Archive for December, 2008
After Workout Meals For Women
Eating after workout is absolutely fine, but you have to be careful not to exceed your servings. To make sure your workout routine is maximally productive, make sure your post workout nutrition is appropriate. It is very important to consume carbohydrates such as fresh fruit juices 15 minutes after workout to restore glycogen levels. Research [...]
Work Gyms ‘Lift Mood And Stress’
Employees who can exercise at workplace (workplace fitness) are more productive, happy, efficient and calm, a study shows. Two hundred people took part in the Bristol University experiment to test the impact of workplace keep fit facilities like gyms or classes. Exercise re-energised staff, improved their concentration and problem solving and made them feel calmer. [...]
Reasons To Include Interval Training In Routine Workout Plan
Many people spend all their workout time involved in continuous training. While continuous training is effective and a substantial portion of regular workout sessions, you should also ensure that you included interval training. Interval training alters the intensity of workouts (exercise intensity) over periods ranging from 1-5 minutes. Interval training can help to propel you [...]
8 Yoga Time-Out Poses For Grownups
Not to be a total bummer, but no matter how many hours we’ve put in on the mat, how many “Om”s we sing or how many times we dent the meditation cushion, anyone can regress in times of stress. We get snarky, we lash out, we turn on the waterworks and display a host of [...]
Easy Ways To Achieve Rapid Fitness
Do you think staying fit requires a lot of work and commitment? While it does require strong determination and patience, staying fit and healthy all the time can be achieved in just a few minutes a day. Chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, and heart disease are linked to your personal fitness levels, so it is [...]
Exercise Suppresses Appetite By Affecting Appetite Hormones
A vigorous 60-minute workout on a treadmill affects the release of two key appetite hormones, ghrelin and peptide YY, while 90 minutes of weight lifting affects the level of only ghrelin, according to a new study. Taken together, the research shows that aerobic exercise is better at suppressing appetite than non-aerobic exercise and provides a [...]
Eat Right To Get Maximum Benefits From Walking
If you want to reap the maximum benefits from your walking exercise routine, a good diet is essential. Go for foods that increase your energy levels without adding extra pounds to your body weight. Here are a few dietary tips if you are thinking of embarking on a walking exercise routine. Eat smaller meals: Instead [...]
5 Ways To Manage Holiday Stress
When we’re stressed we overeat. We have a hard time sleeping. These reactionary ways of dealing with stress are usually automatic — and they put even more stress on your body in the long run. But you can take a proactive approach to stress management this holiday. Try one or more of these five steps. [...]
Worried About Flabby Arms? Arm Toning Tips
Arm strengthening and toning workouts are a very important part of your routine exercises. Because they respond to the effects of training quickly, you can expect dramatic results within six weeks. Here are a few arm toning exercises for those who are embarrassed with their flabby arms. Arm circles: Perform a series of arm circles [...]
Many Americans Miss Exercise Goals
Many Americans are failing to meet the minimum recommendations for exercise, although confusing guidelines are making it difficult to assess, researchers reported. Depending on which federal exercise recommendations are used, either about half or about two-thirds of Americans meet minimum goals, the team at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found. “Additional efforts [...]
