Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Nicole White who writes about her masters in health care at her blog. If you are looking for a career in healthcare administration this site is a fantastic resource so please check it out after you have finished reading her guest post. ----- Summer is the season during which many people (mostly women) are obsessed with a notion to shed a few pounds in order to look attractive while sunning themselves. It additionally becomes more influential to do so when you see others at the pool who have kept themselves toned and fit. Coming up … [Read more...]
Kick Things Up a Notch: The Top 3 Everyday Cardio Exercises to Help You Stay Fit
Hello everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Nick Clipton who manages and writes for the weight gain blog: http://www.buildingbodymuscles.com/. Nick's blog contains lots of fantastic muscle building information and also reviews many of the top body building programs so feel free to check it out after you have finished reading. ----- The importance of exercising cannot be stressed enough no matter what body type it is that you have. The human body is made to move and if you are leading a sedentary lifestyle with hardly any exercise, there is a big possibility for you to experience … [Read more...]
Bodyweight Soccer Sprints
In my last few posts I mentioned that I had put together a simple bodyweight routine whilst I was back at my parents house for Christmas. Today I am going to be fully explaining this bodyweight routine. The creation of this routine came about because I had no access to a gym at my parents house. In the past I have just accepted this and not worked out at Christmas. However, this year I wanted to be a bit healthier and do some exercise. My first thought was to go jogging but the pathways were very icy and I didn't want to be slipping and sliding all over the place. So with jogging out I … [Read more...]
My Featured Fitness Playlist at Go Healthy, Go Fit
Hello everyone. I'm just making a quick post to let you know that I have been featured at Andrew Rubalcava's blog - Go Healthy, Go Fit. It all came about when I commented on one of Andrew's guest posts at Mark's Daily Apple. Andrew then got in touch with me asking if I would like to be part of a series of articles he has been doing on fitness bloggers and the music they workout to. It was a topic I had never really considered before even though my Ipod rarely leaves my side when I workout. This got me thinking about how important music is when I workout. After all, the music that my … [Read more...]
How To Get Back On Track With Your Fitness Training
Recently I've been doing quite a few posts on fibre. My plan was to continue writing about diet and nutrition but because of what has happened to me over the last week I decided to write about something different for this post. Let me explain a little further. I took this week as a holiday from work. Since I live with students in a student area, I imagined that there would be quite a bit of partying happening during my week off. However, I thought that although I might be consuming a little (or even a lot) more alcohol my diet and exercise regime would not suffer. Sure, maybe I would … [Read more...]
75 Exciting Exercise Tips
Hello Everyone. I've now finished my article series on diabetes and thought this would be a good time to give away another free ebook before I jump into my next topic. The free ebook is 75 Exciting Exercise Tips which unsuprisingly contains 75 exercise related tips. Below are just a few of the tips contained inside 75 Exciting Exercise Tips: ----- 1) GO TO THE ZOO:- Going to the zoo provides you with a fun day out and lots of walking to get some exercise. 2) CONSTRUCTION:- Putting together buildings and bridges is a great form of exercise. If you choose the right project it can also be … [Read more...]
The Original Turbulence Training Bodyweight Workout
Hi Everyone. Today I have another free ebook for you - The Original Turbulence Training Bodyweight Workout from Craig Bannatyne. With this workout you can burn fat and build muscle using just your own bodyweight. In the ebook Craig discusses good and bad food choices, turbulence training guidelines and provides you with a wide range of sample exercises. Click Here to Download The Original Turbulence Training Bodyweight Workout!! … [Read more...]
4 Ideas For Building Your Neck Muscles
The neck consists of at least nine muscles, each of which play different roles in the movement of the neck. It is one of the most versatile muscles in the body with some of the muscles allowing the head and neck to rotate, yaw and demonstrate roll and pitch. This is known as the “three degrees of freedom”. In this article I discuss the benefits of training your neck muscles and outline a number of ways that you can build your neck muscles. Many people are unaware of how to build their neck muscles and often neglect it in their weight training routines. Even some professional athletes fail … [Read more...]
6 Factors For Gaining Muscle Mass
To gain muscle mass you will need to make changes to both your diet and exercise routine. You will need to consume a high protein diet and stick diligently to a specific training routine. It will take a lot of hours in the gym and a lot of the right foods but if you persist you will gain muscle mass. In this article I discuss a six distinct factors which will affect your muscle building efforts: 1) FREE WEIGHTS VS MACHINES:- Free weights and weight machines can both be used to train almost every muscle in your body. However, free weights are much more effective because they bring secondary … [Read more...]
An Introduction to Bodyweight Training
Bodyweight training is one of the most effective ways to burn fat and build muscle. When our weight gets to a certain level many of us decide that we need to join the gym or purchase training equipment. However, it is actually possible to train using your own bodyweight and achieve similar results. Many people neglect the potential of bodyweight training and in this article I intend to change that and make you aware of the benefits bodyweight training has to offer. Bodyweight training can help improve your physique by starting with as little as 15-20 minutes work a day. As you get used to … [Read more...]