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Why Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone?

Why Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone?

Placed under pressure, my physical body responded by 'heating up' – my breathing became shallower and faster, my legs began to ache, and beads of sweat erupted over my body, slowing dripping off my face in steady drops onto the floor below. As I reached for a towel to wipe my f Continue reading


 

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5 Components of Physical Fitness

5 Components of Physical Fitness

The components of physical fitness are:

* Cardiorespiratory (CR) endurance – the efficiency with which the body delivers oxygen and nutrients needed for muscular activity and transports waste products from the cells.

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Alcohol And Exercise

Alcohol And Exercise

Like any other day, tomorrow is going to be a day for exercise, and since you are exercising on a regular basis, a few drinks of alcohol won't really hurt anything, right? Before you decide to rush out to the local bar, there are a few things below that you should think about bef Continue reading


 

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Back Exercises – Strengthen Your Back

Back Exercises – Strengthen Your Back

Basic Guidelines for Back Strengthening Exercises Back exercises are one of the better ways to relieve yourself from back pain and lead a healthy life. It is important to ensure that exercises are worked within a range of motion, so as not to further strain the painful back. In case yo Continue reading


 

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Benefits of resistance training

Benefits of resistance training

What Is Resistance Training?

Resistance training involves activities that use weights, machines and even body weight to work out the muscles properly. It is also known as strength training or weight training. This can be very helpful in achieving a healthier body.
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Can Women Get Bulky From Lifting Weights? SLim Chance

Can Women Get Bulky From Lifting Weights? SLim Chance

This article will help shed some light on why it is so important that every woman be involved and adhering to a strength training program.

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Don’t Let Your Exercise Get Stale

Don’t Let Your Exercise Get Stale

Another way to vary your fitness routine is by changing from exercise machines to free weights / dumbbells or visa versa. For cardio exercise, move from the treadmill to the stepper, elliptical or bike. With cardio workouts, I like interval training because it does just that, it vari Continue reading


 

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Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes

Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes

In spite of that, in today's inactive world where almost every indispensable job can be carried out online, from the ergonomic chair in front of a computer, or with a streaming line of messages from a fax machine, exercising can be a hard argument to win over.

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Exercise – Hydration before, during and after physical effort

Exercise – Hydration before, during and after physical effort

Water is involved in all the metabolic processes, so not providing the body with enough liquid can have as a consequence perturbation of the bio-chemical reactions, which directly influences the effectiveness of the training and even the practitioner's state of health.

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Exercising Properly

Exercising Properly

Anaerobic on the other hand, burns sugar as the main source of fuel. Despite common myths, exercise doesn't have to be drastic in any way to provide massive benefits. Even if you choose light exercise, you will still burn fat.

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