Start with one-lb, weights and add a pound every two weeks or so as your strength increases (most women stop with five- to eight-lb. weights). While training, follow the “Double E” rule: Exhale during the Exertion phase. Also, keep elbows and knees loose and hold in your stomach muscles tightly for extra back support.
1. Squat. With [...]
Take a Hike
Whether it is a short trek into the woods, or a steep ascent up a hill, or a major climb up a mountain peak, hiking offers an exhilarating lower body workout and effective aerobic activity. A basic knowledge of the outdoors, First Aid procedures and equipment are essentials. Beginners are advised to take [...]
Dive in and shape up with this refreshing routine. Remember: Consult your doctor before doing any new fitness routine. Here are the 5 cool pool exercises that you can do in your own backyard’s inflatable pool:
1. Jumping-jack splash – To work your shoulders, plus inner and outer thighs, stand in waist-high water, with feet slightly more [...]
Sitting before the TV in a cozy armchair, with a can of cold beer and a plate of peanuts at hand, or going to the pub on Friday, is certainly the most welcome form of relaxation. This is the usual thing you do after work. What you may not know is that the couch-potato kind [...]
For a fun and effective physical fitness workout, cardio exercise machines are a great choice to burn excess unwanted body fat while at the same time, strengthening your overall cardiovascular health. Exercising with cardio machines can help burn body fat very quickly, but it also makes both your heart and your lungs stronger; it even [...]
Every individual person aims for certain advantages and benefits when it comes to exercise that most likely differ from the advantages and benefits that another person may seek from exercise. However, there are several things that everyone aims for.
Everybody wishes to possess a strong heart, in order to ensure that heart attack does not occur. [...]
During a sweat bath, a lot of wonderful things happen underneath the skin that you may not be aware of. First of all, the capillaries dilate, allowing the blood flow to the skin to increase. This takes the heat away from the surface, allowing it to dissolve within the body. When this happens in a [...]
Television induces a vegetative state. In fact, watching five or more hours of TV a day makes you twice as likely to be obese as those who watch one hour.
How to make TV a fat-buster rather than a time-waster? Workout while you watch. Here is a one-size-fits-all exercise plan. It will keep you fit or [...]
Aside from the obvious cosmetic drawbacks, being obese (seventy percent above your ideal weight) has other negative effects:
It can lead to high blood pressure and cholesterol level.
The obese have higher rates of heart disease and stroke.
Obesity plays a role in some cases of diabetes.
Overweight women have higher rates of breast cancer.
A [...]
Eat, drink and be merry – always sounds good. But do not do the crime if you cannot do the time, they say. The trouble is, any weight gained will need to be lost, and dieting is never an easy matter. Obesity is certainly back in the headlines. For decades, millions have been fighting the [...]