Home gym workouts need not be any less effective than workouts done in a gym, provided certain basic principles are observed. A home gym is unlikely to have the same professional equipment as a commercial gym, so some adjustments will be necessary. Here is how to get the best results from a home gym workout. Cardio It can never be…
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Is Weight Lifting Equipment Expensive
Basically, weight lifting equipment is not expensive. In fact, you can start your weight lifting program at home by just buying a set of barbells or dumbbells for as low at $25 to $50. If you are keen in online shopping, you can even have barbells and a weight lifting bench for only $50. It is indeed possible for anybody…
Change Workouts Reap Benefits
Through routine exercise, your body gradually builds strength and endurance. However, if you keep your workouts TOO routine, those benefits begin to stagnate. Therefore, it is essential to periodically change your workouts so that your body will continue to reap the most benefits from your efforts. Why is change crucial? If you follow the same exact exercise routine day in…
Walk Your Way To Better Health
There’s a workout that you do every day, even if you don’t know it. Of all the ways to stay fit, walking is the easiest, safest and cheapest. If you’ve been walking most of your life, you may be an expert at it already. It’s a natural movement-no fighting the way your body was designed to move-and there’s almost no…
Benefits Of An Elliptical Trainer Workout
Elliptical trainers are ideal for getting in shape and losing weight. When you workout on an elliptical trainer there are two important benefits: Low-Impact Exercise Upper and Lower Body Workout It is for those reasons that elliptical trainers are growing in popularity. Treadmills sell more in total numbers, but elliptical sales are growing at a faster pace. They are particularly…
Strength Training Tips For Osteoporosis Prevention
What’s one of the best ways to prevent osteoporosis? According to many experts in the field of bone health, it’s exercise. More specifically, strength training offers many benefits for men and women at risk of bone loss from osteoporosis. Strength training, also called resistance training, uses resistance from free weights, resistance bands, and water exercise or weight machines to help…
Home Workouts During Pregnancy
Along with proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, one of the most important things you can do to benefit yourself and your baby during pregnancy is exercise. Women who exercise regularly while pregnant have easier labor, deliveries, and recovery time. The majority of pregnant women are able to exercise at a level appropriate to their stage of pregnancy, but you…
15 Muscle Building Rules For Skinny Guys And Gals Part 2
In part 1, I touched on general weight gain rules and reasons why you can’t gain weight. Now it’s time to get into workout specifics… WORKOUT RULES 4. Stop listening to every ridiculous piece of advice you hear in the gym or read on a message board. Recently a client of mine informed me that someone in the gym stated…
How Elliptical Machine Workouts Can Help You
Many people wonder how elliptical machine workouts can help them. There are many benefits of elliptical machine workouts that can not only help you get into shape, but also encourage the most unenthusiastic person about exercising. Elliptical machine workouts have many benefits, and unlike using weights and other types of exercise equipment, elliptical machine workouts are much easier on the…
Exercise Bikes What S On The Market
There are available two types of exercise bikes. The upright bike is stationary and it resembles a typical road bike. Added stress is put on the joints because the pedals are positioned below the rider. The pedals of the recumbent bike are out in front of the rider so that pedaling is more natural and less stressful on the hips…