The majority of exercisers today still rely on long duration moderate paced aerobic exercise as their primary routine to burn fat fast. But recent studies have shown that this is a big, I mean big mistake. In fact, you could say that the whole aerobics explosion of a few decades past was one of the biggest mistakes in the health and fitness industry. Why?
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No Pain, No Gain. Is this aphorism just a fitness myth and downright bad advice? A lot of people seem to think so. As a bodybuilder with 25 years of training experience and more than two dozen trophies on my shelf, I have another perspective to offer you. Success with your body and in every area of your life is all about stepping outside of your comfort zone and that means embracing pain.
To reach high levels of physical and personal success you must approach your training, and your entire life, as an endeavor in constant growth. The ultimate truth is[...]
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St. Therese died at a very young age of tuberculosis. She suffered from the disease all her short life, but her writings exuded happiness from her relationship with Jesus. Mother Theresa groaned under the task she took upon herself. She was sick, she didn’t like the suffering and poverty around her, yet she persisted until she died with a happy heart.
Is happiness a key to being fit, or is to be fit to be happy? These are very tempting questions with no straight answer, except maybe finding solace in Bobby McFerrin’s song, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Short and simple, but true. Worry causes stress, and stress can be as damaging to the body as diabetes.
Studies show that a person’s health is the strongest indicator of happiness. But their direct relationship defies medical explanation. When we talk about health, what is meant is objective health, i.e., medical assessment of a person’s fitness. Where happiness is concerned, subjective health (our own view of health) is[...]
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It’s not just cutting calories
Eating less, or cutting back on fat in your diet, won’t keep the weight off. What you really need to do is strike a good balance between the number of calories you consume and the number you burn. And the only way to do that is to exercise.
Don’t groan! By exercising, you can lose weight while you eat more calories than if you simply went on a diet. Regular physical activity is much more effective at[...]
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Suppose you were told that you only had to add an extra five to 10 minutes to each of your workouts in order to prevent injury and lessen fatigue. Would you do it?
Most people would say yes. Then they might be surprised to learn that they already know about those few minutes called a warm-up. If done correctly, a pre-exercise warm-up can have a multitude of beneficial effects on a person’s workout and,[...]
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Do you stretch? Do you stretch regularly? The importance of stretching before, during and after exercise is very important on so many different levels. How some people can just run into the gym and start pumping weights[...]
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