Monthly Archives: May 2017

Body Building is a sport which requires more than just the spirit to build your body. Consumption of supplements will help you get a new shape all together. There are loads of supplements that you can choose to actually build your body. The supplements can be used as per the ideas that you have to build your body. It is the choice of the right supplement that will make the difference. The most appropriate one will help your workout. Here is a review about the legal and popular supplements that are used to build the body. 1. Creatine Creatine is used in many areas in body building. This is the supplement used to add on the muscle mass and help the body builders gain more strength. Creatine is also used to kill the fatigue in the body builders after their heavy workouts. It enhances the body metabolism and processes food…

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Having health and fitness goals as well as high personal standards are very important things to have. What’s even more important though is taking action and actually achieving these goals. So why do so many people get stuck, fall of track or don’t even get started at all? Here are just a few reasons that prevent people from getting started or pushes them off track. Information Overload Thanks to technology and the internet we have so much information right at our finger tips, but for some, this can be incredibly confusing. One day you’re supposed to eat a low-fat diet, the next you’re supposed to include more fat, then you’re not supposed to eat carbs, but then it’s okay to eat the “right” kind of carbs, then you’re not supposed to eat gluten or grains or dairy or sugar or GMOs, aahhh! We have medical doctors saying one thing and…

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Many people are in search for health and fitness, but what are really the essentials for health and fitness and how do you achieve good health and overall well being? When you have a closer look at the concept, it all boils down to the following four components, which are crucial for healthy living. They are: *1 Good Nutrition *2 Regular Exercise *3 A Good Night Sleep *4 High Quality Nutritional Supplementation If we choose to make good nutrition – including supplementation – and an active lifestyle a daily habit, we could add 5 to 15 healthy years to our lives. Healthy living means: keeping a balanced, healthy diet, avoiding smoking, excessive use of alcohol and toxic chemicals, taking regular exercise, a good night sleep and supplementing our diet with high quality nutritional supplements. I will describe in more detail the above mentioned four components for healthy living. First of…

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The 8 Training Principles are research-based guidelines that can help you accelerate your training progress and optimize your results. Knowing how to apply these principles gives you an educated basis on which you can make informed decisions about designing your fitness or sports training program. The principles can also help you evaluate the merits of fitness equipment and personal training services. All of the principles complement each other. For best results, they should be applied in concert throughout every phase of training. 1. Principle of Specificity suggests that your body will make adjustments according to the type of training you perform and in the very same muscles that you exercise. How you train determines what you get. This principle guides you in designing your fitness training program. If your goal is to improve your overall level of fitness, you would devise a well-rounded program that builds both endurance and overall…

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There has been a lot of talk already about the negative effects of having poor posture. So diverse are the discussions about it that it is even associated with job hiring, that is, those who have bad posture are in danger of being rejected as soon as they present themselves for an interview. Developing a bad posture can come from different ways. But for those who are working in offices for longer hours, bad posture almost always come from slouching indiscriminately in that comfortable office chair. The downside of it all is that by the time you find out about your bad posture, it is already ingrained in your system that you find it equally problematic to get rid of it. And since it would be difficult to have a sustained time doing some exercise in the office, the best logical solution for you to contain this silent killer is…

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The effects of good nutrition on the body are as visible as the effects of bad nutrition on the body. The difference is that bad nutrition can destroy the body, while good nutrition only supports and builds up the body. Hence, the better goal in life is to maintain a lifestyle that promotes good nutrition. This will cause many positive effects, including the following 5 effects of good nutrition. 5 Effects of Good Nutrition: 1. Maintain normal body function This includes better learning, proper balance and pH in the body tissues, to stabilize and regulate body systems like blood pressure, rebuild tissues, and maintain proper blood sugar levels 2. Maintain healthy weight This includes proper blood pressures, less likely to allow diseases like Diabetes, heart malfunctions 3. Prevent disease This includes prevention of cancer, tissue disease, parasitical invasions, bacterial infections 4. Pass along good start to future generations Healthy babies,…

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More people are recognizing that participating in an exercise program is essential to maintaining good health. Because of this surge in popularity of obtaining a much more fit life, more people are now signing up for exercise programs. Gyms have responded to the increased consumer demand for fitness programs by implementing a variety of fitness classes and programs. The following lists fitness classes and programs that most gyms now offer: Aerobics: Aerobics classes are a great way for people to get fit. It is beneficial for weight loss, strengthening your heart, and toning your muscles. There are a number of forms of aerobics such as step, water, and dance aerobics. Yoga: Yoga focuses on flexing the muscles using different body positions. Breathing techniques and achieving mental serenity are part of the Yoga experience. Weights: Using weight exercises are a great way to tone muscles and build strength. It is also…

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Are you looking for a different way to improve your eye health and your general health at the same time? Then, you may want to consider adding Kefir to your diet. What is Kefir? Kefir is a cultured milk product resembling yogurt that you can drink which contains probiotic content. It supports the health of the digestive system and provides a series of different health benefits. Kefir boosts immunity, builds bone density, improves digestion, fights allergies, and improves the process of detoxification in the body to name a few. Kefir improves eye health due to its ability to improve the functioning of the digestive system. Due to its properties to promote digestive health, it can improve the absorption of nutrients to the visual system. Additionally, it does consist of Vitamin A; an essential eye promoting nutrient that is good for the development and protection of eye health. Therefore, here are…

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What constitutes fitness? How do you know if you are physically fit or not? Just like any other physical or physiological characteristics like height or weight, fitness is a relative measurement. We can safely assume that a weekend runner is more fit than a habitual couch potato, and in turn, is less fit compared to a marathon runner. Experts use several tests to judge a person’s level of fitness. Here are some of them: 1. Resting heart rate – Your resting heart rate or pulse is the number of times your heart beats in a minute. It indicates how hard your heart needs to work in order to pump your blood around your body. A normal resting rate should be between 60 to 90 beats per minute. Well-trained athletes fall into the low-end of this normal range because their hearts have become very efficient pumping machines. Heart rate can be…

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There is no denying stroke survivors have a lot to deal with as they go through the rehabilitation process and learn to live with physical limitations. Unfortunately, far too many people treat having a stroke as a sign they can no longer enjoy physical activities. For stroke survivor’s who love to play golf, those so-called physical limitations aren’t as pronounced as one would imagine. Playing Golf Again is a Real Possibility Except in the worst of cases, the only thing that keeps most stroke survivors from getting back onto the golf course is the assumption they can’t do it. That assumption is wrong in so many ways. Will their golf game be as proficient as it was before the stroke? Probably not, but everything in life changes after medical trauma. The reality is golf courses aren’t going anywhere and any golfer who wants to golf belongs on the golf course.…

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