Warm-up exercises are important before you work out. While people often overlook the benefits of warming up, they also neglect the body’s need for a gradual increase in heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen consumption, blood vessel dilation, body temperature, and muscle elasticity, all of which we utilize in cardiovascular and resistance training.
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Here is a good workout tip, perform dynamic stretches before you workout. Stretch after a brief warm-up and before your workout. When you work out, you have probably noticed some difficulty in moving certain muscles from time to time. One reason for this could be that your muscles aren’t as stretched as they need to be when beginning the workout.
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Progressive overload is essential to progress as a bodybuilder, but if you push too hard, too fast you risk a muscle injury. Bodybuilding, it seems pretty cool. After all, you get to watch how or be someone who slowly works their body until they reach their goal. And even then, to maintain their muscle tone, they have to continue working out. However, picture this scenario.
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Weight and body image. These are two topics you
constantly hear people resolve to change around the New Year. “I want to lose 10
pounds.” “I want to fit in a pair of size 4 jeans.” So why wait till next year
to make the resolution to get fit?
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Most people who work out or participate in body building
and fitness routines have one thing in common: they are trying to get into
better shape. Whether it is a body building workout for competition or just a
weekly workout to drop a couple of pounds, a lot of people run into trouble with
their workouts becoming routine. Although routine workouts are common, they can
eventually lead to dissatisfying results.
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Consistency and giving your all are the main things to keep in mind with any exercise program. Consistency reaps benefits! One HyperStrike member recently shared her experience with us and the one thing that stands out is her dedication and consistency!
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For many people incorporating exercise into daily life is the easy part. Figuring out how to eat healthy for a lifetime, avoiding the temptations that surround us every day and making it all taste good is the challenge.
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You have been working out consistently for several weeks now. Much of your focus has probably been on weight training and making sure you get to the gym. We have recently talked about building muscle and how important it is for strong bones, building strength and of course, burning more calories. To have a well rounded fitness program that you can incorporate into a lifestyle for the long haul, you also need to think about other aspects of your training program.
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Most of us approach cardio exercise in one of two ways. We are either moving so slowly that we don’t elevate our heart rate much at all or we go at all out intensity and work too hard, moving our heart rate out of the maximum fat burning range. There are 3 types of fuel that we can burn when exercising; carbohydrates, fat or lean mass. Most of us prefer to burn fat. After all, one of the main reasons that most people work out is to lose weight and/or reduce body fat.
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We all know the routine. The latest fad diet hits the media; we buy the book and incorporate the rules of the program into our life. For the short term that is. We see results for the short period we are going to extremes, cutting out a particular food group or basically eating nothing at all. While we are all looking for the quick fix answer, the bottom line is there is no magic pill, miracle diet or quick fix! We simply need to establish healthy habits and incorporate them daily.
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It is no secret that there are many benefits associated with weight training. Too many to mention in this article! The benefits of weight training encompass physical, physiological and mental areas.
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We have all heard the statement that the key to being successful is getting started. Often this is the hardest thing for most people to do because it requires one of the most valuable things life has to offer…time. If you are like most people, time is an asset that you just don’t have to spare. It is often easier to part with our money or possessions than our time.
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Humans are creatures of habit. We eat the same 15 foods, frequent the same restaurants, watch the same TV shows, listen to the same music and, unfortunately, follow the same workout program long after it should have been retired. Why? Maybe it's because that's all we know and we are too busy to take the time and learn something new. If you are working out at a gym here are a few tricks to kick start your workouts
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Spring is here and it is time to shake off the inactivity of winter. What better way than to train for the Spring Fever Fitness Challenge? Learn how to train for the push up component of the Spring Fitness Challenge.
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Spring is here and it is time to shake off the inactivity of winter. What better way than to train for the Spring Fever Fitness Challenge? Learn how to train for the pull up component of the Spring Fitness Challenge.
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