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Exercise Video Library. Run Stretch - Five Essential Stretches for Runners - Running Stretches Video. Keep your body flexible, injury-free, and performing at its best with simple stretches for runners.

Run Stretch - Five Essential Stretches for Runners - Running Stretches Video

Try these five stretches before your next run.See Transcript Hey guys - Jonathon Stewart here for About.com. You've heard it again and again and again - the importance of stretching. Yeah, but really, what's the big deal? Well, tell you what - let's have that conversation again in about 20 years, and see who's wishing they'd have taken the time to stretch then. Benefits of Stretching Before You Run Stretching, for everyone - including runners - really does a body good. Warm Up Before You Stretch Before you run, before you even stretch, it's important to warm your body up first, as cold muscles are more prone to being pulled or torn. Stretching Best Practices Next, some stretching basics. Running Stretches for Hamstrings Next, the stretches.

Running Stretches for Quads Stretch Your Achilles' Tendon Next, as my old swimming coach used to say, grab a piece of real estate. Thanks for watching! Which Workout Burns the Most Fat? By Ben Greenfield Zumba.

Which Workout Burns the Most Fat?

TRX. P90X. Pump. Spinning. The podcast edition of this tip was sponsored by Go To Meeting. What Are the Different Types of Fat-Burning Workouts? The majority of workouts that advertise themselves as high calorie-burning events can be broken down into three different categories: cardio, resistance training, and cardio plus resistance training.

Cardio: An example of a cardio class would be spinning, a class in which you ride a stationary bike with varying levels of resistance and pedaling speeds, typically to a choreographed series of songs and movements such as standing, hovering, and jumping. Cardio plus resistance training: As you may have guessed, cardio plus resistance training combines the elements discussed above. The Best Workout for Fat Loss. I’m often asked, "What is the best workout for fat loss?

The Best Workout for Fat Loss

" Because every body is different, there is no perfect, "one-size-fits-all" exercise routine that results in maximum fat loss. But there are five characteristics of every successful fat loss program: 1. Convenient. This means that you can do it anywhere, without being forced to spend two hours at a gym, or access special equipment or expensive gadgets. What to Eat Before and After Exercising. How often do you think about exactly what you’re going to eat before you exercise? How about what you’re going to eat when you’re done exercising? And no, I’m not talking about that big bowl of ice cream or tasty martini that you’re trying to earn while you’re slaving away on the treadmill. I’m talking about really planning your pre and post-workout fueling so that you get maximum results from your fitness efforts.

Sponsor: Total Gym is a trusted leader and innovator in home fitness machines for over 35 years. Total Gym delivers the ultimate total body workout in only 15 to 20 minutes! What to Eat Before and After Exercising If you don’t have a nutrition plan for your fitness routine, you’re doing yourself a pretty big disservice when it comes to getting the results that you desire.

In this article, you’re going to learn about ideal pre-workout, during workout, and post-workout nutrition, with a quick and dirty tip for optimizing each of these components of fitness fueling. Summary. Glute, Hip and Thigh Exercises - Hip Lifts on the Ball. Bicycle Exercise Video. Seven Little Known Tips for Getting in Shape. For an unathletic, self-professed geek, I’ve made a fair amount of improvements in my physical life. Going from exercising rarely to exercising every day. I’ve gone getting completely winded after a three mile jog to being able run a half marathon. Switching to a vegetarian diet and still managing to put on fifteen pounds of lean muscle mass. I don’t think I’ll be gracing the cover of Mens Fitness anytime soon, but I have learned a lot about what it takes to get in shape. Although anyone can cover the basics (eat right and exercise), there are some things that I could only learn through trial and error. 1) Exercise Daily What’s easier, exercising three times a week or seven?

If you are already used to exercising, switching to three or four days to fit your schedule may be preferable, but it is a lot harder to maintain a habit you don’t do every day. 2) Duration Doesn’t Substitute for Intensity Expect to hit a plateau in your own fitness results.