Use Breathing to Indicate Your Aerobic Training Zone

Whether you are running, cycling, paddling, performing aerobics routines or using cardio machines, the traditional method for monitoring exercise intensity is to measure heart rate. For the purpose of general fitness improvement, this allows you to determine whether you are working within your aerobic training zone - the intensity that most effectively improves the cardiovascular system without becoming uncomfortable and causing premature fatigue. However, few people are good at checking heart-rates:... Read more »

The Top 5 Fat Burning Exercises

The top 5 fat burning exercises burn so many calories and melt away fat because they increase oxygen demands and get your heart rate way up by working several muscles at once. They should be done at a vigorous pace and with little to no rest in between exercises. Remember to always consult your doctor before starting an exercise program. 1. Squat Presses: Target = Butt, Thighs, Shoulders, Triceps and Cardio Hold dumbbells level with ears in the press position. Squat down until thighs are parallel... Read more »

How To Use an Elliptical Trainer and Maximize its Benefits

If you have a knee, back or hip injury try using an elliptical trainer for a low impact workout, as running or jogging limit the kind of exercises you can do, as they are high impact. This can be frustrating if you like this type of exercise for health & fitness or believe that these exercises give you a good workout. While running and jogging certainly give you a good cardio workout they are not the only ways. When you learn how to use this exercise machine, you will increase your stamina,... Read more »

Live a Happier, Healthier Lifestyle Now

You can become lean, more energetic, and happier by making a few easy decisions in your life. Below are ten tips to get you started. 1. Lift weights. An effective strength-training regimen adds lean muscle mass to your body. Each pound of lean muscle mass burns, on the average, 13 calories a day; that means, if you gain an additional ten pounds of lean muscle, you will burn an extra 130 calories per day. 2. Do cardiovascular exercise. Perform 20-minutes of interval-based cardio exercise three times... Read more »

Exercise Doesnt Need To Be A Chore

Nothing beats waking up in the morning with the thought of going to the gym to lift weights or jog on the treadmill. After a hard days work, the gym is one place you don’t even want to think about. Sometimes, even the thought of exercising at home with your own equipment can be less than desirable, which is why many people in San Diego and other cities all over the world turn to personal trainers to stay motivated. Sometimes, just trying to get and stay motivated to exercise on a regular... Read more »

Why Aerobics and Sweating is Good For You

OK, so sweat isn’t particularly the nicest of topics to talk about. People spend vast amounts of money on deodorants to stop themselves from sweating. It’s no wonder either because sweating can turn smelly and make our clothes wet and uncomfortable to wear. The thing is though that our bodies need to sweat in order to be able to keep in good health. But why should this be? Sweating is so horrible, surely it can’t be good for you? Well, the reason we sweat is because humans... Read more »

Blast Away Fat With Interval Cardio Training

You can lose weight quickly. You can shed fat from your belly and under your arms with rigorous but smart exercise. You can get a lean, athletic build. You can even show off your muscles by losing that pesky layer of fat that obscures your tone and definition. It is not a matter of training for hours on end every day. It is a matter of making every minute of your exercise as efficient as possible. When training your heart while shooting for fast calorie loss, interval based cardio training is the... Read more »

What is the Best Form of Cardiovascular Exercise?

We know cardio is essential to improve the cardiovascular system. This goes without saying. When many people don’t realize, is that cardiovascular exercise can be useful for losing weight as well as gaining weight; for increasing endurance as well as increasing power, size, and strength. The difference is in training energy systems. You can train your anaerobic energy system (builds power and strength) while participating in a cardio workout, just as easily as training you can train your aerobic... Read more »

Are Athletes Drinking Too Much Between Workouts?

Could it be that nearly everybody (including me)dispensing advice on how much to drink is totally wrong? Apparently a new theory is being proposed that could change the drinking habits of endurance athletes. During exercise, nobody disputes the fact that significant dehydration impairs performance and can lead to life threatening heat stroke. Knowing this, it is common practice among endurance athletes to keep their tanks full by drinking plenty of water, especially in the hours just prior to and... Read more »

How Workout Videos Can Help

Ever since Jane Fonda and Richard Simmons got us moving in the 1980s to their aerobic’s videos, workout videos have been a part of most people’s exercise routines at one time or another. The selection of videos available today is so varied and vast that no matter what your choice of exercise, you can find a video to assist you. Workout videos are a great component in helping to achieve your fitness goals. Using workout videos in your fitness routine is helpful in many ways. Everyone... Read more »