body into diet shock with the body holding onto the fat and using precious lean muscle tissue [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged calorie restricted diet, exercise program, lean muscle tissue, Strength Training, weight loss goals
By Kieran on February 12, 2010
What are the best ab exercises and most effective on your abdominal muscles? If you are trying to get great abs and a flat stomach by doing 100 crunches, then be sure to read on to find out what one study deemed as the best ab exercises.
According to one study conducted by the Biomechanics [...]
Posted in Exercise | Tagged abdominal exercise equipment, abdominal exercises, Best, best ab exercises, bicycle maneuver, Effectiveness, exercises, rectus abdominus muscle
By Kieran on February 8, 2010
Exercise is an important treatment in normalizing blood glucose level in type 2 diabetes as well as in type 1 diabetes. It is also important to know the type of exercise diabetics should undertake that involve minimizing the risks and at the same time deriving maximum benefits to normalize the blood sugar and giving good [...]
Posted in Exercise | Tagged blood glucose level, blood sugar levels, diabetes type II, management of diabetes, type 2 diabetes
By Kieran on February 8, 2010
Don’t for a minute think that strength training is not for you. You may not be an athlete about to compete in a sport or competition, and you may have no desire to be a body builder. Perhaps you are older, a senior even. What then would you ever need strength training for?
If you [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged burning calories, exercise, Strength Training, workout
By Kieran on January 24, 2010
Why Women need Strength Training
Women tend to forget about their muscle strength but every activity we do depends on them, from our everyday household tasks to our leisure or sporting activities. We need that strength even more if we wish have abundant energy to exercise on a regular basis and live an active lifestyle.
When [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged aerobic activities, body fat reduction, female hormones, lean muscle tissue, Loss, Speed, Strength, strength training program, Training, training women, weight
By Kieran on January 23, 2010
Over the years, it has become very clear to me that one of the closest things to the “fountain of youth” may be obtained by regular activity such as walking or weight-bearing exercises; therefore, by strengthening muscles, boosting the amount of oxygen consumed, during the activity, you improve your aerobic ability by 15 to 20 [...]
Posted in Exercise | Tagged aerobic exercise, dr andrew weil, exercise, fountain of youth, healthy aging
By Kieran on January 19, 2010
Once reserved for only competitive male athletes and bodybuilders, strength training should be an essential part of any woman’s fitness program. If woman strength trains she doesn’t have to torture herself with low calorie diets or spend hours on a treadmill trying to make noticeable changes in her physical appearance. With strength training, women can [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged bone density, low calorie diets, muscle fibers, resting metabolic rate, Strength, Strength Training, Training, weightlifting, women
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