Working short exercise snippets into your daily routine is a good way to get fit without feeling as if you’re making a lot of effort. So is committing to fitness with better eating habits, good food choices, and exercising regularly. Yet, there are bad habits that, unwittingly adopted, can derail the trek to fitness.
The first one is familiar to most, where people allow themselves to become stuck doing the same workout for months on end and seeing diminishing results, which is discouraging. When a routine becomes boring, you might wind up working out less over time. If this were
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Training No-No: Walking with Weights
December 1st, 2011 by Angela Yorke | Strength Training
A number of senior ladies in my neighborhood go for walks carrying dumbbells or wrist or ankle weights. The idea is that by doing so, they combine cardio activity with strength training instead of doing either separately, saving time.
Other than looking unwieldy and reducing what would have been an enjoyable walk to a joyless shuffle, walking with weights can actually be harmful. Given the effect weights have when used while the body is supposed to be in motion, it is actually more beneficial to carry out strength training separately from cardio activities.
One perception of this form of strength training
Other than looking unwieldy and reducing what would have been an enjoyable walk to a joyless shuffle, walking with weights can actually be harmful. Given the effect weights have when used while the body is supposed to be in motion, it is actually more beneficial to carry out strength training separately from cardio activities.
One perception of this form of strength training
Maintaining Stamina While Injured
November 24th, 2011 by Jessica B. | Cardio
My exercise choice is running. It hasn't always been, but after making some significant lifestyle changes, running has become an important part of my life. So it was pretty devastating this summer when I broke my foot. Not only was running out of the question, I couldn't use the elliptical, and biking wouldn't work.
My doctor recommended hitting the pool. Thanks to an easily removable boot cast, this wasn't completely out of the question. The only problem? I have never been a strong swimmer, and I wasn't sure I could get a good workout just doing slow laps back and
My doctor recommended hitting the pool. Thanks to an easily removable boot cast, this wasn't completely out of the question. The only problem? I have never been a strong swimmer, and I wasn't sure I could get a good workout just doing slow laps back and
Ways to Sabotage a Fitness Routine
September 19th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | Exercises
Misguided targets are a reason fitness routines can become derailed. Initially, a person might start exercising because he or she wants to lose weight. Unfortunately, weight loss, rather than fat loss and strength building, eventually becomes the only goal, and it becomes increasingly difficult to achieve over time. This leads to frustration and a growing lack of interest.
The problem with this approach is that you might reach your target weight through dieting and light exercise, but also retain a higher percentage of body fat compared to a person who exercises more while watching their food intake, and who loses
The problem with this approach is that you might reach your target weight through dieting and light exercise, but also retain a higher percentage of body fat compared to a person who exercises more while watching their food intake, and who loses
Overloading vs. Overworking
August 18th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | Cardio
The concept is simple: you do cardio if you want to lose weight. As a person’s fitness level improves, he or she is then able to increase the amount of cardiovascular exercise carried out to develop greater fitness. This is known as “overloading,” and is quite different from what you do at a buffet line.
Overloading means that a workload should be periodically increased so that strength and endurance will improve. The effects from overloading are perhaps more obvious in a person new to exercise, which is also a possible reason overenthusiastic fitness devotees might wind up doing more cardio
Overloading means that a workload should be periodically increased so that strength and endurance will improve. The effects from overloading are perhaps more obvious in a person new to exercise, which is also a possible reason overenthusiastic fitness devotees might wind up doing more cardio
