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Non-Exercise Activities
Non Exercise Activities: Everyday Fitness As obesity in children and adults continues to rise, there is a pressing need to recognize all contributing causes, and attempt to develop combating strategies. Clearly an inactive lifestyle and low levels of physical inactivity coupled with excessive energy intake are commonalities observed with a sizable proportion of overweight/obese children and adults in today’s society. However, … Keep Reading
Boost Your Metabolic Rate
Weight Loss: Calories In vs. Calories Out To lose fat, there must be an energy deficit. Energy expended exceeds energy intake. Weight loss occurs by decreasing the amount of calories consumed. This method tends to have a rebound effect with a regain of fat weight when the person returns to a normal diet. How Resistance Training Effects Metabolism To understand how resistance training … Keep Reading
Training with Heart Rate Zones
How Can Using A Heart Rate Monitor And Training Zones Help Me Lose Weight Or Improve My Performance? Knowing your Max HR, will help determine your individual training zones. I think we all want more effective workouts. Using training zones will help you reach your fitness goals faster. Some facts about training zones: Training zones have names that correspond with their benefits. Training zones … Keep Reading
Determining Max Heart Rate
More and more people are using heart rate monitors as a tool to progress faster without burning out or getting injured. You see a lot of runners and cyclists in spin class or out on the roads sporting chest straps with their watches on the handle bars or wrists. There are a lot of great models out there. Some of … Keep Reading
Dynamic Warm Up
Dynamic Warm Up: Pre-Running Exercises Recently, my Physical Therapist gave me some pointers on a pre-running flexibility routine which she called the "Dynamic Warm Up". It is important to warm up, especially before doing speed work or explosive type movements. The warm up increases the heart rate, redirects blood flow, increases deep muscle temperature, and improves viscosity of joint fluids. The basic … Keep Reading
Burned by Calories Burned?
Tracking Calories One reader writes... Quick question……as I obsessively record numbers (time training, distances, weight, calories) how did you find out your actual calorie burn? Did you have some kind of testing done? I mean, my Polar gives me an estimate based on my settings, but, well, it’s never been validated. Any ideas? Lots of people like to track distance, time, calories consumed, … Keep Reading
Tracking Your Workouts
Why Should I Track My Workouts? Motivation- People are motivated to work out by keeping track of their work outs. Tracking allows you to look back and see what you have accomplished. When you see what you have done, it motivates you towards your next goal. Watching your stats grow can be very motivating. Seeing how many minutes or miles you've put … Keep Reading
Stretching Recommendations
Stretching can help avoid tight muscles and injuries. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends at least 10 minutes of stretching 3-4 times per week or on days that you engage in strength training or aerobic activity. How To Stretch: Gently stretch the muscles statically, holding for 10-30 seconds. Repeat each stretch 3-4 times Never Bounce: Bouncing doesn't increase flexibility and has … Keep Reading
