You Can Have Washboard Abdominals And Look Great On The Beach

Can you imagine walking along the beach in your swimsuit with everyone looking at your rippling six-pack? All eyes jealously admiring your suntanned, muscular physique. Ok here's the truth, “there are no easy ways to build washboard abs”! But there are some ways that will give you fantastic results (and some that will waste your time). It seems as if there is a new “Super…

Training Frequency & Rest Days

When it comes to muscle-building, how often you train and how often you rest are just as important as what you do when training and exercising. This is because the muscle-building part of the process happens not in the gym, but when you’re resting. During exercise, muscles are strained and slightly torn. During recovery, they are rebuilt to be bigger and stronger than before. Training…

5 Components of Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is the ability to function effectively throughout your workday, perform your usual other activities, and still have enough energy left over to handle any extra stresses or emergencies which may arise. 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.…

Trying To Get Back In Shape?

If you have taken a layoff from your exercise program, it’s tough to get motivated to start back into your training regimen again. What you have to do is set some realistic, attainable “written” goals to help push you. The reason I have emphasized written is that if you don’t write your goals down, they are merely wishes. Studies have proven over and over that…

Where To Find Free Exercises To Flatten Stomach

They are everywhere; magazines where on the front cover have beautiful models showing off their flat stomach and a caption that may say something similar to “Want flat abs, we’ll show you how!” These magazine articles are great for some people who want to spend the money to buy the magazine in order to find out how to flatten their stomach. Then there are endless…

You Don’t Have To Spend Working Out Long Hours At The Gym

Discover How A Simple To Follow 15-Minutes Workout Can Help You Boost Your Health & Fitness Almost Instantly! Find Out How This Workout Will Give You Better Results And Benefit You Tremendously in Real-Life Application. Dear friend, I understand how chaotic life can be, especially when you’re juggling between career and family.It makes you feel that you don’t have time to do almost anything else,…

10 Things You Should Know About Stretching

Before fitness training, one must give importance to doing warm-up or stretching exercises to prevent accidents or to enhance the output during the training. There are also several precautionary measures and tips to serve as guidelines when doing fitness exercises. Here are some of them. 1. To increase your flexibility and to avoid injuries, stretch before and after a workout. Almost everyone knows that stretching…

Adding Aerobic Exercise To Your Day

Aerobic exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. If you are looking to include exercise in your life to improve your health, lose weight, and prevent disease, you should seek an exercise program that is enjoyable for you. The key to exercise and its positive benefits is consistency. You should seek an exercise that you could do every day for the greatest benefits…

A Pilates Mind And Body Workout!

Pilates mind is the state of mind you get into during a Pilates workout. Think of it in much the same way as you think of the state of mind a person is supposed to have during yoga. Not quite like the runner’s high, Pilates mind is a more tranquil, refreshed state of awareness. Do all who perform the exercises experience Pilates mind? Undoubtedly, no.…

What is Burnout and Why is it so Dangerous?

Mental burnout occurs when a person becomes emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausted from the pressures of home or work life. This situation affects someone's level of motivation, well-being, and energy. They feel frustrated, drained, fatigued, hopeless, and powerless, which is the body's natural response to so much pressure. This situation is not an overnight issue, so you need to recognize its signs and symptoms early…