Training for Two
By Paul Rogers
Weight training and exercise workouts may be the last thing you want to do when you’re going through the biological changes of pregnancy. Nausea, swelling and discomfort notwithstanding, keeping active and fit can provide advantages for you and your developing offspring.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issues guidelines for exercise [...]
The human body adapts itself to changing environments and the demands or lack of demands placed upon it, causing frequent activity to keep the body operating at a more functional level for longer. These adaptations are often the very same changes the sedentary individuals searching for miracle cures to their aesthetic woes crave.
Exercise has [...]
Getting Started
By Paige Waehner,
If you want to lose fat or change your body, one of the most important things you can do is lift weights. Diet and cardio are equally important, but when it comes to changing how your body looks, weight training wins hands down. If you’ve hesitated to start a strength training program, [...]
By:Josh Henkin
We have all heard the expression “people grow outside the gym not inside.” However, what does this really mean, it means that recovery from training is where one achieves all their results. In the last few years post-workout nutrition has gained significant attention because researchers have found the body is most apt to absorb [...]
Short Sprint Intervals Can Assist Weight Loss
By Paul Rogers
The headline read: How to Burn More Fat with Less Effort. No wonder it caught my eye; after all, that’s the Holy Grail of weight loss isn’t it? The headline referred to research by an Australian team at the University of New South Wales, the details of [...]
Why Women Do Need a Strength Training Routine
By Elizabeth Quinn,
Over the last decade, researchers have made extremely compelling arguments for the benefits of weight training for women and those over the age of fifty. Still, the number of women who take this recommendation to heart is still quite low. Most women who exercise are [...]
Benefits of Body Sculpting Training During Pregnancy and Rules of Safety
By Hugo Rivera,
Research has determined that remaining active during pregnancy offers several benefits to the mother and to the future newborn as well. The key to reaping out such benefits is to adjust your exercise program in order to make it safe for yourself [...]
Are there special guidelines for aging athletes?
By Elizabeth Quinn,
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) now has fitness guidelines specific to weight training for people over 50. The advice: perform such exercises 2 to 3 times a week to condition all of the major muscle groups — arms, legs, shoulders, and trunk. The goal [...]
by:Ethan A. Huff
Recent research is indicating that traditional approaches to exercise that involve spending hours in the gym every day may not be the best way to stay strong and healthy. Interval training, a high-intensity type of workout that was originally created for Olympic athletes, may actually be twice as effective as regular exercise, and [...]
By: Hugo Rivera
Cardiovascular exercise is necessary for most of us in our quest to achieving the lean bodybuilding look that we are looking for. Few can achieve the lean appearance required to see a full six pack of abs without cardio. In addition to fat burning, cardiovascular exercise offers many benefits such as an improved [...]
