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Exercise Habits Should Start Early
Parents have a great opportunity to harness the natural energy children have and instill lifelong habits that will keep them active as they grow older. Regular exercise is as important for children as it is for adults because the problem of being overweight affects both groups.
Be Your Child’s Role Model — Or Any Child’s Role […]Easy tips for everyone
Stay Hydrated
Make sure that you’ll drink a minimum of 8 glasses of water every day. You should drink even more if you workout and sweat a lot.
Do you feel tired and have a headache? That’s the sign that you might be dehydrated.
Do you drink coffee? Have for one cup of coffee two cups of water. […]Cut your workout, save your time, get more results
Are you resting too much during your workout? Do you talk to your friends half of the time? Are you sitting on a machine and resting for 60 seconds between sets?
Save your time and go for Supersets. Combine 2 exercises together like upper – lower body. Do one set upper body exercise and instead of […]1-minute workout – 20/20/20
Are you too lazy to workout? Do you hate it? Do you always try to find some excuses like: I’m busy, I don’t feel good, I don’t have enough time to drive to the gym, … ?
Here is your 1 minute workout and don’t tell me that you don’t have a 1 minute. Something is […]A big cut of calories intake may stop your weight loss
If you cut your calories intake too much, less than 1200 a day, you may slow down your metabolism and start decreasing your muscle mass. Don’t take your diet to an extreme. Focus on healthy choices and portion control. Choose whole foods such as produce, fresh meat, fish and whole grains. Focus on a healthy […]
Diet foods help you loose weight – MYTH or FACT?
Yes, they may have less calories but that doesn’t mean that diet foods are better for you. Prepackaged diet foods can have a lot of sugar and trans fat. With fat it is the same as with carbs. It is about the quality of fat, not the amount. Beware of trans fats and saturated fats; […]
Your cardio workout
Get a maximum from your cardio workout by doing intervals. You’ll burn more calories. Don’t keep steady tempo, play with the speed or with the resistance or incline. You can do interval training on any cardio machine, but you’ll the most running on a treadmill. Use your rate of perceived exertion (RPE) as a measure […]
Feeling depressed? Try some workout.
Work out vigorously for 30 minutes five times a week. A 2005 study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that activities such as running, biking, step aerobic and racewalking reduced the risk of depression by almost 50%, perhaps because they increased levels of serotonin (a mood-evelevating brain chemical). Feeling to tired to workout? […]
The best cardio for osteoporosis
Trying to find the best cardio workout to prevent or help with osteoporosis? Exercise on your feet. Cycling, swimming and rowing won’t strengthen your bones as well as jogging, walking, stair climbing, dancing, step aerobic, weight lifting and jumping.
Also be sure that you get 1000 to 1200 mg of calcium every day. One container of […]
