Strength Training Exercises That Will Improve Your Health
Is strength training part of your workout? Combined with a good cardiovascular workout, strength training is a great way to reduce stress, build muscle, and lose weight. There are many different alternatives to get a great resistant work out in. You can do Pilates, lift weights, sit ups, push ups, and many others. As you strength train, you will... more
The Pitfalls of Weight Loss Programs and Diets
Most diet and weight loss programs have a depressingly high failure rate, with people either never reaching their weight goals or reaching them and regaining all the weight they lost (and sometimes more) in about one year. Getting the weight off fast is so desirable that many of us are willing to sacrifice health and ignore common sense in the hope... more
Boost your Metabolic Rate by Exercising
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 and the additional benefits of maintaining... more
Weight Loss With Strength Training
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 day, even when you’re doing absolutely nothing. Imagine... more
Losing Weight (Burning Fat) – Week 3
Unfortunately another disrupted week in regards to outdoor exercising and my much needed bike riding. More rain and then my young son had a fall at the local shopping centre hurting his arm, which resulted in a mad dash to the emergency or casualty section of the local private hospital. Turned out he may have broken his wrist, so the doctor put a small... more
Elliptical Trainers – A Complete Workout
Elliptical trainers can give a complete body workout if the arms are also used. They are low impact cardio vascular workout machine and are easy on the joints of the legs and the knees. They help you to lose weight and stay in shape. In fact you burn the same number of calories as you would when you are jogging on the treadmill. For this reason, people... more
The Best Exercise For Weight Loss
The best exercise for weight loss? There’s no such thing, but no surprise there, right? Someone with leg problems can’t run to lose weight, and swimming won’t work without access to a pool. There is no one-size-fits-all prescription here. You just have to work out which exercises are best for you. A Few Of The Best Exercises For Weight... more
Health and Fitness Tools
A selection of tools to assist you with your fitness, exercise or weight loss program. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) Calculator Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the total number of calories your body requires for normal bodily functions (excluding activity factors). This includes keeping your heart beating, inhaling and exhaling air, digesting food, making... more
Diet and Exercising for Weight Loss
Obesity is now being called an epidemic in the health community. In fact, it will soon be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, even ahead of cigarette smoking. Obesity leads to type two diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke and even an increased risk of cancer. With all of these health risks, as well as the general... more