Exercise Tips
5 Essential Tips for Switching to Barefoot Running
Thinking of switching to barefoot running? This guide is here to help you transition safely and effectively. Learn how to pick the right footwear, begin with short distances, maintain proper form, and strengthen your legs. Follow these steps for a smooth and injury-free switch to barefoot running. Key Takeaways Transition to barefoot running requires gradual…
Read MoreAerobic Exercise Increases Belly Fat Loss
Should we do aerobic exercise to lose belly fat? While weight training can help you lose weight and build muscle, aerobic exercise may be more effective if you want to get rid of belly fat (also known as visceral fat or belly fat). Belly fat, or excess fat around the abdomen and internal organs, is…
Read MoreQuads – Squats and Leg Exercises
Quadriceps (quads) are the largest muscles in the leg. The best way to grow heaps of muscle is to do lots of squats with many variations (do only one or two types of squats per training session). Squats are good because they hit all four heads of the quadriceps; adductor brevis, vastus intermedius, rectus femoris,…
Read MoreExercise Advice
Drink Water A young male athlete’s body is about 75% percent water, while a young female athlete typically boasts about 70% percent. Nearly two-thirds of the water shows up in the muscles, while the rest can be found in the bloodstream. Men and women both, may find themselves “in a constant state of dehydration.” Generally,…
Read MoreIs Hula Hooping a Great Workout?
Hula hooping? Yes, hula hooping. While it may sound like yet another exercise fad, people have used the hula hoop for exercise almost as long as humans have been exercising. The earliest hoops were made almost 2,500 years ago for religious dances, and medical texts from 1,300′s England describe the hoop’s use for back problems.…
Read MoreExercise Calculations
It is vital for your training that you are constantly monitoring your progress and tracking improvement. However, you also need calculate how many repetitions (reps) you are performing, your heart rate and your oxygen levels. If you do so you can assure that your exercise is organized, safe and effective. Target Heart Rate Calculator Calculate…
Read MoreFitness Gets Social
Fitness Gets Social. Staying on track with a workout is tough. Face it, when you’re working out on your own, it’s easy to get bored or just plain lazy. That’s where Fitocracy comes in. With this website, exercise becomes a game in which you track your workouts to win points and achievements, and then show…
Read MoreLats
Lats (Latissimus Dorsi) include the muscles, Teres major and Teres minor. They’re a very important part of a person’s physique, adding width to the body and give it that “V” look. It’s a very big muscle and it can handle a lot of weight and resistance training. Lats tie in with all the other muscles…
Read MoreAbdominal Exercises
Everybody has abdominals, but not everybody’s show. This is because some people have more fat on this area of their body. The muscles can’t show through the fat. Which is why some people may have strong abdominals but no six pack, and a skinny guy with weak abdominals does. We would recommend that if you…
Read MoreChest Exercises
The chest (Latin name – pectoralis) is by far the most popular muscle group to train by most beginners and is a very impressive part of a more advanced bodybuilder’s physique. The chest consists of pectoralis major and pectoralis minor. Pectoralis major consists of two heads – clavicular head is the top part and is…
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