Fitness and Exercise
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Pair up – it´s a time for a Buddy Workout
Next few Saturdays we are going to kick off with some buddy workouts, are your ready! Today´s workout is 3 circle of 12 Jump Squats With Clap Stand side by side, one foot apart and facing opposite directions. From the bottom of your squat, simultaneously push off and jump up, bringing arms overhead and clapping your inside hands together at the height of your jump. 10 Touch Plank (5 times each hand) Hold a plank, head-to-head with each other. From plank, lift your right hand and reach toward the opposite shoulder on you partner. Replace right hand, and as quickly as possible, repeat on the left side. 12 Superman’s high five …
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Workout Challenge
Take 10 -15 minutes 4-5 mornings a week for yourself to do this workout challenge for the next 30 days, you deserve it. 10 Squats 20 Jumping jacks 30 Seconds plank 10 Burpees 20 Squats 30 Seconds plank 10 Lunges 20 Jumping squats Always remember to stretch after workout, first and foremost your legs after this one. Remember to have fun and good luck.
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Top 5 Excuses for Not to Exercise
Sometimes real life intrudes into the best intentions. Before you know it, one skipped workout turns into two and you have dropped out of your routine. I´m too busy If you care about yourself you will find time I´m to tired Actually, working out gives you more energy. While working you your body makes hormones called endorphin, sometimes called “the feel good” hormone. I hate to exercise alone Find yourself a workout buddy It´s so boring Shake up your training routine My kids get in the way Do not blame this on your kids. Work out with your kids, include them in your routine Stop making excuses and start getting fit!…
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Fitness Challenge
If you don´t challenge yourself don´t get results. This 10 minutes fitness challenge is the perfect way to start a strong fitness habit in 2017. Take a 10 minutes per day to work on your health and strength.
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How to stay fit over the holidays
Over the holidays we meet more temptation in terms of what we eat and less time to work off those sugar cookies and baked goods at the gym. The holidays however do not have to be a hard time to stay fit, there are lots of ways to stay fit during the holidays. Here are some tips to stay fit during the holidays. Try healthier recipes Try finding healthy alternatives to some of your traditional holiday favorites. There are so many different healthy recipes available all over the internet. There is no reason for you not to find recipes that will make your taste buds happy. Stay hydrated Drink up before you…
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Our favorite Health and Fitness apps
Most of us spend to much time staring at our phones. So why not to star at something useful and use our phones to help us to lead a healthier life by download Health and Fitness app. Health and Fitness apps can motivate you and help you to track your progress. Here are our favorite apps. MyFitnessPal MyFitnessPal is a mobile app and website that gives you a wealth of tools for tracking what and how much you eat, and how many calories you burn through activity. The app features a database of more than 5 million foods, a barcode nutrition scanner and a recipe importer. Quick Facts Free Available…
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The 10 Exercise Commandments
1. Fuel your body before workout. Your body needs energy to exercise. Your muscles rely on carbohydrate foods like corns, fruits and vegetables for quick energy. Eat some Carbs 30-45 minutes before workout. 2. Warm up, Always. You need to warm up your body to perform your best every time. A good warm up reduces aches and risk of injury. 3. Breath! Your body needs oxygen to perform properly. Smooth and efficient breathing is crucial for delivering the oxygen around your body. Good breathing can help you to exercise longer and harder. 4. Keep your Tempo. It is important to keep even rhythm of a repetition for a given exercise.…
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Why does exercise matter?
Over the decades researches have shown that the positive effects of exercising can be substantial. Effects like improved heart and lungs function, flexibility and balance for example. It also reduces risk of cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoporosis and more. Our bodies were meant to move. We had to use our bodies for hunting and running from predators and so on. A strong, flexible and fast body was necessary to survive early on. Today we are not using our body like our ancestors used to do. In fact most of us are sitting on our buttock 8 hours a day 5 days a week. What happens when we don´t use…
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Is walking and running one of your exercise choices?
If the answer is yes you probably recognize pain like shin splints, side stitches and muscle cramps. There´s nothing as irritating like pain while working out. Life Fitness has a good advice for you on how to put the pain to bed so you can keep enjoying your exercise. You can read about it here. Walking and running without pain can be really joyful. It does not only strengthen your heart and increases your lung efficiency it also has psychological benefits. Your body releases endorphin when your are exercising. The endorphin reduces depression and other psychological disorders. It can also make your feel more energized both during and after exercise.…
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What puts you on the top?
Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most successful bodybuilders in the world and later successful actor and politician. In this YouTube video talks the master of bodybuilding about the importance of mental aspects to succeed. Take the next nine minutes to listen to the master of bodybuilding on how to reach your goals.
