No matter if you prefer the tranquility of yoga class or the challenge of trail running, when you participate in physical activity on a regular basis you will experience positive effects on both your health and well being. Here are ten reasons why.
WEIGHT TRAINING
Weight training is a great form of exercise, one that will benefit our general health.
Why do I want to workout with weights? Well because firstly I am just drawn to that form of exercise, weights interest me and if you want to stick to your regular execise routine then you need to do the type of exercise that you enjoy. I know I enjoy exercise with weights because when I was a teenager I did do weight training for a short spell and had visions of being as big as Arnie. Well that didn’t happen and I drifted away from working out due to a busy teenage social life. But while I was weight training I did enjoy it. Muscle Mass…. Read more »
Following my last post Warm Up Exercises which was about making sure we get our muscles ready for a workout, I thought I would go through some of the main muscles that we use when exercising and the type of injuries that can happen to them, especially if we don’t warm them up properly prior to exercise. Read more »
We all want to live longer, don’t we ? Well there are plenty of people that would like to find out if or how they can live a longer life, the same as there are people that search for the meaning of life. Well there is a way to extend our life and may be this is the meaning of life, what ever it is, I have to say it is pretty amazing and something that made me sit up and take note. Read more »
I think most people know that before we undergo any kind of exercise that we should perform some kind of warm up exercises and also some cool down exercises after we have finished our workout. Read more »
THE WAY TO BURN FAT
This is the big one FAT nobody wants it and we all want to know how to get rid of it and fast. We want to burn that fat and be lean and healthy. So can we become successful fat burners ? or are we stuck with the fat. Read more »
We would all like to burn fat and build muscle at the same time or at least tone our muscles at the same time. We would all like to have a trim, toned body. There are many methods of working out and different things work for different people. Read more »
Why do we bother, do we really need to exercise regularly or is it all just a waste of time. First off, it is not a waste of time. Exercise is about more than just keeping fit and healthy, it is a contributor to being healthy but not the be all and end all of our health. Exercise gives us more than fitness alone it gives us strength, power, confidence and well being. Read more »
FREE WEIGHTS VS MACHINE WEIGHTS
The big debate,this has been going on for years. Is it better to train with Free Weights or is it better to train with Machine weights. If you train at home you are more likely to have free weights than machine weights, unless you have plenty of room and the money to buy a multi gym. But if you train in a gym you most probably found more machine weights in that gym as opposed to free weights.
