Posts Tagged ‘exercise’
Food and Walks
February 2nd, 2012 by Bea | Nutrition, Walking
I realized that I have covered a decent amount of ground in terms of using walking as a form of exercise and the tips and tricks that are associated with the physical motions, but I have yet to write about food and how that can influence your walk. Don’t worry so much about the carbohydrates in your diet. True, too much of them will be harmful, but you do not have to remove them from your diet. The same goes with fats; too little fat is also not healthy for your body. Exercising will use up the glycogen storages in
Dealing with Muscle Soreness
February 1st, 2012 by Carlo Celotti | Exercise Expert
Now that many of you are a month into your New Year's resolutions and probably feeling a bit sore and stiff from using your body in ways you haven't in a long time, here are some tips to help you deal with that soreness.
1. Try taking contrast showers. This is where following your workout, you head to the showers and spend a minute in warm water and a minute in as cold water as you can tolerate. Keep repeating this for several cycles, about four or five should do the trick, or more if you really over did it. Just a couple of words of warning.
1. Try taking contrast showers. This is where following your workout, you head to the showers and spend a minute in warm water and a minute in as cold water as you can tolerate. Keep repeating this for several cycles, about four or five should do the trick, or more if you really over did it. Just a couple of words of warning.
Tennis Drills for Cardio Fitness
January 30th, 2012 by Angela Yorke | Cardio
Although Rafael Nadal’s grip sometimes appears more suited to a Louisville Slugger than the Babolat racquet he uses, the recently concluded Australian Open made me think of forms of aerobic exertion other than “plain” running, cycling, or swimming. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a diehard fitness fanatic, you can incorporate tennis foot drills into a cardio routine to add variety.
Slides, also known as sidestepping, involve putting your feet together, taking a wide step sideways, and then bringing the trailing foot back beside the leading foot. The distance to slide is the same as that of the length of
Slides, also known as sidestepping, involve putting your feet together, taking a wide step sideways, and then bringing the trailing foot back beside the leading foot. The distance to slide is the same as that of the length of
Training Under Time Constraints
January 26th, 2012 by Angela Yorke | Strength Training
Ideally, we should all have sufficient time in a day to exercise, be it for aerobic fitness, flexibility, or strength. Unfortunately, most wage earners know that this is far from the case. Unless you have the luxury of delegating work to others, finding the time to build strength often involves serious commitment and strict time management.
Yet, this should not be the case. As with other aspects of fitness, a person should be able to work strength training exercises in to his or her daily routine without a noticeable “loss” of time.
For example, we all know the tip about taking
Yet, this should not be the case. As with other aspects of fitness, a person should be able to work strength training exercises in to his or her daily routine without a noticeable “loss” of time.
For example, we all know the tip about taking
Sleeping is Not the Enemy
January 25th, 2012 by Joan Jacobsen | Exercise Expert
Being dubbed the Senior Fitness Specialist here at My Fitness Tunes hopefully does not conjure up visions of your former school gym teacher who happened to be matronly and a stern representative of how physical fitness should be cultivated in your impressionable minds. On the contrary, the definition of fitness includes your mind and body.
Maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle can be a difficult task for some people, while others just carry on with no worries or obstacles at all. By being an advocate such as myself, I have an image I must uphold because who would listen to
Maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle can be a difficult task for some people, while others just carry on with no worries or obstacles at all. By being an advocate such as myself, I have an image I must uphold because who would listen to
