Do you want to achieve more in less time when it comes to your workouts? Consider high intensity interval training (HIIT). You can incorporate HIIT into your existing exercise program. High intensity interval training can be performed any number of ways using any number of exercise machines like treadmills, elliptical trainers, stationary bicycles, rowing machines, stair-climbers, etc. Once … [Read more...]
I could not agree more with this article. Brief episodes of high intensity exercise repeated over and again (HIIT or high intensity interval training) for 15 to 20 minutes can give you the same health and fitness benefits, if not better, than prolong exercise at moderate intensity. You will burn more calories from HIIT than regular aerobic exercise with many of those burned calories coming … [Read more...]
An acquaintance of mine forwarded this article to me regarding the use of Sprint 8 in obesity. For those of you familiar with our site we are advocates of high intensity interval training (HIIT). Sprint 8 is a form of HIIT. More calories can be burned doing HIIT both during, and get this, after exercise. But, that's not its only benefit. HIIT like Sprint 8 can stimulate growth hormone release. … [Read more...]
Here's an interesting article from FoxNews on 15 ways to improve your fitness. Let's just talk about the first tip: exercise in quick spurts. More and more studies are showing the health benefits of exercising at high intensity for brief periods; frequently called high intensity interval training. Research is showing that such exercise can provide the same heart health benefits as moderate … [Read more...]
Well, with the start of 2012 you finally concluded that you need to get into better physical shape. You have started to exercise and are trying to figure out what your target heart rate should be to exercise in your aerobic zone. There's a couple different ways to determine your target heart rate and a couple of things to keep in mind. First Things First How high you can get your heart rate … [Read more...]
This recent article published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that patients suffering from mild to moderate Parkinson's disease can benefit from Tai Chi developing better balance reducing the injuries from falls and obtaining overall improved functional capacity. What is Tai Chi? Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese form of martial arts, but one that uses slow, rhythmic, and circular … [Read more...]
If you can move your body, you can exercise. Calisthenics are body weight exercises - exercises in which the resistance is the weight of your body. Calisthenics comes from two Greek words, kalos for beautiful and sthenos for stength. "Calisthenics" is the right word since these exercises are terrific for shaping the body while adding some serious strength. One great thing about calisthenics is … [Read more...]
According to the National Cancer Institute 226,870 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 and 39,510 will die from it. The role of physical activity or exercise in cancer prevention and management has been best studied in breast and colon cancer. Today we are going to examine the relationship between exercise and breast cancer. Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention The … [Read more...]
Have you ever heard that if you don’t exercise regularly your muscles will turn into fat? Not true, but your brain will turn into fat if you don’t exercise – just kidding. Or, that it is best to stretch before exercise? Not true, either. This post will look at some of the more common myths about exercise. Myth 1: Aerobic exercise is the only exercise you need to do to control your … [Read more...]
