Fitness
The Benefits of Using Fitness Apps
11/13/24 •
…with your fitness, a fitness app can be the answer. Personalization Many fitness apps offer the option of recommending what you do based on your preferences, goals, and current fitness…
A Balanced Fitness Program For Mid-Life Folk
9/05/24 •
Image Credit As we reach mid-life, the importance of maintaining a balanced fitness routine becomes more apparent. Our bodies undergo natural changes, including shifts in metabolism, muscle mass, and flexibility….
Cardiovascular Fitness: The Foundation of Healthier Living
7/25/20 •
…talk to there are different suggestions for improving cardiovascular fitness. But simply put, any time you move your body your fitness improves. And the more movement, the more the improvement….
What Affects Your Health and Fitness for Scuba Diving
8/18/21 •
…is compromised, so is our diving fitness. Illness. Any illness has the potential for degrading our fitness for diving. Certainly, any condition that affects our respiratory system or sinuses is…
How to Measure Your Overall Level of Fitness
3/04/24 •
Measuring your cardiovascular fitness is best done using your heart rate. There are two important factors to consider, the resting heart rate, and how quickly it returns to that resting…
Swimming Freestyle: The Best Stroke for Improving Fitness
1/11/20 •
This is probably the most popular stroke. It is the one used the most for improving or maintaining fitness, and it is the one that is learned first by most…
11 Ways to Bike Ride Faster and Longer
10/16/24 •
…cycling fitness. Frequency: Refers to how often you perform an activity. In general, in order to maintain a fitness level, 3 workouts per week is enough. However, to improve you…
Home Fitness Machines: Consider Your Options Carefully
7/21/21 •
So you wanna buy a home machine? First, ask yourself why. Maybe you saw it on TV, maybe you think you’ll use it, whatever the reason think hard cause most…
15 Exercise Myths That Just Won't Go Away
1/14/20 •
Since the time we learned that exercise has health benefits, the fitness industry has been plagued by myths. Some of them had good intentions behind them, while others are down…
What Tech Savvy Athletes Are Wearing Off The Field
5/04/20 •
…in conjunction with OMSignal, connects to your smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth and records heart-rate and breathing data from the shirt. OM Strength Fitness Tee Speaking of OMSignal, the company…
Tips for living a healthy lifestlye
9/18/24 •
…work on. You can improve your fitness and exercise, you can improve your diet, drink more water, concentrate on how many hours of sleep you are getting, socialise with your…
Scuba Diving After Heart Surgery
8/01/21 •
…The final call on the fitness-to-dive issue is between the patient and his or her cardiologist. The concern is that someone who has undergone a bypass may have suffered significant…
Cardiovascular Endurance: A Complicated Workout Isn't Required (1)
1/09/21 •
Cardiovascular (often shortened to cardio) endurance is the ability of the heart, blood vessels, and lungs to supply oxygen to working muscles. To improve your cardio fitness you need to…
Muscular Endurance: It Takes Years To Develop (1)
4/26/23 •
…oxygen, so it is obviously dependent on cardiovascular fitness. However it also depends on the muscle’s ability to utilize the oxygen efficiently. At the muscle site oxygen must be able…
Metabolic Rate: A Key Metric for Weight Loss (and Gain)
4/30/22 •
…fitness, weight loss, and weight gain. To measure ones metabolism expensive equipment is required, to be able to calculate how much energy one is using at rest and at various…
Need A Reason To Ride Your Bike? (1)
7/01/24 •
…health and fitness is not the only benefit, it is the one that comes to mind first. However, most people don’t realize the extent of the benefits. Better blood circulation:…
10 Essential Gadgets for a Freshman
4/06/23 •
…quite versatile these days. They can track fitness, monitor health, and provide notifications from a smartphone. With a smartwatch, students can set reminders for classes, assignments, and deadlines, which helps…
Cardio Training or Weight Training: Your Choice Can Affect the Results
10/17/22 •
…and that would include most people at the gym. If you simply want general health, both cardiovascular and muscular fitness is possible. But, if you want to become a marathon…
Strength Training: Tips To Help You Achieve Your Goals
9/15/23 •
…For most people, this method is quite adequate for general fitness. Eccentric contraction (also called negative contraction) is defined as allowing the major muscles to lengthen but under resistance. It…
Aerobic Exercise Conditioning For a Longer and Healthier Life
10/11/22 •
…for any well rounded fitness program. Numerous studies have documented the value of aerobic conditioning: People who exercise vigorously on a regular basis live longer, have fewer heart attacks and…
Swimming Drills: A Number of Ways To Perfect Your Stroke
4/06/22 •
…part of a stroke e.g. pulling harder underwater. during warm-up or cool-down. to maintain fitness during injury recovery e.g. using only one arm during an opposite shoulder injury. The variations…
Do Athletes Need Extra Protein?
1/30/24 •
…does not mean that it’s that even which caused that result. The catalyst is working out. The result is fitness and more muscle. Was the extra protein a necessity? For…
Power Training: Combining Speed With Strength
7/14/24 •
…good for developing ‘tight’ muscles. Most people who are just interested in general fitness don’t need to worry too much about power. But by adding some power training into your…
When is the Best Time to Exercise?
7/12/24 •
…the fitness field, there is no clear-cut answer. Working Out Before a Meal The theory here is that you will be burning more fat stores compared to glycogen stores (glucose…
5 Exercise Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Workout
10/11/21 •
…decreased circulation even though the heart is beating quite fast. The point at which this occurs is different for everyone and depends on the size of your heart, fitness level,…
