Exercise Articles

226. Exercise Nutrition: How To Keep That Energy Up! By Kathryn ONeill
     How many times has this happened to you?>> You psych yourself up mentally (you are GOING to do it!)>> You don the outfit (you can practically feel the energy flowing through your veins!)>> You lace up the running shoes (Nike: Just Do It - that’s you.)>> You grab your towel (because ANYONE SERIOUS needs a towel).Then it’s time.It’s time to sweat. It’s time to burn the evil fat from your body. You face the treadmill (or stair climber, or rowing machine, or exercise video with the perky aerobics…



227. No Pain, No Gain Isn't True For Arthritis, But Exercise Is Still Important By David Silva
     Recent studies have shown that exercise may acually help people with arthritis in a number of ways. It can reduce joint pain and stiffness. It can increase flexibility, muscle strength, and endurance. And it can also help with weight reduction and contribute to an improved sense of well-being.Most comprehensive arthritis treatment plans should include an exercise regiment. Rest and relaxation, proper diet, medication, and instruction about proper use of joints and ways to conserve energy (tha…



228. Exercise Clothing: The Secret to Success! By Ray Kelly
     When you first start exercising finding the right clothes to wear is important for both comfort and safety. Should you wear the latest Nike joggers or are sandals ok? Should you wear lycra or track pants?Fashion may be important to some but the most important thing is to get through each session so that you can follow up with more exercise tomorrow. The key to success in weight loss is consistency. Being able to exercise regularly. Wearing the right clothes will make this possible. Wearing the…



229. Super Charge Your Metabolism By Robert Adams
     1. Cardio in Combination with Strength Training- If you need to combine your cardio with Strength training then do your Cardio AFTER your Resistance Training workout. You need that extra energy for the Hi Intensity Strength training and you also want to pump blood into your muscles after you have just broken them down from a heavy resistance training program... So Pump it up first then do your Cardio.2. Exercise in the Morning - A Recent Study showed that after one year, 75% of the morning ex…



230. Use an Exercise Training Diary to Keep Your Workouts on Track By Rich Rojas
     A road map is a very handy tool when you’re setting out on a long trip. It helps point you in the direction you want to go and can be a lifesaver when you’ve strayed off course.An exercise training diary can provide the same help as a road map when you embark on an exercise program. In many ways, it’s a lot more informative because it’s a daily record of your journey to your fitness goals. So let’s take a look at how to get the most benefit from your workout log.1. Record the BasicsRecord the …



231. 6 Things A Norwegian Fable Teaches Us About Healthy Perseverance Part 2 By Robin Kegler
     4. Ideas, goals and dreams have a shelf life. The man in the fable took years traveling the different roads, forgetting that his fiancée was waiting for him to arrive to get married. After years passed, she stopped waiting and ended up marrying another. Author, John L. Mason said, "Ideas have a shelf life; that's why we must act before the expiration date." Getting started on any new project is exciting because it's new. Persevering through the months ahead require holding on to the …



232. Walking - The New Health Prevention Pill By Jim O'Connor
     If I could bottle up a special health prevention pill, it would be comprised of your shoes, and feet. Recent research has shown just how much more powerful walking is than previously thought.I don't need to be convinced, since people regularly see me walking all over Los Angeles with my training clients. They have all benefited from the powerful, health producing, results of their walking programs.Compared to other cardiovascular training methods, walking is extremely convenient, and inexp…



233. STRETCHING; Why Should I? By Brad Walker
     This short article looks at some of the tips, tricks and helpful hints you can use to help prevent sports injury and do-away with stiff, aching muscles & joints. It's been put together to answer some of the more common questions we get regarding stretching and sports injury, and details a number of useful sports injury prevention techniques. I hope it proves useful to you. Overcoming & Preventing Sports InjuryIf you’re involved in the health & fitness industry, whether it be participating in y…



234. Abdominal Training - ''Abs'' By Robert DiMaggio
     You can work your abs until hell freezes over, but if you still have a layer of fat, or in some cases even a beer belly, you will never be able to see the muscle. So, from a visual sense you must use proper diet & nutrition to actually be able to see your abs, and that is an entirely different article and beyond the scope of this one. We all have abs, the technical name is Rectus Abdominis. It’s basically the “core” of your body and you could not really function without this muscle. Did I sa…



235. What’s the Best Way to Tone Muscles? By Christy Stevenson
     Whether you’re accustomed to attending gym-offered group fitness classes or working out to videos in the privacy of your own home, you are probably well aware that resistance training or weight training has been the “it” thing in fitness the past few years. There’s a plethora of equipment– resistance tubing, bands, weights, medicine balls, Body bars, Coreboards, Bowflex machines, and everything else under the sun you can lift or pull. Then there is a vast array of classes, including Body Pump,…



236. Arthritis Exercise – One Way to Relieve Pain & Stiffness in Your Joints (part 2) By Shelley Hitz
     Even when you cannot make it out to walk or to an aquatics or yoga class, there are exercises you can do daily to improve flexibility, strength and conditioning when you suffer from arthritis. You can flex your legs while sitting in a chair facing forward, simply by moving your leg outward while keeping your foot on the floor and holding it there for a few seconds, then retracting it until your foot is behind you, then alternating to the other leg. Interlocking your fingers and slowly flexing …



237. Unstable And Proud Of It! Power to the Push-Ups! By Nick Nilsson
     When I get finished teaching you this never-before-seen version of the push-up, you’re going to think that either I’m crazy or a genius or both! Of course, the results you’ll get from it will speak for themselves.First, we need to set the stage for this version of the push-up.To begin with, exercises that move your body rather than the weight (such as the push-up) have been shown to fire more muscle fibers than exercises that move the weight rather than your body (such as the bench press). T…



238. Clothing for Runners By Fraser Edwards
     The best type of clothing for you will depend on what exercise you are doing, what it is for (general fitness, specific event) and how serious you are about continuing with it. If you want to start jogging, but only in good weather to keep yourself fit, and therefore may stop at any point, you will probably not want to spend a lot of money purchasing all the latest high tech running gear. However, if you intend to train for a competition such as t…



239. Weight Loss, Bodybuilding, and Exercise Tips – Keeping Your Body-fat Low: Part 2 of 10 By Greg Ryan
     My name is Greg Ryan. I am a fitness expert, professional bodybuilder, personal, trainer to movie stars, former employee of Kathy Smith and over 50, 000 hours of paid personal training sessions under my belt. For the last twenty years I have been able to continually make progress, stay consistent and have some fun in my quest to be in better shape. One very important technique you need to learn is how to monitor your heart rate. I have been able to keep my body fat low for years because I am …



240. Mega - Workout Motivation: HowTo Start Working Out Regularly And Getting The Results You WANT! By Pete Siegel
     Developing solid workout motivation, the kind which keeps you positive, disciplined and determined, is a result of doing specific internal and external things. Yes, things which keep you hungry for more, and thoroughly fulfilled each workout you perform.Getting and staying in shape is a life and lifestyle commitment—a commitment which aligns desire, will, and subconscious tendencies to fuel success producing actions...generated consistently!The bottom line here? Muscular and fitness devel…



241. How to Keep in Shape with Exercising Gadgets By Ispas Marin
     We’ve all seen those TV commercials featuring all sorts of exercise gadgets that will get you that buff body or that rib-like belly with minimum effort. There are even wrap-around belts that zap your midsection with electronic pulses, allowing you to slim down without even making an effort to move your own muscles. Wow! If only they worked!But, of course, any of us who have bought one of these effort-free exercise gadgets knows that their ultimate use is as a trash can stuffer. They work about…



242. Lance Armstrong’s Training Tactics – The Tortoise or the Hare? By Greg Ryan
     I have been counseling people on weight loss, exercise efficiency and nutrition for over twenty years. Every time I go to the gym I observe people, their training tactics and their workout habits. Over the last few years I have noticed something about certain people in the gym that has been interesting. You would think more people would do this but they don’t. What I have noticed is certain people have a habit or process they go through when they workout that most do not. What is interesting i…



243. Got A Cold - Should You Work Out? By Michael Stefano
     A recent study sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine indicates that exercising moderately while you have a common cold doesn't affect the severity or duration of the symptoms.It's a widely excepted notion that exercising and keeping in shape will reduce your risk of getting sick, but nothing has been previously documented to demonstrate whether working out while suffering from a cold would reduce or intensify the symptoms.The common cold affects us all, with the average American…



244. Home Gym Workout Routines By Gary Gresham
     Home gym workout routines can take the hassle out of staying healthy. How often have you claimed your busy schedule as the reason you could not get to the gym? How many times have you skipped a workout you knew would make you feel better because the fatigue of traffic and the pace of a gym with trainers were too much for your work weary mind?Well, say good bye to the excuses standing in your way because home gym workout routines are the answer for your busy schedule. The key to a successful…



245. Easy Body Makeover for Busy Women By Kay Brown
     We all know how busy our lives get with work, kids, cooking, cleaning, and the daily buzz of activities that are required of us. I have compiled a list of exercises that are quick and easy and can all be done while watching a good movie!Arms: There is just no way of getting around this if your arms are a problem area. Get some small weights. Try your weights out in the store to decide which will be the best for you. Don’t buy anything you are not going to be able to lift for 10 reps. Rem…



246. How to Become a Bodybuilding Champion – The Art of Adapting! By Greg Ryan
     Let’s face it your body is a smart machine, if you want to be a champion especially in the sport of bodybuilding you have to continuously push yourself in EVERY way. The only person you compete against is yourself. The only person you have to stay ahead of in the game is yourself. To do this, it really boils down to just two things: master the art of listening to your body and master the art of not allowing your body and mind to adapt to your training and eating programs.Athletes and the gener…



247. High Blood Pressure and the Benefits of Exercise By Gordon Cameron
     High Blood Pressure - Exercise - Risk of DeathHere's the simple truth - if you have high blood pressure then regular exercise will significantly prolong your life.Moderate exercise is a critically important part of maintaining good health. People who are physically active are less likely than their sedentary counterparts to develop chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and other heart or cardiovascular disease.There is a strong link between physical activity and death rates. I…



248. When to Exercise By Sergios Charntikov
     Do you hit the gym in the morning, before your crazy working day, or you check it out late at night. It is hard to figure out what is best for you and what best fit in your busy life style, but with few tips you can make your lifting life much easier.First rule is to listen to your body. Not everybody has the same daily power cycles, and it is a good idea to start noticing if your body crying during that morning routine or it is really enjoying it. Usually, energy is at its peak in the ear…



249. Exercising In The Heat: 5 Tips to Help You Keep Your Cool! By Ray Kelly
     On a hot day we may feel like we’re melting, but did you know that our internal temperature (or core temperature) only changes by a few degrees. Our normal body temperature at rest is maintained between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius. Our core temperature is extremely important as the processes that occur in our cells need it to be very constant in order to keep the body alive. In fact, you will require medical intervention if it drops below 34.4 degrees, or above 41 degrees. Sources of heatApart f…



250. The History of Pilates – It All Began With One Sickly Child By Della Menechella
     A look into the history of Pilates helps you understand the tremendous power that this form of exercise has to help strengthen and transform your body. Unlike yoga, which has a tradition that goes back thousands of years, one individual developed the Pilates Method at the beginning of the twentieth century.In 1880 in Dusseldorf, Germany, a sickly baby named Joseph Pilates was born. As a young child he watched as his friends ran, jumped and played games –activities that he could not do because…



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