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Home fitness programs are an effective way to get a trim, fit body in a relatively short period of time. Eating properly along with the mix of cardio and resistance training allows users to lose weight while toning all of the hard to work areas of the body. Of course, eating is an important part of all types of exercise, but by learning how much to eat and when to eat it, you will maximize the effects of this program. Portioning Food When Working Out The amount of food consumed before, during, and after a home fitness program has a large impact on the success of the program. Failing to eat enough will leave you feeling weak because the high level of exercise is draining the energy your body is using to keep its basic processes going. Eating too much food is not in your best interest either. Consuming large amounts of food causes uncomfortable side effects such as cramping and nausea that makes it virtually impossible to exercise. It also causes you to move slower hampering the ...

We are saturated with images of what healthy is supposed to look like. Pictures of the young and lean are everywhere. Not that I’m all that old, mind you, but the fact remains you will never look as good as you did (or at least as good as you could have) at 20. If you’re past 20 this comes as no joy, but the fact is that you should probably get rid of the idea that you think you should look 20 anyway. In good shape doesn’t mean great shape, and being in good shape is just about as good. Let’s talk about what that means. Being in good shape means you could run a mile pretty easily. It’s not going to kill you, and you just might be able to participate in the 5k fun run and walk for charity without having a heart attack in the first 3k – and probably not even stopping along the way. Great shape means you can do the mile in under 6 minutes. It’s the same mile, just not quite the same speed. Looking good means you have around 15-20% body fat as a male and 25%-30% as a female. It doesn...

Look, I’ve ridden the same Schwinn Airdyne bike for years. This is one rugged bike. If there is a classic exercise machine, this must be it. Exercise gadget fads come and go, the Airdyne just keeps going. And, the bad news is, you actually have to ride the thing to get the benefit. Yikes! Here’s how to get going the right way… Tip 1: What ya gonna do? Goals. About 3 percent of adults have written goals. They’re the ones who get things done… What do you want to accomplish? A specific weight loss amount? What is it? Write it down… please. Then get going… Tip 2: Today? Why not start now? See, your exercise bike is just waiting for you to get going. Any time night or day, hot or cold, right or wrong is just the time to start. All you have to do is just get on and start. No fancy additional equipment required. No more courses. Nothing… Tip 3: Twenty minutes… is a great workout length. Any time will help, but there are several reasons why pedaling for twenty minutes is a great ...

Following are the 3 types of exercise that are necessary for achieving total health and fitness: 1.  Weight or resistance training : The general definition of weight or resistance training is any type of exercise that overloads the muscles of the body and causes them, and ligaments and bones as well, to grow stronger, firmer, and fitter. Following are the general types of weight or resistance type training. a. Barbell and dumbbells weight training exercises b. Weight training machines c. Exercises with cables or resistance type rods or bands d. Body weight exercises 2.  Cardio exercises:  Any type of exercise that elevates the heart rate, ideally to your target heart rate based on your age and fitness level, see below: Male: 220-Age (Non-athletic person) 205-Age/2 (Fit person) Female: 226-Age (Non-athletic) 211-Age/2 Typical types of cardio exercise training include: Fast walking, jogging, running, stair steppers, cross trainers, bike riding, a...

Do you know the tremendous swimming health benefits? There are different health advantages that you can appreciate while you go swimming. Swimming is often recommended as an substitute way of training for those who cannot execute heavy workouts. Sufferers with Osteoarthritis are motivated to go swimming as a therapy choice to get comfort from the discomfort. What are the top swimming health benefits? Building Cardiovascular Endurance Swimming is valuable for those who have weak cardiovascular fitness. According to research, swimming increases your stamina. It has also been investigated that those men and women of average age who go swimming for 12 weeks obtained an increase in lung capacity by 10%. The stroke volume that indicates heart strength is found to improve by 18%. Swimming has low impact effect, hence is valuable to the osteoarthritis patients If you have osteoarthritis or you have elderly people in your home who are experiencing osteoarthritis, then swimming session...

Here are some exciting new exercise tips for women that’ll get you bikini-body ready for the 4th of July. Stop being embarrassed with your body and get ready to show it off instead. These exercises are new, exciting, easy, and fun… and you can do them at home in private. Exercise Tips For Women 1. Do some spins Spinning balances out your hormones via your Endocrine System. Kinda weird, but know this. Most Americans and Western Europeans have unbalanced hormones due to the chemicals in their food, water, air, etc. Unbalanced hormones cuts off your main link to losing weight effortlessly. Spinning unlocks that ability. What you do is spin around in a circle, clockwise and with your arms out. Spin for about 10 times or until you get slightly dizzy. Do this multiple times a day and you’ll be losing weight in no time. Of course, there’s more to it than that, but that’s the gist of it. 2. Jump on a mini-trampoline This is by far my favorite exercise because it allows me to ...

Muscle growth is an ideal option for achieving a good level of body fitness. It should be remembered that body fitness is also a part of a healthy mind. There are various forms of weight training exercises which can be done to maintain good health and also a well shaped and toned body. There are various online magazines and websites which take care of the different procedures of it and provide good suggestions and tips on these exercises. Weight training exercises can be done in a combination with cardio exercises also. The Fitness Weight Training is a form of exercise which helps the body to develop the strength and size of skeletal muscles. There are various gyms which are especially focuses on weight training and help their members to attain their ideal body and fitness levels through these exercises. There are various combinations which are provided to the users so that they can work out their training exercises with another form of exercise. There are professional trainers who...

I just got back from taking the family to Savannah for a long awaited vacation getaway. We wanted a place that was quiet, laid back, and had an abundance of walking areas… Man, did Savannah deliver. We had an incredible time. It was sort of a culture shock for us because we came from Orlando which was once rated the worst city for pedestrians to Historic Downtown Savannah which was incredibly pedestrian friendly. Vehicles were stopping for people crossing the street even in high traffic areas and I kept thinking to myself how that would never happen back home. There were parks everywhere and people where walking and jogging as if it was a lazy Sunday afternoon. I began to wonder how fit the city was and how much of an effect the environment had on people’s motivation. I did some research and according to an article on Yahoo, Minneapolis-St. Paul topped the list of the fittest cities in the United States for the third year in a row, despite it’s very cold winters. That’s v...

Looking to get a stronger, more developed lower body? Or, perhaps you simply want to add more shape to the muscles of your legs. Whatever the case happens to be, make sure you aren’t neglecting your calf muscles. The calves are often an afterthought in many people’s workout programs because they simply aren’t aesthetically desired like say having strong glutes or quads are. That said, it’s important to develop strong calves because they’re one muscle that will be with you every step of the way – literally. Each time you walk, you will be working your calf muscle. Let’s go over a few of the top training tips you need to know and remember when it comes to hitting this muscle group properly… 1. ROM Counts.  First, remember to train your calf muscle through the largest range of motion possible. So many people simply do standing calf raises from the floor up. And, while it’s great they’re doing them, this is only half the range of motion. Instead, you should be lowering your...

If you are looking for an inexpensive treadmill with advanced features, then the Horizon fitness treadmills are ideal because Horizon is one of the leading brands and also the fourth largest fitness equipment manufacturers in the world. At Amazon you will get the Horizon fitness T101 treadmill for a price $599.00. With such a low price you may not get speed and efficiency for a top running performance but however it performs well for quite some period. Because of this reason, this treadmill may not be generally suitable for use in a gym or club. What Are the Features In a T101 Treadmill? The machine has a 2.25 HP CHP motor with a speed up to 10 mph. The running surface is 20 inches by 55 inches in area which is adequate for users of average height or less. The incline level is up to 10% which is again an average incline level when compared to other treadmills. The deck has Perfect FLEX cushioning which will give shock absorption and support. The frame is large and heavy which is ...

People in the present age have realized the importance of physical fitness and how to be physically fit. People have become aware of the fact that they have to take part in some kind of physical activity on a regular basis. Most of the people are now joining fitness classes and some of them are trying to get some kind of exercise equipments at their homes. This noteworthy concern in fitness bases from various research studies and their publications. The research proves the tremendous health benefits which can be got from a more eminent level of fitness. These studies have also established the danger of health troubles and death from diseases. As the fitness level of a person improves the risk of being attacked by heart disease, cancer, polygenic disorder, and apoplexy decreases. There are four components of physical fitness. They are as follows: o Muscle strength and survival o Tractableness o Physical composition and fat o Cardiovascular survival To achieve a good degree...

Neurological fitness has to do with your nervous system and how it learns and adapts. It is a critical component in your quest to be in your best physical fitness condition as possible which can include losing weight, developing lean muscle mass, and other healthy qualities. We want to become neurologically sophisticated. What does it mean to become neurologically sophisticated? It means we become tactically fit. Now, what does it mean to become tactically fit? It means that we have our fitness skills to adapt and improvise just like the special operation forces. Our bodies will not be neurologically sophisticated or tactically fit if we just do the same movements such as regular push-ups every time. Push-ups are a great exercise- but we can elevate our fitness more by adding new movements to this basic foundational exercise. This is what neurological fitness is all about. In order to build our neurological fitness, we can build on basic movement to compound movements to comple...

LISS cardio is the exercise you need to get shredded! I’m sure you all have heard of HIIT cardio: High Intensity Interval Training. Well LISS is the opposite end of the spectrum: Low Intensity Steady State. You may be asking yourself why you would want to do LISS cardio. The answer is simple! To preserve that lean muscle mass you have worked so hard to develop!! This type of cardio essentially bypasses the body using carbohydrates as fuel and instead uses fat. 1) The key to LISS cardio is to keep your heart rate between 65% and 75% of your maximum and to make sure the session last no longer than one hour. Of course you can do more than one session in a day but do not do them consecutively. 2) Examples of LISS cardio: a. Take your dog for a walk! Perfect LISS cardio for you and great cardio for your dog! It’s a win-win for both of you! b. Ride a stationary bike at 65 RPM 3) Do not eat anything before you do your cardio! I personally like to do mine right after I wake ...

If you want to improve your health and physical fitness a boxing training program may be what you are looking for. As well as building body strength and fitness it can also go a long way to improve your personal confidence. Of course, by taking part in boxing workouts you will also improve your fighting form. People who have tried boxing as a form of exercise find it to have very positive results, arms and legs usually gain a lot of strength and become more defined in shape. However, the benefits are not all physical. People also find that they gain a greater sense of inner strength and feel more emotionally balanced. Boxing as a form of training and exercise became part of the large fitness training arena a few years ago. Great benefits can be found from boxing workouts on muscle toning and the cardiovascular system. It was the release of many videos featuring Tae bo and kick boxing workouts that made boxing rise in popularity. The many innovative variations on boxing such as ...

Everyone worries about fitness during the holiday season. The first thing that happens is that you find yourself partying more often. That really throws you off your normal eating habits. You end up eating more and consuming more calories. It is usually not fruits and veggies that you are consuming! The second thing about this season is that schedules are always different for everyone. Workplaces have a reduced staff owing to holiday travel. Depending on the business, it might be quieter as deadlines are shoved away into January to permit a full quorum of workplace staff to complete assignment. The third aspect to consider around the holidays is that family members are also on holiday schedule. Children are now at home looking for activities. Spouses might have more free time away from their workplace as well. They may request a shopping trip or time together to take care of holiday activities. So how do you keep fitness in your life and stop worrying about being out of shap...

More and more people are signing up to gyms these days, but worryingly a lot of those people seem to believe that the quality of the gym they join depends more on the definition of the TV screens in the treadmills than any definition their torso might see from training correctly. It seems that in the Fitness and Leisure industry, far too much emphasis is being placed on the leisure rather than the fitness… but fortunately there is another option for those who truly want to improve, and more and more people are realising this: enter Functional Fitness Training . Now there are many Internet articles and threads that simply debate the definition of functional fitness training… this is not one of them. I understand that any training can be classed as functional depending on what you’re training for. For example if you’re job description includes a need to have to largest biceps in the world then yes, 2 hours of bicep curls a day could be classed as functional training. The goal here ...

People today are highly focused on their health and fitness programs. They are eager to find to centers providing essential tips and fruitful curriculums to remain healthy and well shaped through out the life. The Anytime Fitness is one such organization which makes their dream come true. With the growing consciousness of the people in this matter it is becoming more and more profitable to start the franchise business along with Anytime Fitness. Reason To Take Up Anytime Fitness Franchise Among the various reasons promoting to start such a business, the most lucrative one is the rapid growth of the fitness market all over the world. Statistically, more than one million people join the health clubs each year and approximately 5 million of them become members of such clubs. This is due to the fact that several organizations are offering effective fitness programs along with different payment facility which are provoking people a lot. Beside this, the easy availability of different...

I will be revealing secrets to maintaining a perfect body shape. If you follow these tips and stick to the plan, maintaining your weight or even losing more weight will be easy. Now that you have lost the weight after working really hard, I think maintaining your body shape shouldn’t be much of a problem. 1. Exercise. What is exercise? Exercise can be defined as fitness, gymnastics, and physical movements: a physical movement or action, or a series of them, designed to make the body stronger and fitter or to show off gymnastic skill. You are going to need stairs for this one. Now just to maintain your body weight, all you have to do is go up and down the stairs for 5 minutes. If you want to lose more weight, then do this exercise for 20 – 30 minutes a day. 2. Consume at least one apple in between your meals. Apples have a lot of roughage and water content in them. in addition to having water and fiber in them, this will fill you up and you will not feel like eating sna...