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Swim, Run, & Core-Strength Programs
2007-09-21 22:42:00
Swimming workouts are based on intervals. We've provided an introductory and intermediate workout to get you started. For more first-rate swimming training tips and routines, read the book "The Fit Swimmer: 120 Workouts & Training Tips" by Marianne Brems. Intro Swimming Workout (.5-mile) 3 X 150 ydsFreestyle: concentrate on relaxing 3 X 50 ydsKick: use kickboard, freestyle kick 3 X 50 ydsPull:
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Shake-up & Wake-up Your Cardio Routine
2007-09-21 22:37:00
Creating a balanced program means devoting equal time to all the components of good health and fitness. My favorite breakfast is 100% Bran cereal with dried cranberries and milk, along with a side order of honey ham. I love it! Would I want to eat it everyday? No way! I'd get bored. Really bored. The same thing happens to our bodies when we give them the same exercise diet day after day. Our
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Get Strong!
2007-09-18 10:42:00
Strength training, weight lifting, body sculpting, body building ... whatever you call it, the act of using your muscles against some resistance to increase strength and muscle tone has been the subject of controversy for decades. Women fear bulky muscles or injury. Endurance athletes and sprinters worry that too much muscle will slow them down. The truth is, just about everyone can benefit from
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Stretch Your Fitness Level
2007-09-18 10:17:00
Creating a balanced program means devoting equal time to all the components of good health and fitness. This is the first in a six-part series of articles which address the building blocks of a balanced lifestyle: * flexibility * strength * endurance * balance * nutrition * rest Stretch ing is an important component in injury prevention. It has also been shown to enhance sports
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Stretching Program
2007-09-18 10:11:00
Print out this page and add stretching to Your workout routine Stretch ing Tips * Always move slowly when stretching. Take this time to relax and focus on your breathing. * Depending on what you choose, music can help energize or relax you. Keep your goal in mind when selecting your stretching soundtrack. * When lying on your back, ALWAYS move your legs one at a time. Sudden movements
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Thymic Factors and Your Health
2007-09-17 21:25:00
Thymic factors are chemicals that travel through the blood from the Thymus gland to all tissues of the body. Their predominate target is a group of white blood cells known as T Cells. These cells play a critical role in the body's immune system. The Thymus gland is formed from neural tube tissue during embryonic development. It migrates to the area below the breastbone and begins to grow rapidly
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Understanding Adult Obesity
2007-09-10 17:05:00
How Is Obesity Measured? Many Americans are at increased health risk because they are obese. The U.S. Surgeon General, in a 1988 report on nutrition and health, estimated that one-fourth of adult Americans are overweight. Obesity is a known risk factor for chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and some forms of cancer. Everyone needs a certain
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The Most Potent Anti Obesity Agent
2007-09-10 17:03:00
From the founder and president of the American Academy of Anti -Aging Medicine, Dr. Klatz, comes an exciting groundbreaking book that will forever change how we think about the aging process and all of its side effects. In Grow Young with HGH, Dr. Klatz introduces to the public the never-before-revealed, wide-ranging benefits of this extraordinary hormonal therapy that has been proven in human
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The Aging Myth
2007-09-10 17:00:00
"Rebound exercise is the most efficient, effective form of exercise yet devised by man." I blurted out to a group of medical doctors and fitness technicians as I was trying to impress them enough to put a minitrampoline into their corporate fitness room at Warehouser in Washington. "If it is so good and you tell us that you are a product of this form of exercise, what have you against our
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Aerobic Exercise Dangers
2007-09-10 08:24:00
When discussing aerobic exercise you must understand the difference between High Impact and Low Impact and how those differences affect the body. High Impact Dangers Everytime the foot hits the ground, force is generated by the impact. Some of this force travels down and out, absorbed by the shoe and the ground. Some of the force travels back upwards to be absorbed by the foot, ankles, knees,
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Fitness Facts For Older Americans
2007-09-10 08:22:00
During the lifetimes of older Americans there have been revolutionary changes in how we live and work and what we eat. Even more importantly, there has been a revolution in what we know about living long and living well. Today, our scientific knowledge regarding exercise, nutrition, and other areas of health is being added to and revised so rapidly that unless you have the latest facts, you can
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Health Risks of Being Overweight
2007-09-08 12:47:00
Do you know the Heal th Risks of Being Overweight ? If you are overweight, you are more likely to develop health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, certain types of cancer, gout (joint pain caused by excess uric acid), and gallbladder disease. Being overweight can also cause problems such as sleep apnea (interrupted breathing during sleep) and osteoarthritis (wearing away of the
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Choosing a Safe Weight Loss Program
2007-09-07 08:50:00
A Responsible and Safe Weight Loss Program Almost any of the commercial weightless programs can work, but only if they motivate you sufficiently to decrease the amount of calories you eat or increase the amount of calories you burn each day (or both). What elements of a weightless program should an intelligent consumer look for in judging its potential for safe and successful weight loss? A

Stressing out overeating while you diet?
2007-09-07 08:34:00
I've been going through a lot of stress lately, and it has caused me to fall off the diet wagon! I overindulge then feel terrible but can't seem to stop. Stressful events are "triggers" for some people to lose control. In people who are overweight, overeating is a common reaction to stress even though we know logically that it leads to disaster and bad feelings. But it is not a typical
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Warming Up Is Important
2007-09-01 18:21:00
Why Warmup before working out? 1. Proper warmup helps prevent injuries. You need to sweat a little, but don't get fatigued by the warmup. 2. Increases the removal of lactic acid accumulated during previous workouts. 3. Increases the efficiency of contracting muscles. Some light stretching is good to get limbered up. 4. Research suggests neuromuscular coordination is enhanced by
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How Many Repetitions Should I do?
2007-09-01 18:16:00
How many reps should you be doing? Deciding on the amount of repetitions that you do depends upon what you are trying to accomplish. Do you want to gain muscle mass? If you want to gain muscle mass you should be doing 6-10 repetitions at 70-80% of your maximum weight. Find out what your maximum weight is by doing a given exercise at your one repetition maximum. Your one rep maximum weight can

Correct Exercise Order for Growth
2007-08-31 23:54:00
Exercise Order for Growth When working out it is best to train larger muscles first and smaller muscles last. Training large muscle groups (thighs, chest, and back) will take a majority of your energy; therefore you need to train your large muscle groups when you are at your strongest. Smaller muscles (biceps, triceps, and forearms) should be trained after larger muscles because they don't
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Stretching Techniques
2007-08-31 23:52:00
Stretching is a very important part of fitness and bodybuilding. Follow these rules for stretching properly: 1. Warm up before you stretch. 2. Hold each stretch for at least 15 to 30 seconds. As you become more flexible gradually increase the time to 1 minute. 3. Don't stretch to the point of pain. You should feel tension, but not pain. 4. Don't bounce when stretching. This can cause
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Mix It Up
2007-08-31 23:50:00
If you have been training for a while, using the same routine, it is time to "Mix It Up". * Try doing a different routine. Change the exercises around. * Perhaps it is time to get back to basics. Hit it heavy doing those squats, deadlifts and bench presses. * Try some drop-sets. A drop-set is when you do an exercise at a certain weight and then you peel off a little weight and keep

Control Your Cravings
2007-08-27 01:42:00
"A Craving Is An Urge or a desire for a specific food what kind of food varies for each person, says Susan Mitchell, Ph.D., president of Practicalories, a nutrition consulting firm in Winter Park, FL, and co-author of I�d Kill for a Cookie: A Simple Six-Week Plan to Conquer Stress Eating (Dutton, 1997)". Mitchell, who believes overeating is usually the result of our reaction to stress, says
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