Fitness research has come a long ways since many of us last took a phys ed class. One of the biggest changes in philosophy involves the way people are advised to stretch. The old toe-touch or pulling up the leg and holding it for a quad...
If you’re not fortunate enough to have a professional trainer to develop an exercise plan for you and, even better yet, help coach you through the workout, I have the next best thing. Here are eight workout tips from pro trainers I’ve gathered to help make...
If you are looking for a fun, fast, efficient, and maybe most importantly low-impact way to exercise, vibration training is the answer. Manufacturers such as 3G Cardio - producers of the 3G Cardio AVT 5.0 Vibration Machine ($3,499, $400 off MRSP) and 3G Cardio AVT 6.0...
If we keep doing the same things over and over again, life can become pretty dull. The same holds true for our exercise routines in the gym, especially when it comes to cardio workouts. Months or even years of doing the same things, such as performing...
[caption id="attachment_3275" align="alignright" width="300"] The Life Fitness X8 Elliptical Cross Trainer.[/caption]Life Fitness started with the Lifecycle and more than 40 years later continues to be a leader in the health and fitness industry. One of the top retailers to purchase Life Fitness products from is At...
Are you trying to snap out of a fitness rut? Or, simply get started on fitness regimen? It can be a hard, intimidating thing to try to follow a regular fitness plan. Don’t make fitness harder than it has to be, though. Here are six back-to-the-basics motivational...
You’ve really moved on since you were a kid, constantly learning better ways to do things in everyday life. When it comes to exercise hopefully you’ve increased your knowledge as well, but this is one area in which it’s also good to re-trace some of the...
Mayo Clinic endocrinologist James Levine, MD, practices what he preaches when it comes to health and fitness. Levine is so passionate about the benefits of trading in the traditional work desk for a treadmill desk that he and many fellow doctors have done it “It’s definitely taking...
As the years go by, it can become harder and harder to keep good muscle tone. Beginning at age 40, people lose an average of eight percent of their muscle mass per decade. Just performing regular cardio exercise isn’t enough to keep good muscle tone. However, if...
It is not enough to get regular cardio exercise such as walking, running, riding a bike, etc. It’s also important to do strength training exercises to help maintain and even build muscles. Although cardio is great for heart health, it does not do a lot...