Duration: 30-45 minutes Equipment Needed: Free Weights Variables: Intensity – moderate Rest Interval – 30-60 seconds Reps – 12-15 Sets – Perform all exercises, one after the other. Rest and then proceed to next set. — Perform 3-4 sets...
THE FACTS: A healthy person’s muscle mass is usually around 30-40% After the age of 30, inactive people can lose anywhere from 3-5% of their muscle mass each decade Inactivity can increase the risk of: Cardiovascular disease Type 2...
THE FACTS: Sitting for prolonged periods of time can be detrimental to your health. How bad could it be? Well, here are just SOME of the things that you are more likely to get from sitting too long: Varicose...
Exercising regularly is by no means easy. First of all you have to have extra time throughout the day, week and month to ensure that you can partake in a fitness regime. While it is easy to make the...
A huge discussion within the fitness world is whether or not you should use free weights when exercising or machine weights. While there are die-hard proponents for both sides of the argument there is no hard-set rule as to...
First let’s start off with a little biology. The human body is made up of approximately 75% water. This is one of the reasons why we cannot live without water. In fact, while people can live quite a while...
Before doing any workout routine you should incorporate a warm-up, including proper stretches to prevent injury and enhance your body’s output potential. Along with warming up there are a number of precautionary measures you should be aware of before...
You arrive home from work feeling stressed and tired. Your body aches, your head is throbbing and all you want to do is lie down. However, as soon as you open up the door your three wonderful children are...
When you enter a gym of any kind, the first thing you will probably notice is all the cardio equipment that is available to you. You are most likely going to pick one of the cardio machines, hop on...
Piriformis: When you cross your ankle over the knee, the bend that is created from the knee will point which way you are going to lean. If crossing your ankle over your leg is too hard, then just bend...