The key to green arrow abs
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Why go through the trouble? The salmon ladder exercise is among the most time efficient exercises you can train with for working all the muscles of your core and upper body.
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Best Exercise for losing weight
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The best type of exercise for weight loss is definitely something that fitness experts haven’t agreed on yet. Some people stress the importance of resistance exercise, while others say that endurance training is the bound to expend the most energy thereby better for weight loss. Some use heart rate as the primary calorie burning factor, while others use basal metabolic rate (BMR) to track weight loss training. Resistance training is said to increase BMR for up to 2 days after exercise which means your body is working long after you are not.
Read MorePerfect pre- and post-workout snacks for anyone
/Your pre- and post-workout food choices can make a big difference in what you achieve in terms of muscle mass. Even though intense workouts are still the main driver of developing a muscular physique, what you eat before and after exercise is the spark fueling this process.
Read MoreAvoid losing muscle when losing weight
/Protein is an essential compound in every single one of the trillions of cells in the human body. Proteins are large molecules consisting of amino acids helping the cells to function properly and account for about 20% of our total body weight
Read MoreTop fitness trends for 2016. Which ones are you doing?
/The #1 trend for 2016 is wearable technology which includes fitness trackers, smart watches, heart rate monitors, and GPS tracking devices.
Read MoreHere's Your Exercise Routine...for Work?
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One of the biggest issues facing us as a modern society is that our lives revolve around sedentary activities. Driving, lengthy commutes, our office jobs, TV and movies. Everything is done sitting down. According to the WHO (World Health Organization) physical inactivity is the 4th leading cause of death globally. Prolonged sitting will also increase the risk of type 2 diabetes by 90%.
Read More3 steps to successfully maintaining weight loss
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The conundrum of maintaining long-term weight loss is well documented. People who have lost weight only to regain it back know all too well that losing weight is actually easier than maintaining the weight loss. That’s why people who have lost weight and have been successful in keeping the weight off, have been studied to figure out what are they doing to achieve the accomplishment of not regaining the weight back.
Read MoreWhy physical fitness is not all about weight loss
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Americans are stuck. Whether we’re stuck in a physical cubicle or a mental rut, we’ve lost our enthusiasm for bodily movement. Despite the joy we felt as children, our days filled with imaginary play, tree climbing and jump rope are long gone. Most of us can think back to high school and college days where we chose to participate in a sports or intramural team. We probably did these activities because we enjoyed the camaraderie, had fun, and maybe we were even good at them. These reasons were reinforced through the bonds we formed with our teammates, and improvements made in our physical fitness. Even during our biggest moments of doubt, we had the support and encouragement of our parents, coaches and friends to keep us motivated.
Read More10 Tips For Your Morning Workout
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If you're one of those people who has embraced the morning workout routine, kudos! But are you longing for the days when every time you worked out, you felt fresh and rejuvenated? Exercise is incredibly important for our overall health and losing weight If you're at the point when exercise is part of your daily routine (good for you!), but feeling like you're not getting the maximum benefits out of your workout, here are 7 tips to boost it.
Read More7 Secrets to Burn More Fat While Running
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Running is probably mankind’s oldest physical endeavor. Good ol` fashion running still matters. Even further, this summer when you're on vacation, running on the sand will boost your calorie burn rate. Running on the sand makes your body have to work twice as hard to get over it. You expend at least 150% more energy and burn more calories running on sand than on hard surfaces—and it actually makes you faster. Everyone understands the obvious benefits of running but did you know there's ways to burn more fat?
Read More7 Healthy Reasons to Embrace Running
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Running is probably mankind’s oldest physical endeavor. Good ol` fashion running still matters. Even further, this summer when you're on vacation, running on the sand will boost your calorie burn rate. Running on the sand makes your body have to work twice as hard to get over it. You expend at least 150% more energy and burn more calories running on sand than on hard surfaces—and it actually makes you faster. Everyone understands the obvious benefits of running but here are 7 you may not have thought of yet.
Read MoreThe Swimming Routine For Everyone
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High-intensity interval training is by far the healthiest and best way to workout for most people. What are the options for this type of workout? Of course, you can run, bike and hit the weight room but there still continues to be the best workout possible and that's swimming. Swimming is cardio, strength, HIIT, and flexibility all wrapped up in one workout. Plus, even more importantly, swimming is restorative, meaning you can swim day after day and now suffer from overuse injuries. Are you yawning at the thought of simple swim laps. Here are 8 swimming workouts to try.
Read MoreHIIT: The Best Workout Approach
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Over the last decade, interval training has been believed to be the best workout for most people. As the go-to fitness routine, interval training improves strength and endurance over moderate-intensity steady-state cardiovascular exercise. Study after study has shown that interval training, particularly high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is the gold standard for rapid results in speed, strength and endurance, be it from running, cycling, weight training or using cardio machines at your gym.
Read More5 Workout Moves For A Flatter Stomach
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For many people, the waist is often the first place excess fat goes. Unfortunately, it is also one of the hardest areas on our bodies to lose weight. Having a “muffin top” is not only unappealing, but it is also unhealthy to have on our bodies. In fact, having excess belly, or abdominal, fat is worse than having excess fat on most other places on our body. Belly fat or visceral fat is a huge proponent of chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes and can even bring on stroke. Here are 5 tips to help get rid of that belly fat.
Read MoreThe Simplest Bodyweight Workout
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Athletes are not the only ones who should do bodyweight workouts. Bodyweight workouts are great for on the go and help keep you fit but if you're not interested in bulking up this is for you. With a little space and your body weight, and any small free weights you have (if you want), you can get a full body workout without stepping foot into a weight room.
Read MoreTRX: Latest Workout Trend?
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A new workout trend is hitting gyms everywhere. Enter, the TRX suspension-training system. It increases the effectiveness on virtually ever exercise known. Why? Because it requires you to not only work against your body weight and gravity, but it forces you to constantly keep yourself stabilized. Adding tension like this to any move is going to up the ante. Every single move is a core exercise without you having to really think about it.
Read MoreStrength Training vs. Cardio: Which comes first?
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Strength training or cardio first? No wait, it's cardio then strength training. By now, you probably have seen this debate unfold in a number of ways. We all want to build a lean, fit body but not everyone wants to bulk up. Women are most of time looking tone their body without having bulky muscle. But we know if you desire that lean body, sticking to the treadmill or elliptical just isn't enough.
Read MoreYou Can Learn to Love Exercising
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Exercise can seem so difficult and at times we really dread the idea of lifting a weight or stepping foot on a stairstepper. The truth is, is you embrace exercise it really can make an impact on your overall health and well-being. The hardest part begins with getting started. The key is changing your perspective on exercise and being active. This doesn't necessarily mean you have to run on the treadmill for an hour. Love the idea of toning? Do yoga. Enjoy getting your groove on, embrace zumba. There are a million and one options for adding physical activity to your daily routine. Even just 20 minutes can do wonders and after all, is better than nothing.
Read MoreHealthier Habits Have An Instant Effect On the Body
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If you're embarking down a healthier path for your life, you may be struggling with the changes, especially if they're dramatic. An example: going from never working out to working out 5 times per week. Or cutting bread and unhealthy sugary foods out of your diet. These habit changes are going to have a major effect on your life but whether you know it or now, your body immediately changes and responds the moment you begin making healthier choices, whether they be small or big.
Read MoreThe Secret To Getting To The Gym
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You know the feeling, you just cannot bring yourself to get to the gym or start your workout when the 5 a.m. alarm goes off. We talked about a recent study that showed the best way to instill exercise as a real habit in your life. Study published in journal, Health Psychology. Researchers found most consistent exercisers made exercise into a specific type of habit. Usually one triggered by a cue like hearing the morning alarm, going to the gym without even thinking about it or getting stressed and immediately deciding to exercise. Scientists wanted to see whether this type of habit known as instigation habit was better than another type of habit, when it comes to predicting who stuck with a month of exercise.
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