Health Tips : Is There A Proper Order For Fitness Routines?
With all of the various fitness personalities and vast numbers of aerobic activity videos and programs featuring low-intensity workouts claiming to maximize fat burning, it’s no wonder that you’re second guessing your workout regimen. The argument behind this supposed theory is that low-intensity aerobic training allows your body to use more fat as an energy [...]
Health Tips : Does Exercising On An Empty Stomach Maximize Fat Burning?
There is debate about strategies for maximal fat burning. This being the case, it is not surprising at all that you’re confused. We will start by saying that as long as you are exercising, you are doing a great service for your health no matter the time of day. Whether or not you wish to [...]
Health Tips : How Do I Slender Down Muscular Thighs?
Nearly all women athletes, once they end competitive play, work on decreasing the size of their muscles in different parts of their bodies. As both a softball and soccer player, you’re most likely performing power movements for train your legs. These power movements probably involve lifting very heavy loads for a few repetitions while resistance [...]
Health Tips : Cardio And Muscle Gains In Men
As reported by exercise physiologist Irv Rubenstein, Ph.D., resistance training combined with three 30-minute cardio sessions each week will give cardiovascular benefits without muscle loss. Cardiovascular To sustain muscle gains, Dr. Rubenstein suggests using the rowing machine or doing interval training for the aerobic portion of your exercise regimen. An example of interval training is [...]
Health Tips : Does Altitude Affect Calorie-Burning?
During the first few days at a higher altitude with thinner air that contains less atmospheric oxygen, one’s body will respond as follows • breathing rate (ventilation) increases • blood pH decreases, becoming more acidic • muscle pH also lowers and becomes more acidic • use of carbohydrates as an energy source increases • use [...]
Health Tips : Increased Muscle With Increased Mileage?
Upping your running mileage creates physiologic changes that support endurance. As you increase mileage, your legs build up more muscle mass to tolerate the increased work they need to do. When you feel sore after a run, it indicates that a small amount of injury occurred to certain muscle groups. Our bodies respond by repairing [...]
Health Tips : Altitude Training – Does It Work?
Hypoxic training is a method of training that lowers the availability of oxygen to the body. Some people , including lots of athletes, believe that it can lead to physiological changes that allow the blood to carry more oxygen and thereby improve physical endurance. The question is – does this concept hold water? Because of [...]
Health Tips : Train In The Morning Or At Night?
First, let us just acknowledge that it is great that you’re working out, regardless of the time of day. You may notice that lots of fitness facilities on campus and in the community have responded to your need by staying open late or even 24 hours a day. From a physiological standpoint, working out at [...]
Health Tips : Exercising While Injured
Just because you cannot be on your feet doesn’t mean you ought to be sitting on your butt all the time. In truth, studies have shown that exercising can help certain injuries heal faster, if it’s done properly and without too much weight. Notwithstanding, since excess weight or repetition can lead to reinjury, these exercises [...]
Health Tips : Does Exercise Increase Sex Drive?
As you may have already noticed, working out at the health club might help you with workin’ it in the sack. In addition to increasing aerobic capabilities and muscle strength, exercise has also been linked to a high-revving sex drive. All three of these effects are definitely beneficial underneath the sheets. Besides possibly enhancing your [...]