High Intensity Interval Training: Sprint Interval Workout
This sprint interval workout is a type high intensity interval training (HIIT) that helps build endurance, increase your anaerobic threshold and burn more calories and fat both during and after your workout. For this workout, you'll have a longer warm up (10 minutes) before going into 4 all-out sprints at a Level 9 on this perceived exertion chart for 30 seconds each. Between each sprint, you'll recover at an easy pace for 4.5 minutes, giving you plenty of time to get ready for the next sprint. Keep in mind that all-out effort is very challenging, so modify the sprint intervals as needed to fit your fitness level and goals.
Whole Body Toning Exercises For Whole Body Sculpting And Whole Body Fitness
Why Go for Whole Body Toning Exercises? Simple, you get to sculpt a dreamed well-toned, well-balanced and well-proportioned svelte body! You want that, right?
Fluid and Water Needs During Exercise
The Well-Watered Exerciser Except for oxygen, there’s nothing your body needs more than an adequate supply of water. And the more you exercise, the more important it is to drink the right amount of water before, during, and after your workouts. Dehydration can make it hard to get the most out of your workout, and in extreme situations, can even be dangerous to your health. However, drinking too much water at the wrong time can also hinder performance. So what’s an exerciser to do? How do you know how much you need to drink, when to drink it, and when you might need something other than plain water, like a sports drink?
9 Fitness Tips to Help You Build Muscle, Lose Fat and Become a Better Athlete
If you are in the fitness and bodybuilding world for some time, you’ve probably seen there is a ton of information about training, nutrition and supplements on the internet, magazines, television… Some of it is very useful, but unfortunately, most of it is very misleading. Often, when people find themselves overflown with information, they can pick bad advice, or even fail to act, mainly because they get confused and don’t know what is good and what is bad for them. So if you are just starting – here are a few fitness advices to take you the right way.
Insanity Workout
Drop serious pounds and sculpt sexy curves with Insanity, the DVD craze that lives up to the hype. The magic behind the routine comes from plyometrics: explosive, full-body exercises that rev your heart rate and ratchet up metabolism to torch megacalories and build lean muscle. We asked Insanity creator Shaun Thompson for his top multitasking moves to help you get an insane body in only 20 minutes. You'll need: Zilch.
The 10 Best Foods for Your Looks - Lifestyle
You can slather yourself from your forehead to your pinkie toe in organic lotions, but if you think that alone will make you glow, we have some bad news. From its well documented health benefits to its undeniable impact on physical beauty, good nutrition is the pillar of every kind of healthy lifestyle. That doesn't mean you need to swear off bacon and beer or anything. The trick is finding the right balance. But with new studies coming out every month about what we should put in our mouths—not to mention the unending discovery of mysterious superfruits from deep in the forests of wherever—it can be hard to keep track of what, exactly, we should be eating. To simplify things, here's a can't-go-wrong shopping list.
How to take the first steps towards fitness
Early morning exercise in Hyde Park, London. Photograph: Tim Ayers/Alamy The great thing about running is its simplicity. You don't need to learn how to do it, find a team or venue or invest in specialist equipment - you can start right now.
Belly Dancing Lessons
Another Great Belly Dance Warm-up November 16th, 2008 — Warm-up Here’s another great belly dance warm-up video as well as another video from Everybody Bellydance: This is a nice and gentle way to warm-up your muscles before dancing. Don’t forget to check out Everybody Bellydance’s blog:
25 Healthy Foods for 2012
By kathypatalsky | healthy foods to try in 2013 So often we talk about removing ‘bad’ foods from our diets and restricting what we eat. Well instead of forcing yourself into a state of deprivation, try a different approach for 2013. Try adding in a handful of healthy foods that are nutrient dense.
Nerd Fitness: Helping You Lose Weight, Get Stronger, Live Better.
I received an email a few months back from a NF reader that made me smile: “I am going back to square one. I noticed the only habit that I changed and stuck with was drinking tons of water. Have you ever started playing a game and get a few hours in and go “man I wish I knew these controls/tips from the beginning”? So you restart and the game just feels easier from that point on.
Belly Dancing Moves for Beginners: Video Series
Learn basic belly dancing moves & techniques in these free online video bellydance lessons, including tips on shimmies & rolls, belly dancing history, costumes and more. The various strains and versions of Middle Eastern Dance have become commonly referred to as Belly Dancing in the West, despite the multiple origins and cultural mysteries. It is generally accepted that the tribal and religious dances that we recognize as belly dancing originated in Egypt, though it's also true that Turkey and the Roma people practiced versions as well. Today, belly dancing is performed in the Western world as a form of entertainment, exercise and as a hobby.
The Best Strength Training for Women
Nicolai Grossell Tired of sweating all over every piece of cardio equipment at the gym and still getting zero love from the scale? You need more iron.
