Archive for June, 2010
Health Tips : Exercising Beyond My Maximum Heart Rate
It’s very possible that the maximum heart rate concept that is widely used may not be as exact as we’ve come to believe. For those who need a refresher, maximum heart rate is calculated as
Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) = 220 – age in years
MHR reflects the maximum number of heartbeats per minute one could achieve [...]
Health Tips : Training For A Marathon
Congratulations on deciding to run the large 26.2! Marathon training programs normally start 6 months before the race.
Many schedules for first time marathoners outline weekly distance, daily totals, and rest days.
A number of suggestions include
• Begin by building your weekly distance slowly to establish a running foundation before you decide to begin your [...]
Health Tips : What Should I Eat Before / During A Long Bike Race?
An endurance event, like a bike race or marathon, requires an athlete to expend energy over hours of physical activity.
An eating strategy to maximize energy for the competition will include meal modification days before the event, in addition to incorporation of fluids and snacks into the racing protocol.
Formulas for eating regimens and fluid [...]
Health Tips : Long Cardio Workouts And Fat Loss
The Internet could be a good resource for health and fitness information, but it’s great that you are double-checking your findings.
In particular because there isn’t much support for the claim that long cardio workouts cause your body to store more fat. Nonetheless, there is good evidence that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an effective fat-buster.
HIIT, [...]
Health Tips : Best Thing To Drink Before And After Working Out
Parched after a workout, a individuals could be tempted to grab the nearest sports drink to help rehydrate and reenergize. Indeed, water is the best choice for most individuals post-exercise.
Your body depends on water to sustain chemical reactions and to maintain correct body temperature. It’s possible to lose up to a quart of water [...]
Health Tips : The Flat Stomach
This may seem like bad news, but it simply isn’t possible for every human being to have a stomach as flat as some of the models we see in magazine and newspaper ads, on the sides of buses, and, well, just about everywhere.
The fact of the matter is that a really flat stomach might [...]
Health Tips : Intimidated By Health Club’s?
Exercising has countless benefits for health, happiness, and when it matters to you, appearance. It sounds as though you know what you need to do, but want some suggestions on where to do it.
It’s true, some health club can feel intimidating. Nonetheless, most everyone at the health club has had that same feeling at one [...]
Health Tips : Is it bad to eat before exercise?
It’s not necessarily “good” or “bad” to eat before practice or a game – it really depends on what and when you’ve eaten that day.
Ideally you would like to eat so you’ve energy, but you don’t want to eat so that you feel too full and/or experience discomfort. It is a matter of balance. [...]
Health Tips : I Want Thin Thighes
Although it may seem like perfect bodies are everywhere, what you see isn’t always what you get. Most ads featuring toned supermodels with flawless skin are the work of talented artists using computer technology to alter and reshape bodies to an unrealistic ideal.
This airbrushed body type may realistically be achievable for a fragment of [...]
Health Tips : Is It Better To Drink Warm Water Or Cold Water?
Staying hydrated is extremelyimportant for an active athlete.
It is great that you intend to make staying hydrated as easy and healthful for your body as possible. In this case though, you’re in luck – health and preference coincide!
In a happy coincidence of what feels good and what has good for you, it’s actually cold [...]
