Archive for October, 2008
Effective Workouts For Busy Moms To Stay Fit
Women often find it difficult to follow an exercise routine with their busy schedule; looking after kids, managing regular household activities and other responsibilities. As a busy mom, it is essential that you take some time out of your busy schedule for a fitness exercise routine, whether the goal is long-term weight loss or optimal [...]
Obesity ‘Lifts Inflammation Risk’
Obesity and lack of fitness raise the risk of illness by impacting negatively on the body’s internal chemistry, research suggests. A US team found levels of white blood cells were highest in men who were unfit and overweight. White blood cells are key to fighting infection, but high levels can be a sign of inflammation, [...]
Practice Yoga To Reduce Stress
As stress levels and workloads increase, yoga is becoming a popular means of stress management and physical relaxation. The main aim of yoga is to manage stress and anxiety by bringing your body and mind to a peaceful state. Everyone, regardless of age and gender, can practice yoga, because of its wonderful combination of body [...]
Physical Activities To Keep You Young
The common symptoms of aging are loss of strength, energy and fitness. When you get older, you might have difficulty walking long distances, climbing stairs, or carrying groceries. But those problems are due largely to a lack of physical activity. If you want to maintain (or improve) your physical and mental health and quality of [...]
Home Workout Routines You Can Do In Winter
Winter is a great time to burn more calories with fitness workouts. Winter workouts need more hard work to keep the body warm and in this process, the body loses more and more calories. On the other hand, many use winter as a good excuse to sit inside by the fire instead of practicing home [...]
Turkish Get Up: A Full Body Exercise To Help Build Strong Muscles
Are you looking for a core exercise that helps build strength, flexibility, and stability in muscles of the entire body? Turkish Get up is highly recommended, as it is a full body strength exercise which moulds the body into desired contours. Turkish Get Up (TGU), also known as the Get Up, is an excellent way [...]
One Hour Of Moderate Daily Exercise Insufficient To Curb Childhood Obesity
Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth, UK, have carried out research that suggests one hour of moderate exercise a day recommended to children from health experts may not be enough to tackle the rising problem of childhood obesity. Researchers found that when these children were aged between five and eight, 42 per cent [...]
How To Set And Reach Fitness Goals?
The most crucial part in making your fitness plan more successful is to determine what you want to get out of it. The reason is quite simple: if your intention is to improve your appearance, then your fitness plan will take on a different to building muscle power and strength. Deciding on why you want [...]
Teen Girls Need To Keep Exercising
Girls often become much less physically active during their teen years, but that’s just when they should move into high gear if they want to control their weight, a new study reveals. Scientists at Harvard Medical School in Boston analyzed national data on 3,914 females, ages 14 to 22. Information on the young women was [...]
Severely Obese Benefit Greatly From A Little Bit Of Exercise
A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. In a pre-program assessment where patients reported, on average, just under one hour of exercise per week, individuals who were more active reported [...]
