Category: General Fitness
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How to Develop Your Grip Strength
Developing grip strength is important in a weight training program, especially if you are a strength athlete, such as a powerlifter, weightlifter, or strongman.
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Chest Stretches to Improve Your Workout Performance
Although research is contradictory on the benefits of stretching, many personal trainers, exercise physiologists, and even the Mayo Clinic are in strong support of it. According to MayoClinic.com, stretching can improve athletic performance as well as reduce the risk of injury.
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How to Stretch for a Cardio Workout
It was, and to some people’s minds still is, considered good practice to stretch before vigorous physical activity. However, in both trial studies and the experience of athletes in many sports, it has been found that the pre-workout stretch is not all that important to either cardiovascular or strength training sessions.
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Exercises That Banish Cellulite
Cellulite is that unsightly, dimpled appearance of the skin found most commonly on the back of the thighs, buttocks, and on the belly. According to Medical News Today, it is caused by any of these factors: hormones, genetics, diet, lifestyle factors, and clothing.
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Exercises to Improve Your Posture
Poor posture is the result of muscle imbalances caused by postural stress, emotional duress, repetitive movement, cumulative trauma, poor training technique, lack of core strength, and/or a lack of neuromuscular control /efficiency (Clark, 2008). Any time pain or discomfort is noted in the neck, back, and joints of the lower extremities, it is important to…
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Dealing With and Preventing Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is a pain in the butt. Well, more specifically, a pain in the foot. What is Plantar Fasciitis? Your plantar fascia is a thick band of connective tissue that runs from your heel to the balls of your feet.
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Incinerate Your Gut with these Belly Burner Tips
The problem that most people face today is actually hidden up to this time and may come in the near future which up to this very minute of writing remains unrecognizable at least for some.
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5 Tips to Relieve That Tired Feeling That Exercise Can Bring
For all the benefits that exercise can bring there will be times when all you feel like doing is collapsing on the sofa. Exercise – regardless of the type you do – can and does leave you a little worse for wear at times, thanks to the unseen work going on inside.
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Types of Exercise Induced Hernias
If you have ever experienced a hernia, you know how painful and sometimes debilitating it can be. Hernias can occur in different places in the body, and they have a variety of causes. But did you know that certain exercises you perform may predispose you to a potential hernia?
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Inversion Therapy Benefits
If you have ever visited a chiropractor or alternative health specialist in the hopes of alleviating chronic or acute back pain, you’ve likely been told about inversion therapy.
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Pilates Reformer: How It Can Help Your Workout
When Joseph Pilates created his unique brand of exercise there no way he could have known how successful it would become. Now some 80-odd years later, Pilates is one of the most popular forms of exercise around the world. But there is often some confusion about which method is the most beneficial – mat or…
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3 Reasons Why You May Feel Nauseous After Working Out
We have all experienced this. You’re at the gym, working hard and things are going great, you’re in a zone, muscles and lungs are burning, motivation is at an all-time high and then it hits you. Suddenly you’re weak, clammy and running for the bathroom. So what makes us feel nauseous after working out and…
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Treating Athlete’s Foot
Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection also known as tinea pedis that causes flaking, itching and scaling in the affected areas. As the name implies, the majority of cases affect the foot.
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Are You Overtraining Your Muscles?
As you go about your workout routine, one thing that you need to pay special attention to is overtraining. Overtraining is a very real and serious problem and something that many people do encounter as they go about their routine if they aren’t careful.
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4 Ways To Gain Weight And Build Muscle
Looking for information on how to gain weight and add more lean muscle mass to your frame? If so, you aren’t alone. Many people set out with the goal to completely transform their body, creating a brand new look that they can feel proud of.
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Can Cold Hands Improve Your Stamina During A Workout?
People are always looking for new and interesting workout maximizers, there are endless suggestions on the internet, in health magazines and around the gym. Many of these suggestions will cost you a fortune and some of them are even dangerous for your health.
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5 Tips to Gain Muscle In A Healthy Way
If you’re looking to transform your body, one goal that you might have set is to learn how to gain muscle. Adding some lean muscle mass is one of the best ways to make some improvements to your physique as it will help add more definition and muscle tone, while also assisting with the fat burning…
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Can Watching Sports Help You Become More Active?
New science suggests that the brain signaling response that occurs when watching activity such as sports or dance on television engages muscles used to participate in the activity.
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Tai Chi vs. Yoga vs. Pilates
Tai chi, yoga, and Pilates are three distinct approaches for bodily development belonging to the same “family”: calisthenics. Today, we use the word “calisthenics” – from the Greek “kalos” meaning “beautiful” and “sthenos” meaning “strength” – to broadly refer to light
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Are Workout Ankle Weights Safe for Your Joints?
Just as you might use a weighted backpack or a dip belt to add resistance with pull-ups and dips, attaching weights to the ankles can be safe for the joints and an effective training tool; but, it’s important to use ankle weights with appropriate exercises – like leg raises – as part of a weight-training…