Why is compression gear so in vogue? Is it fact or fad? Is there really something to the new compression gear that enhances athletic performance? How can I use compression gear to add to my workout? These are all questions that we hope to answer. If you have watched the olympics, you’ve seen the major …
Circuit Training – Best Exercise Routine?
WHY CIRCUIT TRAIN?
There are many benefits to circuit training. It is fun, can be performed alone or in groups, allows for a large variety of exercises/movements, is a great way to get a whole-body workout, and can expedite any training session! Most importantly, circuit training exercise routines are functional, as they target both our aerobic and …
Yoga for Beginners: 6 Easy Poses to Get You Started
Yoga has been around for thousands of years. It has been studied extensively by scientists and has been shown to have great health benefits. If you are interested in learning some yoga for beginners, this article will show you six simple poses you can easily incorporate into your daily life.
Sukasana is translated as Easy Yoga …
Use Music to Regulate Your Workout Routine
Do you ever hear your sneakers calling you from the depths of your closet, beckoning you for a run, but you just ignore them? If you find it is a struggle to find the motivation to exercise, try using music to guide your workout routine and get you out the door. As simple as it …
Exercise Guidelines: Aerobic and Resistance Training
Use these exercise guidelines to structure your workouts and achieve your desired fitness goals.
Aerobic Training
Aerobic Training has many benefits, including weight loss, increased stamina, and decreased risk of heart disease and other chronic health conditions. Aerobic training is also the core of many exercise routines for women as many women prefer fat burning over …
Weight Lifting Workouts – Good for Losing Weight?
Contrary to the common opinion and the impression that is given by many infomercials and ads about weight training workouts, many common exercises are not primarily designed to lose weight. Find out about the most common misconceptions in this article.
In general, weight lifting does not necessarily burn a lot of fat. Heart rate and overall …
Great Posture and Fitness: The 5 Best Core Stability Exercises
Core stability training is designed to strengthen your torso with its wide range of muscles from abdominal muscles, internal and external obliques and the muscles tat are running along the spine. Why should they need to be strengthened?
A balanced gym exercise routine to strengthen your core will not only improve your overall fitness and feeling …
Getting and Staying in Shape: Finding the Best Core Stability Exercises
Having strong and healthy core muscles is one of the keys to helping you get and stay in shape. The only problem is that Core Stability Exercises are often confused with or mistakenly reduced to abdominal exercises, so many people do not get the results they desire. This might be a widespread misconception because the strong, sexy …
Stability / Balance Ball, Too Cheap and Effective to Not Own
I previously mentioned that the balance ball is my favorite home gym equipment on an earlier post on weight lifting to burn fat. In this post, I will tell you why I like the balance/stability ball so much.
Bodyweight Training
I am a fan of incorporating bodyweight training into workouts. Why? Because you should be able to …
Burn Fat by Building Muscle
You may have heard that “your body expends an extra 50 Calories per day for every extra pound of muscle you gain“. When I first heard this statement, I felt a bit suspicious because if it was really true, then all weight lifters would have an easy time losing body fat. I did some research …
