10 vacation inspirations promoting health and fitness
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Here are 10 suggestions to inspire and ignite your creative fitness juices on planning a healthy summer vacation:
Exercise precautions when you have atrial fibrillation
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Regular exercise or physical activity is beneficial to heart – it can lower your risk of heart disease, improve cholesterol, lower your blood pressure and help with weight loss. But is this still true if you have atrial fibrillation?
Read MoreHave fun getting fit with a trampoline workout
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Once a fad of the 1970s and early 1980s, mini trampolines, called rebounders, are seeing a resurgence in the fitness industry with trampoline classes popping up in gyms across the country.
Read MoreTop tips and tricks from fitness pros
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Here are 9 fitness secrets any seasoned exercise pro will tell you needs to happen to make getting and staying fit not only possible but lifelong:
Read MoreMiddle of the night snacking may harm heart health
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It’s 3 a.m. Are you in bed sound asleep or standing in front of your refrigerator searching for snacks to eat? If you answered searching for snacks, beware. A nightly ritual of waking up past midnight to raid the fridge is no friend to your heart and may also put you at risk of developing diabetes.
Read More12 tips rebooting and reenergizing your workout routine
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When working out, it’s always a good idea to keep your body guessing. In other words, don’t do the same thing over and over again. Changing up our workouts by doing something different, not only keeps workouts fresh and invigorating but keeps you from losing exercise motivation.
Read MoreIs the ketogenic diet right for you?
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Very likely you are familiar with the ketogenic diet. There is bound to be someone you know (or perhaps yourself) who has jumped on this fad diet as a way to slim down while subsisting on butter and bacon.
Read More9 exceptional advantages of early morning exercise
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There is no better way to start your day than knowing you have done something amazing for yourself. This is especially so if it involves throwing back the covers and jumping out of bed to exercise.
Read MoreTreadmill tips on boosting this cardio workout
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No matter where you fall on the treadmill love/hate spectrum, they do have their advantages. They provide a safe workout, no uneven terrain, no icy patches, no traffic to contend with, and they are especially convenient when the weather is uncooperative for walking or running outdoors.
Read MoreTop 10 fitness trends predictions for 2018
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This is the twelfth year for this annual survey with more than 1,800 health and fitness professionals worldwide giving their opinion on visualizing what will be strong consumer interests in the exercise world.
Read MorePilates power to transform your love life
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Here are several ways both men and women can take advantage of Pilate’s power to transform their love life:
Read MoreTai chi – meditation and medication in motion
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Growing evidence is showing the value of tai chi in treating or preventing many health problems.
Read MoreFour essential secrets to getting the body you want
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It’s no secret that if you want to lose some weight, get in shape and have a better body, exercise must be part of that equation to achieve those results. What is a secret though is why some people seem to be so much better at achieving and maintaining their fitness than others? Is it genetics, time of day they exercise, the type of equipment they use, or what?
Read MoreThe Emperor of the The Gym: The Rowing Machine
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Even with all the pulleys, sliding seats, and adjustable weights, rowing machines today still seem a little old-fashioned. Perhaps because they were fixtures in gyms back when gyms were just gyms, and didn't double as smoothie cafés, yoga schools, or pick-up bars. But today, just as in your grandfather's time, few machines can give you as good a workout in as short a period of time as a rowing machine.
Read MoreClimbing stairs – your secret to improved fitness
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There is a saying that states “A man’s health can be judged by which he takes two at a time – pills or stairs.” This statement rings so true and once a person takes up this advice, they’ll soon understand why.
Read MoreAre Sports Drinks Right for You?
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We've all watched as our favorite pro athletes, bathed in sweat, guzzle those bright green and blue sports drinks on the sidelines. In fact, the companies that market those drinks and provide them to the pro sport leagues free of charge are counting on it. But just as there are some fundamental differences between your game and that of Cam Newton or LeBron James, there are some fundamental reasons why sports drinks work for them and work against you.
Read MoreEat right or exercise? Which to choose when in a pinch
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If you had to cut corners when it comes to slimming down, which one matters more - eating healthy or exercise?
Read MoreWhy water workouts are a winning exercise
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Exercising in water is not only one of the most refreshing and invigorating workouts you can do but also an effective workout for the health benefits you’ll achieve. And for those who suffer from arthritic joints or who need rehabilitation from an injury, it can be a lifesaver for remaining physically active in an exercise program.
Read MoreWhy more men should be practicing yoga
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One of the most beneficial exercise moves in the world is yoga. Walk into any yoga class across America and the primary participates will usually be women. However, ever so slowly, there are more and more men who have taken the plunge, their pride and their yoga mat to join the opposite sex in discovering the manly benefits yoga has to offer.
Read MoreSlowing the progression of Parkinson’s with exercise
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Parkinson’s disease affects those afflicted with it by causing impaired balance, tremors, slowness, stiffness, and a shuffling gait or trouble with walking. Now a new study is suggesting that exercise could be one way to help slow down the progression of this disease including for those who already have advanced Parkinson’s.
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