What are Aerobic Exercises & How do they Benefit me?

Aerobic exercise is characterized by the duration and intensity of muscular contractions.  Aerobic exercise causes glycogen to be broken down into glucose, providing energy.  When all of the glycogen has been utilized, fat is metabolized instead.  At this point, continuing the aerobic exercise becomes a little more difficult since metabolizing fat is a slower process.  […]

What are the Best Abdominal Exercises?

Trying to find the best abdominal exercises to attain a flat, muscular stomach is difficult. How do you know which abdominal exercises are effective and which abdominal exercises are ineffective? Adding to the difficulty are the many recommendations and criticisms by the ‘experts’. By comparing the recommendations from several experts, a pattern […]

The Basic Principals of Weight Lifting

Weight lifting or resistance training programs require adherence to specific principals in order to generate results.  These fundamental aspects of a good weight lifting program are overload, progression, specificity, and rest and recovery.  Adherence to these key facets throughout your weight lifting regiment will assure results. 
·        Overload is a weight lifting term that refers to […]

Will Chromium Supplements Help in Weight Loss?

Minerals are elements that originate in the earth and cannot be produced by our bodies. We must derive our mineral intake from the foods and liquids we consume. Chromium is a mineral used by your body to enhance the effects of insulin. The actual functioning of Chromium in the human body is […]

Weight Training: Sets versus Reps

Could you tell me how to find the right balance between reps and sets for weightlifting? If I don’t want to bulk up, should I be going for more reps? How many reps are too many?
An important aspect of any weight training regiment is determining the correct amount of sets and repetitions to […]

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