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Weightlifter Runs Amok and is Killed by Taser
A bizarre event took place at a Golds Gym establishment in the USA when a weightlifter named Chad Brothers, 32, suddenly went into an uncontrolled frenzy. It began at about 5.45am in the morning. It appears he had been acting strange for about half an hour, making unusual and odd...
Weight training benefits
Diet and cardiovascular exercise are extremely important, but to transform your body shape there is nothing better than weight training. Weight training will also strengthen your bones and increase muscular endurance. In addition, your muscles will grow/tone and larger or more toned muscles burn more calories and your overall metabolism...
We can turn back time
American and Canadian researchers have been studying 25 senior citizens as they carried out a six-month strength-training programme and the results were more surprising than they expected. The participants had an average age of 70 years and they were given an exercise programme that lasted one hour, twice a week,...
Walking can benefit us all – outdoors or on treadmill
Numerous studies have confirmed that daily walking burns calories and is good for your heart. But walking just 30 minutes a day has also shown that it takes the away the negative feelings of tension and stress thus improving your overall wellbeing. To get the benefits you need to know...
Walking – the magic bullet to a longer life
Back in the 1970s and the days of Jane Fonder, leotards and aerobic classes the emphasis was on no pain, no gain. Today there is a different way of doing things, yet the health benefits can still be quite dramatic. Brisk walking most days for about 30 minutes can be...
Walk Your Way To A Longer Life
A study of 13,535 women in their 50’s who regularly walked as part of an exercise routine where found to be healthier in their 70’s than those that were more sedentary. Brigham Women’s Hospital, who conducted the study, didn’t just look at those with heart disease or those that had...
Vibration Machines, trendy or risky?
How does this appeal? You want to lose weight, get fit, improve your strength, ease aches and pains and reduce the risk of osteoporosis and all you have to do is stand on a vibrating platform. Well, they're the claims from the manufacturers of vibrating machines, and it's generating lots...
Your Energy Systems and How They Impact On Your Training
Your body uses three basic energy systems, and the system that your body utilizes depends on the type of training you do. If you understand how your energy systems work it may help you design a more effective exercise programme. The first thing to point out is that no energy...
Your comprehensive guide to buying fitness & gym equipment
Not all fitness equipment is the same so don’t move a muscle until you’ve read this guide. TREADMILLS Treadmills are the most popular piece of fitness equipment in our range. Understandable since walking or running is a natural form of exercise and the user determines the level of exertion. Types of Treadmills: There...
Workout safe in your home gym
You may have already set up a home gym or you may be in the process of doing so. If so there are a few things you should know about your fitness equipment, whether it’s a treadmill or a shiny new home multi gym. It is important that you take some safety precautions as...
Winter – the perfect time for a treadmill
The nights are drawing in and cold wet days are just around the corner. Crack of dawn runs as the sun burns through the morning mist and those long strolls on a still barmy evening will soon be nothing more than a memory. This is when we get tempted to...
Wii Fit May Not Help Families Get Fit
The Nintendo Wii Fit is a craze designed to get families back in shape, but a study from the University of Mississippi indicates the console has little effect on family fitness. Professor Scott Owens started the study in the Autumn 2008. He wanted to see if video games had the...
Why Do We Grow Old?
From the moment you are conceived you are growing old, and every day you are alive you grow that little bit older. It is the order of things. Everything is born and everything dies, but is it possible to slow the process down? That is a mystery that scientists all...
Why are elliptical crosstrainers so popular?
This low impact total body workout with countless intensity levels is exactly what the older person requires, and in a society where those over the age of fifty will soon make up the majority of the population, these benefits are ideal. Nearly every cardiovascular workout you perform will consist of...
10 dieting mistakes
Drastically Cutting Calories When you do this your body thinks it’s starving and immediately slows down your metabolism to preserve the fat (the emergency energy store) you are trying to get rid of. Skipping Meals Try to eat breakfast. Latest research has proved that those on a diet who eat...