Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category

15 Easy fitness tips

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

exercisingExercising should be an important part of our daily lives… Sometimes we can’t set a time for exercising but our daily activities can be part of our exercising routine… Here are some tips;

Fitness tip # 1 – Split it up

Instead of spending one hour to the gym, do six 10-minute workout sessions throughout the day. Try some slow stretches, leg crunches or lunges when you get up in the morning, during short breaks at work or while you are watching your favourite show at T.V. (more…)

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Unsafe and dangerous exercises

Monday, January 4th, 2010

excerciseThere are lots of exercises we can do; I talked about fast and easy exercises etc but there are some exercises that harms instead of doing good. Please be sure to know how to recognize unsafe and dangerous exercises before any workout.

Although It’s best to learn about exercise safety from a pro, you should also use common sense and avoid exercises that aren’t right for your fitness level. Listen to your body and when in doubt, back off. You can always increase your intensity during your next workout. (more…)

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Came back from vacation

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

exercise eqFor the Thanksgiving week we went to overseas and saw our family and friends; it was great but in that period I couldn’t update my blog, hopefully now I can go back to it and write more regularly…

The weather was unbelievably nice in November; I remember 7-8 years ago it snowed here in New York in October, now it’s so nice that you don’t even have to wear a jacket on somedays. (more…)

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Cardiovascular exercises at home

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

jump_rope_womanDoes everybody have time to go to gym? I don’t think so; I know working all day in the office or running errands and home work we just want to go home and rest but exercising keeps us healthy, unless you are a devoted exerciser and do it a few times a week you need inspirations, simple solutions, like easy but effective exercise movements. Fortunately, there’s no need to go to the gym. Here are some cardio movements to do at home; (more…)

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How many calories you burn with these exercises?

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

We all know exercising is good and hear the most effective exercises but do we know how many calories we burn? Unless we are on a treadmill or bicycle that shows the calories burn we can really know. Here is a list;

step1. Step Aerobics …

Calories Burnt: 800 cal/hr

This mainly targets your legs, hips and bum, which are often the areas that women most want to tone. Doing an hour a day, split into two half an hour sessions, will ensure that you see results within 2 weeks.

If you aren’t sure how to do these, check out 10 Most Effective Ab Exercises.

Another very similar exercise is bench presses, which go very well in sets with step aerobics. It’s really hard to do to start with, so make sure you’re doing them right or you’ll see no results! (more…)

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25 easy fitness tips

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Let’s find out what these are… I’m sure we all can do some of them…

rebecca_gayheart_walking_dog_11. Walk Fido every day. Dog owners walk more than people without dogs. Not surprisingly, they also tend to be healthier, with less body fat, according to a new study from the University of California, San Diego. But not every pooch “parent” takes advantage of these exercise opportunities. And those who don’t walk their four-legged friends don’t get the health perks. If you don’t own a dog, offer to take the neighbor’s dog for a walk, or join your neighbor in his or her daily jaunt. (more…)

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Wii games

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

wii fitWii Fit is fantastic way to exercise without leaving your home. It’s like you are really out there doing those sports and you know what you do, and how you doing. I love it, I regret that I didn’t buy it earlier. What do you think? Do you have it?

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10 Most Effective Ab Exercises

Monday, September 21st, 2009

bicycleThey say the abdomen is the hardest area to loose weight. I know, I tried many times to loose weight, but because of my health issues I had to have a tummy tuck. Well when you say it like that, it sounds nice but believe me it was horrible…

I’d like to write about the 10 most effective ab exercises for anyone who needs, these moves are selected by the American Council on Exercise’s study to determine the most effective ab exercises.

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Shape-Ups are in

Monday, September 14th, 2009

shape ups3I keep hearing about these shoes and decided to give it a try, but of course as always I searched it online and saw hundreds of testimonials about them… (more…)

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Strech your legs

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
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stretchThere is another exercise that’s very simple and easy to do…

We sit with one leg extended and the other curled in comfortably and lean forward using our lower back.

A common mistake is to bend your body forward over the leg. The idea is to keep our back straight.

With this exercise hamstring muscles work.

Repeat this with the other leg…

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