Cardio, is a great way to relieve stress, don’t dread doing it. Whether you enjoy running, biking, hiking, swimming etc. just get out and do it. Look at it as a time to yourself to reflect over any issues you may be dealing with at the moment and you’ll be surprised at how much you may accomplish and the clarity that […]
Instant Results, Or Instant Discouragement?
DON’T RUSH YOUR NEW YEARS RESOLUTION One the biggest New Years resolutions is to start an exercise program & lose weight. However, a big mistake that people make when starting an exercise program is they look for quick weight loss results. If these results come slower than they expect they get discouraged and quit. To […]
Get The Most From Your Workouts
“START SLOW AND SET GOALS” To help you succeed in starting an exercise program after being mostly sedentary, set up short-term goals, like walking 10 minutes a day, 3 days a week. Once you are comfortable, try to do more. Try 15 minutes instead of 10 minutes. Then walk on more days a week while […]
Exercising With Music
BOOST YOUR CARDIO TRAINING! If your cardio exercises seems to drag on for ages, and bores you to tears, try one simple thing. Try to listen to music! Create a playlist that starts with songs that have a moderate pace of bpm, and as the work out progresses so should the tempo of the […]
Easy Way To Burn Extra Calories
Did you know you can burn calories all day long just by fidgeting? Studies have shown that people who fidget burn many more calories during the day than people who do not fidget. This futile motion is not exercise. It is movements such as a jumpy leg or looking in different directions, etc. The key […]
Fitness Can Help Build Relationships
Think of what exercising with a partner can do for a relationship You can build a great relationship with someone you care about, whether it’s with a spouse, a sibling, or a friend you used to go to lunch with once a week. Now exercising with that person, you will share a bond and an enjoyment […]
Building Muscle, Burning Calories
A Great Reason To Include Strength Training In Your Weight Loss Program Studies have estimated that for each pound of muscle that you add to your body, you burn an additional 35 to 50 calories per day. So, an extra 10 pounds of muscle will burn approximately 350 to 500 calories a day, or an […]