Author: Chris Ritchie
Each day, you get up and do fifteen minutes of intense exercise. You go about your day feeling pretty good about yourself, knowing that you are doing what you need to do to ensure your continued good health. How disappointed and surprised will you be to learn that the fifteen minutes that you spend exercising each day isn’t doing you a bit of good? What the Experts Say about How Long You Should Exercise You can toss those eight minute miracle exercise programs. Medical research and science have proven that anything less than thirty minutes of exercise is essentially fruitless.…
“Love Handles” are a common problem among both men and women. They are most common in men. It is a lovable term given to a not so lovable problem to refer to the extra fat accumulated around the mid section. A healthy diet combined with a sound exercise program will help you get rid of love handles. It takes dedication and commitment, but if you make a plan and stick to it you will achieve your goal. How to Get Rid of “Love Handles” with Diet “Love Handles” are usually the last fat to go when you are trimming fat…
Painful muscle cramps in the legs are probably the most common complaint among runners and other athletes. Leg cramps affect many people, not just athletes. There are many factors that can cause leg muscles to cramp. Dehydration Causes Electrolyte Imbalance and Leg Cramps The loss of fluid leading to dehydration is common when exercising. A really good workout or run causes you to sweat, sometimes profusely. Sweat is loss of fluid and minerals from your body. Adults can lose up to 2 ½ quarts of fluid per hour through perspiration which includes fluid, sodium chloride, potassium, calcium and magnesium. If…
HGH, or Human Growth Hormone, is essential to building muscle, and this is the main reason that most people will look for proven ways to boost HGH output. The thing is, you can increase your levels of HGH with supplements, but there are also other things that you can do to increase your HGH output. Three Ways to Increase HGH Easily The three easiest ways to increase your natural levels of HGH include: Get more sleep. You’ve got to increase the amount of sleep that you get. If you don’t get at least eight hours of sleep each twenty-four hour…
Why Yoga? The sole purpose behind Yoga is to make the body healthier by manipulating it into a variety of poses or positions that have established health benefits for the body. Yoga can increase circulation, get your heart pumping, clear your mind to help with your mental state, and help to improve your breathing among a variety of other different benefits. People who are just getting into practicing Yoga should make sure that they do not push themselves too hard in the beginning but instead ease into the pattern of trying harder and harder positions as you body allows you…
Yoga is effective for weight loss by many different means. Yoga can not only help you reduce your weight by burning calories, it can give you the self discipline you need to avoid emotional eating and put you in tune with your own body. You will find that you are not only stronger physically but mentally after practicing yoga routinely. One of the greatest benefits with any style of yoga is that you will find that you are getting in tune with your own body. How to Lose Weight with Yoga – Strength and Flexibility Yoga postures help you to…
Sex is an important part of any romantic relationship, and hopefully, you and your partner have sex on a regular basis. What many people wonder is if sex is a substitute for exercise. If you have sex can you skip the gym? If you and your partner are planning an evening of romance, can you skip your aerobics class? Sex is Exercise Because sex gets your heart beating hard, and it requires the use of so many different muscle groups, most people actually do consider sex to be exercise. Because of this, and for other reasons, they make it a…
Believe it or not, many people do not workout regularly, yet they still enjoy great health. This is because they have replaced routine workouts with routine sports. Sport is a form of exercise, but because it is fun, few people associate the two. Sport vs. Exercise Sport is exercise. It requires the use of your muscles. Sport gets your heart rate up to healthy levels. It allows you to sweat. It gets you moving. While sports substitute for what we traditionally consider exercise, there is a definitive drawback. Often, through exercise, we have the ability to work specific areas of…
Sports are a great deal of fun, and they are great exercise. You should participate in sports that you enjoy as often as possible. One thing that you must be aware of, however, is how to prevent blisters during sport. When a blister occurs, the sport no longer becomes much fun, and it may be a while before you can participate again. What Causes Blisters?Simply put, friction causes blisters to form. Blisters form near the surface of the skin, and they are filled with fluid. They become more painful when they burst, exposing deeper layers of very tender skin. When…
If you are active in any physical sport, you are at greater risk for physical injuries. The injuries that you are at greater risk for, however, are considered to be sport related injuries. Because you need to prevent injuries, and be on the lookout for the warning signs of injury, you need to know about the 10 most common sport injuries. Prevention and Treatment for 10 Common Sport Injuries Different sport injuries have different treatment options, but when it comes to prevention, they all have one thing in common. If you stretch and warm your muscles before participating in any…