If you look up weight loss you will find two common themes: Diet and exercise. Exercise is touted as a great enhancer of weight loss. It seems like it’s required. But what does physical activity have to do with losing body fat? Why does exercise speed up weight loss?
Many athletes perform some sort of regular warm up and cool off during training and racing. A suitable warm up increases the blood flow to the working muscle which results in diminished muscle stiffness, less risk of trauma and a better performance. Additional advantages of a warm up before exercising include physiologic and psychological preparation.
As you get older, you may notice that it’s increasingly difficult to lose weight. This is especially true after you pass the milestone 50th birthday. Don’t fret though, as there are many tips you can use to help you to effectively lose weight after 50.
Your target heart rate is the range of values for how fast your heart should be beating when you exercise. You can use a percentage range to help you determine how effective your workout is when you’re in the target heart rate zone. Each person has a different target heart rate range. According to Harvard …
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Not every man and woman is cut out for the high intensity training that many people embrace when they want to lose weight and look and feel better. Some people need or prefer low impact exercise routines. Strength training, endurance, flexibility and balance are the four prominent areas where you can embrace a low impact …
When we think about elderly people, we usually have a certain image in our heads. They’re slower, not as strong, probably a little larger around the middle. But does it have to be that way? How much of our aging is actually biologically determined? Do you always lose muscle and gain fat as you age?
We all know that we should exercise on a consistent basis to reap the health benefits, like a stronger heart, better weight management, better sleep, improved mood, more energy … and the list goes on and on. Exercising can even increase longevity. But, over time, it can get boring and is no longer the fun …
It should come as no surprise to anyone that as we get older our bodies change and certain things become more difficult. It becomes harder to move around and be active like you used to, harder to digest certain foods you used to love, harder to stay up late into the night, and harder to …
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Everyone knows having good physical fitness is great for your body. Unfortunately, there’s a cultural preference for starting things on a Monday. Often people will put off starting a new fitness routine until Monday because it seems like a good time to start. Then, Monday comes and goes with no change in habits. If you’re …
It should come as no surprise to anyone that as we get older our bodies change and certain things become more difficult. It becomes harder to move around and be active like you used to, harder to digest certain foods you used to love, harder to stay up late into the night, and harder to …
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