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Archive for August, 2008
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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