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August 21, 2008 at 7:22 pm · Filed under Cardiovascular training
Cardiovascular workouts are designed to balance three factors for maximum effectiveness and safety: frequency, intensity and duration. You will also need to include a warm-up period before you enter the target intensity period of your workout, and a cool-down period before the end of your workout. Traditionally, you are coached to stretch the primary muscles to be used in the workout after your warm-up. There are several schools of thought on the use and effectiveness of stretching, but we will cover the traditional view here.
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August 12, 2008 at 10:01 pm · Filed under Exercise and Training
Many people think that creating a home workout gym is either too intimidating or too costly. So, often they instead invest their money in a health club membership not realizing that for the same amount of money (or even less) they can create a very effective gym right in their own home. For an effective home gym, all that is required is a little bit of planning. Lets take a closer look at what you need to consider and how you get started.
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July 21, 2008 at 9:50 pm · Filed under Exercise and Training
Most people who exercise have specific goals in mind (i.e. to lose weight, increase flexibility, tone muscles etc.). Before you begin an exercise program, you must think about what results you want to achieve, then you can gear your exercise program toward attaining your desired results.
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July 10, 2008 at 9:40 pm · Filed under Alternative Training
If the usual no-pain no-gain kinds of exercise don’t appeal to you, practicing the martial art known as tai chi (or qigong) may be the perfect alternative. The gentle movements of tai chi can be done by everyone—even people who can exercise only while seated in a chair. You can practice tai chi anywhere, and no special equipment is required.
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June 3, 2008 at 9:39 pm · Filed under Exercise and Training
It’s a question that has dazzled us for hundreds of years. Should you or should you not work out when you are sick? When is it ok to pick up the training shoes again? There is a very simple but also very effective rule of thumb for exercising when sick, and we’re going to take a closer look at it.
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