Aerobic exercise is exercise that relies on your body’s use of oxygen. Examples of these exercises are running, swimming, cycling, and rowing, which you can engage in for extended periods of time.
Read MoreLifting weights, sometimes referred to by the sniffier nom du gymnasium of “strength training,” is not part of everyone's exercise regimen.
Read MoreYou routinely do your cardiovascular workouts along with lifting some weights but wait, you may be leaving out one very important component of physical fitness - stretching.
Read MoreAccording to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, Americans can do a much better job of exercising and being physically fit.
Read MoreSolidcore is a 50-minute workout built around a device known as a Megaformer, which resembles the love child of a spring-loaded Pilates reformer machine and a medieval dungeon's rack.
Read MoreFun Anatomy Fact: Your “six pack” (if you have one...) is actually one long muscle. Called the rectus abdominus in the doctor books.
Read MoreSquats may be thought of as an exercise for the legs but it actually benefits the entire body including the all-important core muscles deep within the abdomen.
Read MoreMen who exercised had improved sperm at the end of the training, but the best return on exercise investment coming to the men who engaged in moderate intensity workouts.
Read MoreIt is one thing to lose excess weight achieving a healthier body mass index (BMI) but it’s another thing dealing with excess sagging skin after.
Read MoreWhen exercising, how can you judge how much effort you’re putting into or how hard your workout is?
Read MoreBeing stressed out, and bombarding our bodies with stress signals, can have a detrimental effect on our health. Stress has been known to lead to health issues like heart problems, excess weight, stomach and digestive problems.
Read MoreThe treadmill and the elliptical are usually the most-occupied machines at any modern gym, and for good reason.
Read MoreExperienced body-builder volunteers were divided up into two groups, one traditional and one taking longer rests, and were studied over an eight week period.
Read MoreIf losing weight or maintaining weight loss has been unsuccessful, do you know why?
Read MoreStrength training – weight lifting, or “pumping iron,” if you insist – remains the quintessential manly sport. That doesn't mean women can't be or aren't weight lifters.
Read MoreIf there is one thing the human body is designed and meant to do is to move. Yet how many of us spend a good chunk of our day sitting and moving very little?
Read MoreAccording to findings from a new study presented at the Integrative Biology of Exercise 7 meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, overweight to obese men using a combination of healthy eating and exercise significantly increased their level of testosterone.
Read MoreLet’s pretend for the next two weeks you’re allowed to do only one exercise. What should it be? If you said “push-ups,” you answered correctly.
Read MoreWant to take your basketball game to the next level? Looking to get an edge over your opponent on the court?
Read MoreYour pre- and post-workout food choices can make a big difference in what you achieve in terms of muscle mass.
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