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Best Weight Lifting Exercises
There are a multitude of exercises that you can do for weight lifting but I think that the most important thing that you can do is to concentrate on your core bodyparts and try to get exercises that will work those parts the best. First thing to know...
Exercise after being sick
When should I start working out again after cold or flu? I got back to the gym this morning after being off for a couple of weeks due to a flu. It was an OK workout. Anyway, often when we get sick we are not sure when to start back exercising and wor...
Espresso – It’s not just for breakfast
I drink a cup of coffee or two in the morning just to pick up my energy a bit. I know some people say that coffee is not good as it raises your blood pressure but I get tested faitly often and my blood pressure is ok. Anyway, have you ever tried the ...
Advanced HIIT High Intensity Interval Training
I have written about HIIT before but it is something that I really do prescribe to instead of just another workout alternative. The idea to me of getting a good workout is to workout hard for a short period of time and really work the muscles. Lately...
Fall Fitness
I found this article last year about fall fitness written by Rob Williams of the Vancouver Province Newspaper. One of the things I have noticed this year is that I am really noticing the change of seasons and how it is affecting my attitude, energy, ...
Classic 2 day split weight workouts
I have been pretty clear that I am just working most of my body in a single workout lately but there is of course another way. The split weight workout. With a split schedule you can do the same amount of work in one day but get twice the number of s...
High rep and Low rep sets
Today I was feeling a little sluggish walking into the gym. I knew it was a day to do weights but I didn’t know if after the long weekend I would have the mental power to be able to push my sets to failure like I know that I have to. So I decid...
Walking or Biking to Work to Improve Health
What do you do for exercise? Do you bike or walk? Why not do that on the way or at least part of the way to work. Walking or biking to work, even part way, is linked with fitness, but very few Americans do it, according to a study of more than 2,000 ...
How hard should my workout be?
I get asked often how hard you should be working out when you are working out. The simple answer for me is workout as hard as you can for as long as you can. Lets go into some detail. Lets take doing weights for an example. I start my workout with a ...
Muscle Growth with Push Pull Supersets
Building muscle is done primarily though confusing your muscles into growth. When you keep changing your sets, weights, exercises then your muscle grow to accommodate the changing stress of the workout. One of my favorite ways to train the upper-body...
Getting Motivated to run a race
Health magazine has these quick tips to help you get motivated to run a race. I know that it has been a goal of mine to run a 10k for a long time but pushing through that tough training and having my body heal between workouts is the tough part. Need...
High Intensity Interval Training
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is a great way to both improve performance and to also lose weight quickly. HIIT is a different way of doing cardio with just a couple of rules to remember: First, your running session should only be 15-30 minu...
The Permanent Solution For Fitness Grumblers
Workouts would have bored everybody if they had tried to do it alone. Have you ever noticed the difference between walking alone and walking with your buddy? In the first instance, you get fatigued too quickly while in the latter case, you don’...
Things To Consider Before Joining A Gym
Joining a gym is probably the best thing you could do for your health. Sure, you could go the ’self-help’ way by picking up and doing random workouts, but you would go only so far with this ’self-help’ approach. A time will co...
Essential Parts of an Effective Fitness Plan
Lots of people jump on the fitness bandwagon without even realizing what it could and couldn’t do for them, or what they should and shouldn’t expect from it. Usually they do it either out of peer pressure or for weight loss. Even before y...
Tips to Get a Great Fitness Trainer For You
These days, so many people pose as ’self-styled’ fitness gurus but few of them have any real qualification or experience in health and fitness. You should pick a fitness trainer who would guide you in the right direction and not the wrong...
A Couple Important Fitness Myths
The fitness industry is replete with theories, some of which are facts while others are myths. You should separate the facts from myths to ensure that you reach your fitness goals quickly and easily. In the following article I will tell you about the...
Reasons Why Treadmill Workouts Are Great Exercise
While it is true that exercises come with many benefits, not all of us are able to keep up with our regular workout routines, sometimes out of lack of time, and at other times out of plain lethargy. In this article I would offer you one workout idea ...
Get What You Want from Your Fitness Instructor
If someone asks you to hire a personal trainer, do you become confused? If yes, you are not alone. Ask your peers and probably they are also in the same kind of dilemma. People, especially women, don’t really know how to get the best bang for ...
