Physical activity is specified as a movement that demands the contraction of your muscles. Any of the actions we do throughout the day that demand movement, such as housekeeping, gardening, walking, climbing up stairs, are illustrations of physical activity. Exercise is a particular form of physical activity. It’s planned, purposeful physical activity executed with the …
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.
Most people exercise to lose weight. However, many people are lost when it comes to which exercises, they should do. We don’t all have lots of spare time to dedicate to working out, so you want to ensure that you’re doing the right exercises to achieve your weight loss goals. When working out, you’ll not …
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 …
Making the decision to begin an exercise routine is one of the smartest and most beneficial decisions you could make in your life. Your body is the vehicle in which you travel through your entire lifetime in, and you only get one! Unfortunately, many individuals begin working out with numerous misconceptions about how to start …
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 …
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 …
So you’ve been a little bit too lazy in last couple of months and you finally decided to change something about your physical activities? You don’t want to become a “couch potato” and you know you can do much better than just looking like a grumpy overweight person right? And so right now you want …
How To Set Reasonable Fitness Goals When You’re Totally Out of Shape Read More »
If it’s been a while since you last exercised and you are now out a little of shape, it’s perfectly normal to be out of breath when you start up again. Your cardiovascular and respiratory systems have gotten used to a certain level of daily “work” and now you are taxing them to do more …
Did you know that the muscle strength you build up in your 20s can stay with you far into your golden years? Although many younger people feel that they can get away with eating junk and vegging out since it doesn’t have an immediate effect on their health, the long-term impact is much more detrimental …
