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Fitness And You’re Health

Cardio exercise help you lose weight, lower your chance of heart attack, lower blood pressure, improve your mood and lower stress levels. Cardio exercise should be done about five times per week for maximum results. If you can't do cardio five times per week, you should still try t Continue reading →

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For a Good Workout, Try the Medicine Ball

First of all, the medicine ball has come a long way from the old leather ones mentioned earlier. They now come in a vast array of colors and are made with rubber surfaces making them easier to grip. They also come in weights ranging from one to fifty pounds so you can vary resistance t Continue reading →

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Healthy Pregnancy: Pilates Helps Expecting Mothers

Pilates was a sickly child with asthma. To help fight his illness and build his strength, he experimented with various mind-body disciplines and later became an accomplished skier, diver, gymnast, and boxer. While in internment during WWI in England, he taught fellow interns his concep Continue reading →

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How to Deal with Muscle Cramps

Good and correct warming up has two stages: the general one (cardio), for increasing the body temperature (running, cycling, etc.) and the specific one, during which the main joints and groups of muscles which will be involved in training are warmed up. It is enough not to give, from d Continue reading →

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It’s My Body; I’ll Exercise It If I Have To

I did not know how big of a deal this was until one night this past week I had a little trouble sleeping.

One reason I have trouble falling asleep is my deep fear of falling. Actually, it's not the fall that worries me so much as that sudden stop. For some inexplicable Continue reading →

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Making Fitness Part of Your Life

Being physically fit is not only about conquering marathons in record time and not only about looking your best on the beach — even though looking your best is always a bonus. Being physically fit can help you live a longer, more fulfilling life, it can benefit your body, your self-es Continue reading →

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Safety Tips For Joggers

– Jog or run with a known companion.

– Jog or run in a familiar area.

– Do not jog or run in a heavily wooded, poorly lighted or secluded area, particularly if jogging or running alone.

– Don't wear radio or recorder earphones.

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Steps To Six Pack Abs

Bringing your body-fat level down by:

1.) Following a precise nutrition plan that has the right amount of protein combined together with the right amount and the right type of carbohydrates spaced strategically through-out the day, and around weight training and cardio ses Continue reading →

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The Importance of Stretching

Even before the term itself and the specific methods gained individuality, stretching was used a lot, especially in sports or activities which require a very good mobility of the joints and special muscle suppleness (gymnastics, martial arts, ballet, etc.). The positions specific to ha Continue reading →

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Too tired to exercise

If you already exercise and find you're approaching your daily workout with excessive fatigue and lack of motivation, see your doctor and have your iron level checked. Your doctor can do a blood test called a ferreting level which measures your body's stores of iron. Aerobic ex Continue reading →

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