Common Fitness Myths
There are common fitness myths that quite a lot of people may still believe. For the longest time, such fitness myths have been believed to be true that some people already accept them as fact. Here are some of those common myths regarding fitness training and other related facts. No Pain, No GainA lot of people believe that not feeling any soreness in the muscles after exercise the next day means that the exercise regimen may not be hard enough. It has been a grave mistake for people to conside…
Boosting Your Metabolism
Boosting your body metabolism can help you in many ways. Metabolism is generally the process by which the body goes through to combine certain compounds and nutrients in the body to produce energy in order to perform and maintain certain bodily functions. Boosting your metabolism can help improve a number of functions in your body. Increased metabolism can help you lose weight more effectively. But it is a matter of certain factors working together. Improving or boosting metabolism requires the …
Workout DVD Review
Burn belly fat and shed those unwanted pounds at the comfort of your own home with the help of workout DVDs. This article reviews new kickboxing, Pilates, and samba DVDs that will help you with your workout without going to the gym.Fat-Burning Kickboxing Workout for DummiesThis DVD is perfect for coordination-challenged people who consistently make fools of themselves at the gym. Like Pilates or yoga, kickboxing is based on basic moves you must have before making a serious workout. Like most of …
Can Yoga Make You Lose Weight
You may have seen people doing yoga whether on TV or out in the public and you always wonder how they become so thin just by moving slowly and doing those poses. Apart from adhering to a vegetarian diet, because yoga is known to slow down metabolism, yogis are able to lose weight through this gentle, low-impact, and non-cardiovascular exercise routine.Yoga gets you into a real workoutNo matter which yoga school you practice, you can feel your body sweat even as you perform the salutations (the f…
Dancing and Weight Loss
Losing weight seems like everybody’s preoccupations. Surgeries and diet pills are the artificial means to lose weight. However, these methods are filled with side effects. They are also not considered as healthy options. Most of us resort to unnatural and unhealthy methods to shed unwanted pounds when the formula to lose wight is as simple as counting the calories you take in for each day and making sure that you burn a large amount of these calories throughout the day.Find your exercise One of…
Getting Motivated to Exercise
Exercise can take time and effort. It can take time before any positive results can be seen along with the amount of effort and work put up with it. Considering that time period and the amount of effort needed for exercise can affect one in different ways on certain days, motivation is an important key to success. Getting motivated is always an essential part of any exercise and fitness regimen. It can be quite difficult for some people to do the same exercise routine each and every week. People…
The Basic Principles of Exercise
Effective exercise programs follow certain principles in order to help people keep fit and healthy. These variables or factors may be known in other terms for different programs. They can also be achieved through different means and processes, but the basic principles behind exercise and fitness regimen still remains the same. How effective these programs are will depend on how these exercise variables are being used. Getting to knowing them and using them effectively in developing a fitness r…
Common Excuses for Not Exercising
Exercise can take some motivation and effort in order to become a habit. And building a habit out of exercising can be pretty difficult especially if you see it as just some other task that needs to be done. Looking at a fitness program this way can easily make one give up trying just before one has really started. And in the course of the situation, excuses can be made not to exercise anymore. Hate ExerciseOne of the most common excuses people make by not exercising is that they simply hate doi…
Design Your Training Plan
In following an exercise or fitness program, there are certain guidelines that should be followed in order for it to be more effective. They help provide the basis on what and what are not considered as good practices in any regular training regimen. Here are some of the general guidelines to help you make your fitness program work better for you. Cardio TrainingCardio training helps to strengthen the heart as well as the lungs. This helps also in improving endurance as well as helps the body bu…
Pilates Fitness Training
The Pilates system is a method of fitness training that focuses on stretching, strengthening and balancing the body. It is a fitness method that uses a system of specific exercises that is combined with focused breathing patterns. The exercises that the Pilates method uses help teach proper breathing awareness and spine alignment. The exercises also aim to strengthen the deep torso muscles. HistoryThe Pilates system of fitness training was first developed by Joseph Pilates sometime during the Fi…
