Taking the time to make a concrete exercise plan is the essential first step towards building the body you want. Following that, comes the tough task of following it each week, but that’s a different topic for a different day. For now, let’s just center on putting a workout schedule together.
When many people make a decision to improve their fitness, the first thing they do is try to come up with some kind of program to follow. While there are many predetermined fitness programs, many decide that they’d like to take matters into their own hands. This isn’t always advisable, though, especially if you’re inexperienced …
When many people think about eating less in order to lose weight, they often think only about the amount of calories they should eat. They often forget completely that exercise can be just as helpful in losing weight as their low calorie diet. Exercise is an important part of any weight loss program as it …
Exercising doesn’t have to be expensive. You can still maintain a good workout schedule without spending a lot of money on pricey home gym equipment, personal trainers or gym memberships. And using your economic situation as an excuse to not exercise is just that – an excuse. So, stop compromising on your health and start …
Using exercise to burn calories has many benefits. Exercise is known to boost your mood, increase your metabolism, lower stress, improve your sleep as well as help you lose weight. Exercise will give you more energy, which can help you stick with your calorie burning program and meet your health and fitness goals, too. Any …
A popular saying among fitness advocates is that you can’t outrun a poor diet. This euphemism helps explain that exercise alone will not compensate for a diet that is lacking in nutrition or overly saturated in calories. So, if you can’t outrun a poor diet, why should you exercise at all? Many of us simply …
Having thighs that rub together or against your clothing when exercising is not only uncomfortable, but it can impact your health. Chafing is one thing, but when the area gets rubbed raw, not only is it painful, bleeding and swollen, but the rubbed area can get infected. However, you can reduce and stop your thighs …
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A plateau is a stall in whatever you’re trying to do. And a fitness plateau is no different. If you’re trying to lose weight, you aren’t. If you’re trying to build muscle, you can’t. You have reached a point where what you’re doing is not working anymore. The reason? Most likely your body has become …
What is Considered Moderate-Intensity Exercise? The key to losing weight and building muscle is repetition. You aren’t going to build a lot of muscle or lose a lot of weight if you only exercise once or twice a week. However, the reality is that for most people, once or twice a week is all that …
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Why You Should Be Weight Training To Lose Weight If you’re not weight training to lose weight, you should be. Weight training routines for weight loss are not about building muscle, getting big biceps or adding muscle weight. Most people who are new to weight training don’t know that you have to burn fat first to build the …
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