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Almost everyone has that personal reason as to why they go to a gym for workouts. They vary from one gender to the other. However, it is quite easier to join a gym but quite harder to continue. This is because in the process, the motivation reduces and some people feel they can find better means of working out than the boring hard workouts. The following ways will help you look forward to more body workouts. Make a Commitment with Your Friends You have those close friends who motivate you? Tell them your inner desires. They will keep checking on you and encouraging you. It will be better if they can join you to the gym or field. They give will be keen to note any slight changes in you and challenge you to do more. This will in turn make you more committed and excited to do extra workouts. They can as well give you a positive mockery. This will push your desire to overcome the shame. Always Reward Yourself This works well when you have set goals. Tag most of your goals with a reward alongside. For example, after hitting 10,000 steps, maybe you can have a smoothie […]
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Q: Sometimes I only have 20 minutes for a workout. What are the most efficient exercises to make the best use of my time? One of the biggest barriers to establishing a regular workout routine is a lack of time. Finding an extra hour (or more if you include travel to a gym) to exercise most days of the week can feel like an insurmountable challenge, especially if you have a busy work schedule, family responsibilities or a long commute. The good news is you can get the same (or even better) results from an intense 20-minute workout as you can from a one-hour session. A large study from 2019, for instance, found that replacing 30 minutes of sitting each day with moderate to vigorous physical activity was associated with a 45 percent reduction in mortality risk. And many studies have found that short, intense workouts two to three times a week can improve lung function and cardiovascular health. Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that most adults get 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise each week, but you can cut that in half, to 75 minutes a week, if the workout is intense. Stephen J. […]
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Congratulations on getting into an exercise routine! Along with a healthy diet, you’ll be knocking off those calories and burning some fat in no time. But wouldn’t you like to burn even more fat while you’re on this journey of a healthier life? We can give you some tips on taking what you are doing already and just adding a little more “punch” to it that will help you burn that fat faster. You’re already working out now, so what would be just a little bit more with some adjustments that could be the all-important fat burning moves? 1. Rest Period Reduction: You probably do some weight lifting now, right? Do maybe 10 reps then rest, 10 reps then rest. The first thing we are going to tell you to do is reduce those rest periods. This alone will increase your metabolic rate overall and add some cardiovascular benefits too. Don’t stop rest periods altogether. You need them to give you good form, just shorten them to 30 seconds. 2. Train Superset: Wherever you can, try supersetting which is doing two exercises right after each other without resting. You get that slow fat loss jumpstarted and get you in the […]
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What you eat and your physical activity, all influence your stamina. In this article, we discuss the best exercises to help you boost your stamina. Stamina, also known as endurance, refers to the period till which you can continue a physical or mental activity. For example, someone being able to run for 30 minutes at ease, would be considered to have high stamina. Stamina can be measured in terms of physical and mental activity, however, we will discuss how we can increase physical stamina. There are various foods, activities, and exercises that have all been proven to better our stamina. Here are some easy exercises you can incorporate into your workout routine to increase your stamina: Jumping Jacks Jumping jacks is one of the most popular cardio exercises. It is extremely easy to perform and requires no equipment. Jumping jacks help pump up the heart rate and body temperature. It also requires little to no guidance and maybe a great addition to your at-home cardio workout routine. Here’s how you perform jumping jacks: This exercise requires you to switch between two poses rapidly The first pose would be, standing straight with your feet next to each other During this pose […]
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It’s absolutely important to lift weights, regardless of what your fitness goals are. So, whether you want to lose weight or gain muscle, lifting weights is absolutely mandatory. However, it’s important to understand how lifting weights can help you achieve your fitness goals. Here, we will discuss the importance of lifting weights for fat loss and muscle gain: Should You Lift Weights for Fat Loss? Yes, absolutely. It’s important to note that your workout routine for fat loss involves lifting weights and using cardio to assist in burning extra calories. When you start lifting weights, your body puts in an additional effort. To fuel that extra effort, the body burns the stored calories to generate energy. As a result, the more weight you lift, the more calories you burn. Additionally, weight lifting increases your metabolic rate, which means you continue to burn calories even after your workout session ends. Of course, it goes without saying that you need to be in a calorie deficit while you lift weights to ensure you lose weight. It so happens that the body burns stored calories to make up the deficit to reach the maintenance calories and burn additional calories to generate fuel […]
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What most people forget is that tricep literally means ‘three heads’ which further denotes you should be focusing more on triceps than biceps if you want bigger arms. We break down the top five exercises for horse-shoe triceps! This is perhaps the best tricep workout of all time but I rarely see this done correctly. Do not go heavy and always keep your elbows locked in postion. Form is crucial with this exercise as it can damage your elbow joints if not done correctly. Done correctly, this will blow up the long head of your tricep and ensure maximize arm size. Do it on a decline bench for maximum results! The close grip bench press is a ultimate tricep workout and should be incorporated in your arm day. A closer grip ensures you are hitting the whole tricep and ensures that you get some bonus chest body building as well! Just remember to do slow reps while going up and more importantly while going down. Your triceps will surely burn after this! This tricep workout for muscle mass not only works the short head of the tricep but is the most versatile to do. Which means that you can use different handles, depending on availability in the gym, […]
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Educating yourself will give you the confidence to kickstart your weight loss journey and stay motivated. If you’re at your wits’ end from doing countless crunches to burn belly fat or logging endless miles to trim your waistline and not seeing results, we feel you. Burning body fat can seem impossible—especially when targeting a specific area. While strengthening your core and getting in your cardio can help you shed unwanted pounds, these alone won’t keep weight off in the long term. To shine some light on the issue, we asked a registered dietitian to share wisdom on natural ways to burn fat not only in your waist but your entire body. If this piques your interest, keep reading to learn how to lose body fat everywhere through five natural practices. The key to finding sustainable, natural ways to burn fat is to develop a comprehensive plan for living a healthy lifestyle—one that includes eating healthy, exercising regularly, sleeping well, managing stress, and leaving those all-too-tempting processed foods behind at the grocery store. Essentially, you can break it down into three crucial steps. Step one is to create a sustainable plan for achieving your weight loss goals. Step two is […]
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For men, an evening workout offered more benefit. For women, the answer varied, depending on whether the goal was to burn fat or build muscle. There is no wrong time to exercise, but there may be some times that are more right than others. The best time of day to exercise can depend on your gender and even whether you want to burn fat or get stronger, according to a helpful new study of men, women and exercise timing. It found that, for women, morning workouts zapped abdominal fat and improved blood pressure better than late-day training. For men, evening exercise led to greater fat burning and better blood pressure control. Evening exercise also amplified the benefits of strength training, but more so for women. Studies of exercise timing are part of the burgeoning science of chronobiology, which focuses on how our internal clocks affect almost every aspect of our physiology. Human bodies, like those of other mammals, plants, reptiles and insects, operate on an innate 24-hour circadian rhythm, with a master clock system in our brains sending and receiving biochemical signals that coordinate with molecular clocks inside our cells to direct a boggling symphony of biological processes. This rhythm, […]
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If you’re juggling responsibilities and are pressed for time, it’s easy to be a bit impatient and want to get straight into fitness regime, especially if you’re working out at home. It’s still vital to recognise the importance of warming up and cooling down, however. This helps to prepare your body for exercise and assists with your recovery afterwards. Why Warm-up? Warming up allows you to exercise more efficiently. It slowly increases the heart rate and helps you avoid injury. This because it stops the intense exercise coming as such a shock to your system. Depending on whether you prefer to hit the gym or workout at home, you can find four top tips to make sure you’re warming up effectively. 1. Use dynamic movement as a warm-up for exercise The best way to warm up before taking part in physical activity is to perform low-intensity, dynamic movements that are similar to the main type of activity that you will perform. Here are three examples: You’re going to jog three miles. First, do some dynamic movements to warm up: walk slowly, gradually speeding up for about five minutes. If you’re about to do a set of bench presses. […]
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In this article, we discuss tips to keep in mind to avoid workout-related injuries. Take a look. Working out and partaking in physical activities helps in managing our health. It not only manages our health but also provides various benefits. However, a lack of proper measures can lead to injuries from working out. No matter how fit you are or what experiences you are, workout-related injuries can happen to everyone. The best way to avoid it is to follow the right measures and correct form. In this article, we discuss tips to keep in mind to avoid workout-related injuries. Here are tips to help reduce the risk of workout injuries: 1. Always warm up and cool down If you don’t warm up, your training plans could be ruined since cold muscles are less flexible and more likely to break. Spend five to ten minutes active warming up, which involves keeping your body moving by walking or doing dynamic stretches like leg lifts, before your workout. Avoid slow stretches when you assume a position and hold it if you can because they don’t get your muscles moving sufficiently for a proper warm up. Cool down is the process […]
