Cool-down periods hold as great a significance as warm-ups, in fact both of them are an essential part of an exercise routine. Warming up aids the body in making a smooth transition from rest to activity, where as during a cool-down, the body cools. Muscle temperature decreases, perspiration rate goes down causing the skin to feel cool, heart rate goes down, and respiration … [Read more...]
Revamp your fitness routine
To keep on achieving results from your fitness routine, it's important to mix it up and keep the workouts interesting and productive. You can adapt some of these tricks indicated below for your own fitness routines, whatever your goals. Cross Training In cross training you engage in two or more types of exercises either in one workout or in successive workouts. For … [Read more...]
Resistance Band Workout for Travelers
A resistance band is a great travel workout aid because it's an effective resistance-training tool and yet it folds up into the tiniest of spaces. There are different brands and styles, but basically a resistance band looks like a giant rubber band (some have handles), and you stretch it to work your muscles. They are great for beginners, cheap and extremely portable. For … [Read more...]
Adding “Balance” Back to life
In this article I discuss balance on many different levels: in terms of literal balance, as in not falling down, as a balance of muscular structure between a strong side and a weak side of the body. "Balance." however, has a much deeper meaning in terms of its pertinence to your mental state and in your everyday life. Your job? A figurative definition of balance, refers to … [Read more...]
Amount of exercise- a key in cutting cholesterol
When it comes to lowering cholesterol, the amount of exercise a person logs is more important than the intensity, researchers report. If you're a woman aged 40-60, it's especially important that you begin to exercise right away to lower the risk of developing heart disease. Normal blood cholesterol level is less than or 200mg/dl, with 35mg/dl or higher level of HDL. Desirable … [Read more...]
Skipping to Good Health
Exercise is the vital essence of human body. It can be in any form, may be swimming, rowing, aerobics, to give you better and all round body development. When we talk about 'EXERCISES', instantly our mind strikes of 'muscular movement', which helps in improving blood circulation, and helps to strengthen the heart and skeleton. This movement of heart and circulation system, … [Read more...]
Diet for Athletic Endurance
The endurance factor of the muscles depends on the nutritive support for the muscle-more than anything else on the amount of glycogen that has been stored in the muscle prior to the period of exercise. A person on a high carbohydrate diet stores far more glycogen in muscles than a person on either a mixed diet or a high fat diet. Therefore, endurance is greatly enhanced by a … [Read more...]
Creating an appropriate fitness program for yourself
There is simply no doubt that, exercise is good for all of us. But the fact still remains that number of women start and stop exercising as often as they start and stop the engines of their car or buy an expensive piece of fitness equipment leaving it to catch dust in the storage. The key to a successful fitness program lies in the aspect that exercise should be fun, something … [Read more...]
Every Breath You Take
Breathing is so automatic that you don't even have to think about it, right ? Wrong --especially while you are working out. In addition to food and water, your body needs to process oxygen, transferring it from the lungs through the bloodstream to the muscles. There is a growing belief that the effectiveness of any exercise program at any level is impacted by breathing … [Read more...]
Being Active At All Sizes
Women can be active at any size by bringing about modifications in their daily lifestyle. Being overweight, obese or even extremely obese in no way should interfere in your determination towards achieving health & fitness goals. To begin with you need to do away with the fact that losing fat or achieving healthy weight is beyond your reach. I always recommend my … [Read more...]
Running for Women
Walking is enough for many women, but others perhaps even you, begin to feel like a horse that longs to break into a trot. Women have always run, but in recent years jogging and running have become almost a national pastime. Once you decide to take up running as a part of your cardiovascular routine, a good way to gently move into it is by jogging, which is a slow, … [Read more...]
Body Image: The History Of Body Hate And How To Change It
Here is a good question: Why have womens feelings about their bodies been so horribly painful to them? In search of the answer, you have probably read a lot of articles about dieting, self-loathing and eating disorders. And you have probably looked in the mirror and disliked some part of your body as if that "part" were bad or wrong and if it could only be changed everything … [Read more...]
Cardio Timing: The Secret to Burning Fat Up To 300% Faster
When is the best time of day to do your aerobic exercise? The answer is any time! The most important thing is that you just do it. Continuous cardiovascular exercise, such as walking, jogging, stair-climbing, or cycling, sustained for at least 30 minutes, will burn body fat no matter when you do it. However, if you want to get the maximum benefits possible from every minute you … [Read more...]
