Cardio & Workouts
- 100 Steps Per Minute Achieves Moderate Intensity Activity
In an article published in Reuters Health, it was reported that People who walk for exercise should take at least 100 steps per minute to ensure that their workout is intense enough, says researchersThose who... (Read more...)
- Beating Big Belly Blues
A 33-year-old mother has this dilemma: She has pretty face, slender limbs, and to-die-for upper body. But here's the catch: Her belly looks like that of a woman who's 4 months pregnant. It really makes... (Read more...)
- Belly Dancing Workout
If you're bored with the treadmill or the cross trainer and desperate for a reprieve from the repetitive aerobics classes why not try belly dancing. Before you can scoff at this latest fitness fad, belly... (Read more...)
- Benefits of Cardio Training
Cardio training covers a number pf physical activity that allows the body to use large muscle groups in a continuous manner. The very purpose of cardio training is to essentially elevate the heart rate to... (Read more...)
- Building Swimming Endurance for a Race
After some period of inactivity, Ben has begun swimming again a week ago. He usually goes to the pool 5 times every week and swim for about 40-60 minutes. He started from 10 laps (50m... (Read more...)
- Burning More Calories in the Pool
Swimming is a good way to get a whole body workout. Just swimming laps burns 476 calories per hour. But if you really want to burn more calories, you have to take your game up... (Read more...)
- Cardio Exercise for Beginners
Managing our weight is not easy because there are many temptations that hinder us from sticking to our weight management plan. Good thing there are ways to help us reach our diet goals, one of... (Read more...)
- Cycling for Good Health
With a population that is getting bigger, more and more people begin to reconsider their old habits and are taking action into losing weight. It does not have to be a regular visit at a... (Read more...)
- Family Workout
A family workout can help make exercise more enjoyable. For children, exercising can become a boring task that they might not get interested in. but doing workouts as a family can be a good way... (Read more...)
- Fat-Burning Cardio You Should Be Doing
Cycling is a great form of exercise. It relieves stress, and burns fats without completely overwhelming you. Calorie burnerCycling effectively burns calories. MSN health notes that even at an easy pace, a 130-poind woman will... (Read more...)
- Health Benefits of Physical Activity
If you think you're too tired or too busy to exercise, then maybe you should think about these three things:Regular physical activity improves your mental health. When you're done exercising you will have a sense... (Read more...)
- How to Get Rid of Your Love Handles
Love handles is the common term used for those flabby additions located on the side of the abdomen. For a more proper term, this area is known as the obliques. It is a part of... (Read more...)
- Stair Climbing for Weight Loss
Whenever we go out, we tend to avoid the stairs and would opt for ramps that were originally made for people on wheelchairs. We see stair climbing as too bothersome and tiring. However, did you... (Read more...)
- The Couch Potato Workout
There are around 6 3-minute commercial breaks in hour-long programs. This means that you can get a decent total body workout without having to go to the gym. Prevention's fitness advisor, Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D.,... (Read more...)
- The Skinny Jeans Workout
The skinny jeans has made a successful and extended come back. it has been in vogue for a few seasons now, and a lot of women are reaching for their forgotten pair hanging at the... (Read more...)
- Weightlifting: Before or After an Aerobic Workout?
Fitness buffs who want to include aerobic exercises and weight lifting in the same workout are wondering whether they should lift weights before or after an aerobic exercise. According to a Dr. Edward R. Laskowski,... (Read more...)
- Workouts to Help You Slim Down
Now you have no excuses to not work out. Mike Mejia, C.S.C.S., a personal trainer on Long Island, New York, gives you this total-body dumbbell workout that you can do practically anywhere. Do 6-10 reps... (Read more...)
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