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The Top 5 Pilates Exercises to Get You Started!

The Top 5 Pilates Exercises to Get You Started!

Although simple – If you breath correctly, you will find it easy to relax and provide adequete oxygene to your muscles. You will notice the difference when you breathe correctly as it will enhance your overall experience. Breathing is a major part of all pilates exercises. You simply b Continue reading


 

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Treadmills are an essential part of any gym

Treadmills are an essential part of any gym

You can also get treadmills to use in your home, which means that you can do things like watch TV while you use it, instead of having to brave the elements outside. It is an easy way to get a workout, as walking and running are things that we all know instinctively how to do, and are v Continue reading


 

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Weight Lifting is a Multi Purpose Exercise

Weight Lifting is a Multi Purpose Exercise

Lifting weights is a great way to work out, increase your personal energy level, and develop good muscle tone, as well as a way to bulk up. For many guys bulking up is the primary goal of losing weight and girls have for a long time resisted the idea of lifting weights for fear of bulk Continue reading


 

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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.

* Muscular strength – the greatest amount Continue reading


 

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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.

You actually might be involved in a strength-training program right now. Even if you are, I want you to really pay attention to what Continue reading


 

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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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