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Fitness tips
It’s not easy keeping up a regular exercise programme so you can never have to many tips to keep you moving in the right direction. Fitness Tip 1 Listen to your body. It does not matter whether you are an experienced exerciser or a raw beginner, everyone from time to...
Fitness Test Before an Operation Can Aid Recovery
It is common knowledge that the fitter you are before going into hospital for an operation, the quicker you recover. But the doctors and hospital staff usually have no idea how fit you really are and its not until complications arise during or after the operation that the bodies weakness’...
Fitness Options on FaceBook
The new WishList application on Facebook turns every FaceBook user into their own little commission-based business. The idea of social-networking is not a new one, but up until now the rewards for being on a social network were just that – social. With the release of the WishList application on...
Fitness machines get iPod workout
Your workout at the gym isn’t going to be any less painful. But the world’s leading commercial provider of exercise equipment might at least help make the session on a stair-climber or treadmill more entertaining. Life Fitness, a division of Brunswick Corp., says it plans to offer seamless integration with...
Is This the Ultimate Weight Training Programme?
The weight-training programme that I am about to reveal is one of the hardest training programmes I have ever encountered and I will be honest, I have never completed the course. It is a yearlong training programme and that in it’s self will be a struggle for most people to...
Is it possible to rush a workout and still benefit?
As is always the case, there are never enough hours in the day and so when it comes to your workout do you skip it or rush it. Skipping it is not a good idea but could you save time by skimping on the rest periods between sets? Or do...
Inventor of the Nordic Track Ski Machine Dies
How many of you can remember the Nordic Track ski machine that was so popular in the 1980s-90s. Well the sad news is that its inventor Ed Pauls died at his home in Motrose, Colo on October the 9th 2011 aged 80. His daughter, Terri Pauls, said he had complications...
Injecting Testosterone Supplement Good or Bad?
In this celebrity culture how we look and act has become more significant than ever before, that is why we have seen a huge increase in surgical and non surgical procedures such as breast implants, Botox , liposuction and hair transplants. As well as physically changing our appearance, how we...
If Fitness Is Maintained Golf is Ideal For Your Golden Years
Older people are taking up golf and it is one of the fastest-growing segments of the golfing population with about one quarter now in their mature years. Many people assume that golf is a leisurely walk around a field, interrupted by hitting a ball a few times and then with...
How muscles grow
The human body is extremely complex and quite difficult for a non-scientist to understand. Yet a basic understanding of how the body functions will help you achieve your goal quicker and easier than training haphazardly. If you are in training, your muscles are probably most important thing to you. The...
How astronauts stay fit
For an astronaut living on the international space station is like being Superman every day, flying to their breakfast, work and even the bathroom. But floating around in zero gravity can have some serious consequences for the human body, including the weakening of bones. In fact, studies by NASA have...
How Accurate are Calorie Counters on Exercise Machines
If you exercise on an exercise machine wearing a heart rate monitor and then read the number of calories burned from your watch and then compare it to the exercise machine, you will probably see a big difference, maybe hundreds of calories different. The machine will nearly always be higher...
Hong Kong health club harnesses human energy
The California Fitness health club in Hong Kong has connected car batteries to exercise machines so that they can harness human energy to reduce their electricity bills. Rita Wong a fit 27 year old said its very good motivation; for as she pedals furiously on the elliptical she can see...
Safer exercise for overweight people
The fitness and weight loss industry is huge business with millions of pounds being spent on health club membership, diets and home fitness equipment. Yet the industries marketing is almost exclusively geared towards the already-fit populace. You never see overweight or obese people bouncing in an aerobics class or using...
Reused spring water bottles could be dangerous
Recent studies show that these spring water bottles can be harmful to those who reuse them as refills, as they are potential bacteria bombs, regardless of how much they are cleaned before reuse. This alarming result comes from recent research done by five female biotechnology students at the University of...
Rehabilitating On A Treadmill
It’s not easy recovering from an injury; it can be a long and frustrating process. For runners it can be particularly exasperating as runners are very dedicated to their sport. This is where a treadmill can help speed up the process as it uses the same muscle groups but with...
Pilates and baby boomers: A perfect match – By Ken Endelman
There are now 77 million baby boomers in America. Born between the years 1946 and 1964, boomers represent nearly 27 percent of the entire population. This demographic has always been physically active. The national fitness craze of the late 1970s began with the boomers starting aerobics, spin, and other group...
Make the Most of your Sit Ups
The sit-up is one of the most popular exercises performed both at home and in gyms. Every man wants a ripped torso and every women a flat toned stomach, and it seems so easy, you just sit on the floor, put your hands behind your head and crunch. Well, not...
Looking after your treadmill
TREADMILL MAINTENANCE We hope you find this advice helpful, however always refer to your treadmill owner manual for a definitive explanation. If your manual is a little less comprehensive than others then this guide will come in useful. It is based on experience and we hope there are things in...
Listen Up Men -Toxic Emotions Can Pollute Your World
Explosive emotions can be disastrous to men’s personal and professional relationships and experts agree that the most troublesome and potentially dangerous emotions for men are anger, hostility and jealousy. In theory, for men, anger seems a good idea. As a kid your dad would probably say, “Get mad with it”...