Photo Credit: las - initially on Flickr Hello Everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Monster Supplements. ----- If you’re a professional bodybuilder or a fitness fanatic, you’re probably already familiar with the benefits of whey and casein protein. Two of the most common supplements used to boost fitness regimes, these dairy-based proteins are essential sources of amino acids, which help the body to build new muscle. However, while both possess similar properties, each protein has its own distinct advantages regarding long and short-term effects on body composition and … [Read more...]
Why You Should Make Changes To Your Exercise Routine
Hello Everyone. Today's article is a guest post from Fitness Mad. ----- Lots of people are guilty of getting into an exercise rut, maybe you do the same run three times a week, take spin class religiously or spend all your time in the gym pumping iron. Obviously these activities are good for you but mixing it up a bit can see great results with just some small changes, but how do you know when to change your workout? Here are the main reasons you should start making adaptations: What you’re doing has stopped working This is the best reason to change your workout. If what you’re … [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...]
How To Cope With Hearing Loss
Hello Everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from Hidden Hearing. ----- Living with hearing loss can be difficult but there's a lot of help available. First of all you need to acknowledge the reality of your situation as you can take steps to minimise further hearing loss. It's not easy but it's important to accept it and learn how to cope with adapting to living with a loss of hearing. Hearing Aids These have come a long way in the last few years. Just take a look at Hidden Hearing, a company that offers hearing aids that are barely visible. There's a lot of support available to … [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...]
Top 5 Sports Nutrition Supplements
Sports nutrition supplements are an excellent tool for taking your fitness training to the next level. They can give you more energy, help your muscles to grow faster, reduce your recovery times between workouts and much more. However, with so many different options to choose from, finding the right sports nutrition supplement can be a challenging process. This article will help to make this process a whole lot easier by listing the top five sports nutrition supplements. 1. Whey Protein If you want to build up your muscles or enhance your strength levels, whey protein is something you should … [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...]
Get Wedding Day Fit
Don’t worry. This isn't going to be one of those articles that sucks the life out of you just before the happiest day of your life. This is losing the weight without losing your marbles. Yep, it exists. Getting married certainly is an experience; with massive highs come the gaping lows too. For example, the planning of the wedding itself isn't exactly everyone’s cup of tea. In fact, most of us have that one overly organisational friend who is perfect for planning; it’s what he or she was built to do! But if you’re without (or happen to be THAT said friend and are already hitting your limit) … [Read more...]
The Maddest Marathons You Can Take Part In
Once you have run all the standard marathons on offer around the world, what do you do? Well if you have any sense, you collapse in front of the television with a drink. If you don’t have any sense, one of these marathons might seem like the next step. The Tough Mudder Marathon The Tough Mudder Marathon is comparatively short by marathon standards – lasting between 10 and 12 miles – but that is because the runners have to contend with all manner of different obstacles (including tyres as high as your knee, massive bales of hay and barbed wire) along the route. It is run in America, Australia … [Read more...]
The Slimming Effects Of Green Tea
Hello Everyone. Today’s article is a guest post from TeaPigs.co.uk. ----- Drinking green tea can be a great way to lose some weight. It has been shown to be a way to lose some pounds while you are trying to diet. The nice thing is that it is easy to drink and you don't have to do anything else to it. The best way to make it work for you is to plan to drink it once a day. You might want to have it every morning. Once you get into a routine of it, it will become a part of your diet and you won't think much about it anymore. You do need to keep in mind that although green tea will … [Read more...]