Muscle cramps are defined as an involuntary contraction of a muscle. These can last anywhere from a few seconds, all the way up to several minutes. The exact mechanism of how cramping occurs is not fully understood, but there are several factors that are known to play a role in muscle cramps. The most common are dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, and mineral & nutrient deficiencies. Vigorous activity can also increase the likelihood of a muscle cramp when any of these factors are present, or if the body is not very well conditioned for the activity being performed. For athletes, … [Read more...]
Getting Into Baseball: Essential Guide For 2015
Like most sports, baseball requires dedication, commitment, the right equipment and team mentality. The equipment in particular can deeply affect your performance, from purchasing the right trainers to that 149 gram ball, it can be the difference between winning and losing. No-one likes the taste of failure and when it comes to sport, that competitive nature becomes even more acute. It makes sense to prep yourself with the best bat, gloves and cleats money can buy. The right equipment can significantly improve your performance, not to mention your confidence, however first you need the … [Read more...]
Cycling: The Benefits For Body & Mind
Hello Everyone. Today's article is a guest post from CAD Shelters. ----- A rising number of Brits are using bikes. It’s estimated that over three million of us cycle each month, and it’s not hard to see why. As well as being a cheap and eco-friendly means of getting around, cycling has major benefits for both the body and mind. It’s little wonder then that companies, schools and other organisations are increasingly turning to bike shelter specialists such as CAD Shelters to help ensure they have suitable cycling facilities in place. If you’re wondering whether you should ditch the car … [Read more...]
30 Minute Fat Blasting HIIT Workout
- Click Here To Download This 30 Minute Fat Blasting HIIT Workout - High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is an incredibly versatile form of fitness training that can be performed anytime and anywhere. Not only can you blast through significant amounts of body fat with just 30 minutes of HIIT each day but you can also enjoy all the following benefits... 1 – Increased Cardiovascular Fitness HIIT doesn't just blast through body fat - it also fires up your cardiovascular fitness. With just a few 30 minute HIIT sessions per week you can strengthen your heart, lungs and vascular system. Not … [Read more...]
Men’s Tights & Not A Cabaret In Sight
Hello Everyone. Today's article is a guest post from SKINS. ----- While tights have always been acceptable for the ladies, 10 years ago your local footy club mates would have laughed you off the field and told you to join your wife at yoga. Now your mates are asking you, where did you get them? How much? Compression? Does it work? The simple answer is my local sports shop and yeah they’re compression and they work! Before we get to the nitty gritty lets go back to 1996, when your dial up modem was so loud it scared your cat and when your mobile phone was so big it looked more like a … [Read more...]
The Health Benefits Of Golf
Hello Everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Golf Online. ----- If you asked many hard-core gym goers, if golf was a good way to get fit you may be met with a certain degree of scorn. While many gym users are switched on in terms of nutrition and the physiology of exercise, one of the reasons that many use the gym is to extract the most benefit from the least amount of time. Golf is an undeniably more sedate approach to exercise, however this does not mean that it is not a great way to maintain your health. With the average length of a hole being between 100 to 600 yards, a 8 … [Read more...]
The Benefits Of Dancing & How The Correct Clothing Can Really Have An Impact
Hello Everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Move Dancewear ----- Regardless of the type of dance you enjoy, there will always be an amazing amount of benefits, as well as a number of ways you can optimise your dancing by choosing the most suitable clothing to wear. Dancing is a very enjoyable and fun way to get fit that boasts a wide range of health benefits alongside the normal "losing weight" associations. Dancing is a very popular form of exercise with a great number of different styles available to partake in and they vary greatly from being slow and methodical to … [Read more...]
Unilateral Exercises To Improve Core Strength
Hello Everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from FitnessOrStrength.com ----- We often use isolation exercise such as weighted crunches to target specific areas of our core, in order to stimulate growth or improve core strength. However, isolation exercises don’t provide the same level of overload that compound exercises can and if you’re like me, you may also find lots of core exercises boring and repetitive. Short term, implementing new compound exercises that work your core could reduce your need to isolate your core muscles and could help to keep you motivated by reducing the … [Read more...]
The Key Components Of A Muscle Building Diet Infographic
When you're trying to build up your muscles, the foods you eat will have a huge influence on your overall success levels. Eating the wrong types of food will reduce your energy levels during your muscle building workouts and inhibit your muscle growth while eating the right types of food will fire up your energy levels and maximize your muscle growth. This infographic discusses exactly what you need to be eating to build up your muscles and outlines The Key Components Of A Muscle Building Diet. Once you've checked out this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons … [Read more...]
Rehydrate Regularly For Maximum Muscle Growth Infographic
Water has many health benefits but rarely gets mentioned in relation to muscle building. However, if you want to develop big, strong muscles, filling up on fluids is essential. This infographic will tell you why water is so important when it comes to muscle growth and provide you with some top tips to help you Rehydrate Regularly For Maximum Muscle Growth. Once you've checked out this infographic, please Like, +1, Pin and Tweet it by using the buttons above and below the post. Also, if you want more information on the points covered in this infographic, make sure you take a look at the … [Read more...]