Fitness

Whether you’re a business owner starting a new gym or you’re looking to set up a gym in your own home, finding the right equipment should be at the top of your priority list. Gym equipment comes in all shapes,…
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Pilates offers an effective means to tone and strengthen your body from head to toe. Adding stretch bands to your Pilates workout makes the exercises even more effective. The stretch bands add just enough resistance to challenge your muscles while…
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In order to have a flat stomach, consider workout exercises to target the abdomen muscles. Tight upper and lower abdomen muscles help to flatten the stomach. Yet tightening the abdomen muscles is only half of the equation. The first step…
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Overview Monitoring your heart rate during exercise is an excellent way to ensure you don’t exceed your limits. With the increasing availability of heart rate measuring devices which sometimes include the perks of GPS, pacing and other biological information, it…
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Overview Good nutrition is essential to overall health. In addition, physical activity can help to control and reduce the effects of health issues such as diabetes and heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, better lifestyle habits can help…
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Getting flat abs can do more than boost your self-confidence. It can also help reduce your risk for disease. Fat that appears on the stomach has a tendency to become deep and wrap around the organs. This is called visceral…
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The obliques are the muscles found on the sides of the stomach. They are activated when you make lateral and rotational trunk movements. Strengthening the obliques can help in the functioning of daily activities like golfing, shoveling snow, throwing hay…
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Carpal tunnel syndrome is a nerve condition that may occur after doing repetitive motions with the hands or wrists over an extended period of time, says the University of Maryland Division of Administrative Affairs. Carpal tunnel syndrome may occur after…
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If you aspire to stay fit but are easily bored with typical cardio machines and group fitness classes, consider purchasing a gaming system that offers aerobic fitness games to help keep you in shape. Aerobic fitness games can be performed…
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According to the Northwestern Health Sciences University’s HealthyU program, core training is an integrated approached to fitness that combines strength, balance and flexibility training for the muscles controlling your truck and spine. Properly training these muscles will help prevent injuries,…
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Yoga poses can help to reduce belly fat without using extreme exercise techniques, which Yoga Journal states can deplete bone mass and reduce spinal support. Yoga improves abdominal strength by tightening the obliques and transversus muscles. According to Fitness Magazine,…
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Resistance bands have elastic properties that provide resistance when stretched, as well as a pulling tension when returning to their original length. Strength and conditioning expert Brian Findley states, in the December 2004 issue of the NSCA’s “Strength and Conditioning…
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Yoga is a form of exercise that uses slow movements and stretching to increase flexibility, balance and muscle endurance. With increased flexibility and strength comes better posture, says WebMD.com. Yoga has various poses but the three main categories they fall…
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Although stomach fat can’t be targeted with abdominal exercise, abdominal exercises can build up the network of muscles that holds your stomach in tight. The book “Strength Training Anatomy” by Frederic Delavier uses the metaphor of a hammock. If you…
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The cable cross-over machine enables you to perform cross-over exercises at various angles, working your muscles in many different directions. Though this machine takes up plenty of space, you can work your chest, back, legs, arms and abdominal muscles with…
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A good cardiovascular exercise program is essential to a long healthy life. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States of America. A few factors leading to cardiovascular disease are a sedentary lifestyle, smoking and obesity….
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There’s a lot of contradicting information out there about the best way to get a flat stomach. Some people will tell you to do hundreds of crunches. Some commercials will tell you to buy a certain piece of exercise equipment….
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You do not need to spend your money on a gym membership to effectively tone your legs. You can perform a variety of exercises from home using just your body weight or inexpensive equipment such as ankle and hand weights…
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A “ball” is a spherical-shaped fitness tool made out of durable rubber and inflated to a diameter that ranges from 55 to 75 cm in 10-cm increments. Using this ball to work your stomach area can lead to maximum muscle…
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A dynamic action is any muscle action that produces joint movement. Dynamic exercises can be performed in the form of stretching, resistance training or simply moving your body. Dynamic exercises allow you to train with functionality by mimicking sport-specific movements…
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Bodyweight exercises are often considered easy or for beginners only. Many people equate a good workout with using exercise machines, weights and other expensive fitness equipment. In 2010, the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit fitness watchdog organization, announced that…
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Slimmer stomach exercises need to be done with proper form and they have to target your whole abdominal area. This includes the upper and lower rectus abdominis and obliques which are found on the sides of your stomach. Being that…
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The American College of Sports Medicine advises group exercise classes at your local gym will give you the opportunity to meet new people and exercise in a social environment. Group exercise classes vary from beginner to advanced, low to high…
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Your spine consists of 33 individual vertebrae, which are separated by intervertebral discs and held together by inelastic ligaments. Your spine may lose some of its mobility if you have poor posture or lead a sedentary lifestyle. This can lead…
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Swiss balls range in size from 55 to 75 cm and they are also known as exercise balls, fitness balls, physio balls and stability balls. The main thing that separates the best from the worst exercises on a Swiss ball,…
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You can use light weights to increase lean muscle tissue and boost metabolic rate without overloading or bulking your muscles. Using light weights and performing an exercise for at least eight to 12 repetitions is a technique that will allow…
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Setting foot in the gym is a big step toward reaching your goal to tone up and get into better all around shape. If you are new to the gym scene, it is best to go in there with a…
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The muscles of your lower back are called the erector spinae. These muscles work to extend your spine, either as a back bend or to bring your back up straight from a bent over position. The erector spinae are also…
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A ruptured disc in the lower spine causes increased pressure on the nerves coming from the spinal cord, which can lead to severe pain, according to “Understanding Medical Surgical Nursing” by Linda Williams and Paula Hopper. When a protrusion of…
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When a person ages, their skin becomes thinner and the cells of the skin do not rejuvenate as quickly. The layer of fat under the dermis layer of skin becomes saggy, as the fibers that generate taut younger skin begin…
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