Fitness means many different things for many different people. Some people prefer to get big and strong, while others prefer to have maximum endurance. Through all corners of the internet, fitness magazine culture, and written […]
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Guest Post: Cardio Exercise and its History in Health and Fitness
Cardio is a form of exercise that results in an increased heart rate as well as improved muscular functioning which ultimately leads to general body fitness. Cardio as a form of physical exercise, involves engagement of larger body muscles, often referred to as gross motor activities. Apart from raising the heart rate during exercise, cardio exercise also enables our muscles to maintain a good shape and condition. This results in a more healthy and efficient functioning body, while helping us to achieve the primary goal of cardio exercise, which is a stronger cardio vascular system that is characterized with more capillaries carrying more oxygen to the muscular cells. Increased oxygen supply in turn allows your body to break down more fat during exercise as well as during resting period.
Low intensity exercise rates for an elongated period of time enables you to participate in the cardio form of exercise. For instance, engaging your body in rhythmic exercises for more than 15 minutes while maintaining 60 to 80% of your maximum heart rate is an ideal way of taking part in cardio exercise. This leads to a number of health and fitness benefits such as increased stamina, control of body weight and other benefits related to psychological and mental functioning of the body including reduced anxiety and enhanced moods.
Fitness To Improve Health – What You Need To Do
There is a lot of talk in the press right now about the difference between leading an active lifestyle and actively exercising for fitness. The benefits of both these approaches are enormous, especially if you have a desk job. But can either be effective in improving your health? Generally speaking, if your health needs improvement, then increasing your activity might help. Is there more to it than that though?
Guest Post: 5 Reasons Why You’re Not Losing That Stubborn Belly Weight
Jogging for hours and doing hundreds of sit-ups a day should make you totally ripped, but what if your belly weight is still there? The reason why you can’t get rid of that stubborn fat are numerous and connected to your age, lifestyle, diet and stress level, so you need to identify your biggest opponents and learn how to defeat them. Here are five reasons why you’re not losing belly weight and what you can do about it.
Guest Post: Cycling is the new running: lose weight with cycling
If you want to lose some weight to improve your health, get fitter and simply look and feel better about yourself, then cycling just might be the thing you’ve been looking for. Here is how to lose some weight by hitting the pedals. Take a look.
Product Review: Aaptiv Personal Training App
Aaptiv? What in heaven’s name is an Aaptiv?
This unsurprisingly was my first reaction to a name which gave no indication of what the product promised to deliver. My ignorance was, admittedly, tempered by the fact that I had been lucky enough to be able to try the app out for two weeks. Who could say no right? Nevertheless, if you’re like me an unsure about what Aaptiv is, it’s probably best to do some background info first.
Guest Post: 5 Things to Consider Before Joining the Gym
Joining the gym is probably one of the best decisions you can make for your health. The workouts don’t have to be intense and the goals you set don’t have to be too ambitious, but any sort of physical activity will drastically improve your physical and mental health. This doesn’t mean that it’s something that should be decided on hastily and without proper planning. The facilities and equipment you choose should be well suited to your goals and the pace at which you are willing to work.
The Route to Peak Physical Fitness
Something that we can all agree on is that to be as physically fit as possible, you need to put a lot of work in. If you get to the right point with it psychologically, then all the work can actually be quite enjoyable, and not feel like work at all. But it is definitely true that if you want to be as fit as you can be, then you need to spend a lot of time and effort on getting to that point. If you are a regular reader of this website, then you will know that there are plenty of workout techniques and so on which can help you with that goal. But you also need to think about your whole life, your daily routines and how you treat your body. Are you doing everything you can to hasten your journey to fitness? Let’s take a look at some of the things you should be doing, if you aren’t already.