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Skipping is a simple but yet complex exercise that improves your cardiovascular fitness in as little as few minutes. “Jumping rope is a great calorie-burner. You’d have to run an eight-minute mile to work off more calories than you’d burn jumping rope,” says Leanna Skarnulis. Here are seven benefits to including this…

Avoid These Abdominal Exercises To Eliminate Back Pain

We know that one way to prevent back pain is to build a strong set of abdominal muscles. After all, these muscles are directly responsible for supporting the spinal column. However, what if your back is already bad – weak, painful, injured and vulnerable to further injury? In this case, you…

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How Cardiovascularly Fit Are You?

If you’re cardiovascularly fit, your heart will pump blood around your body much faster than if your cardiovascular fitness levels were lower. If you’re wanting to lose weight, cardiovascular exercise is the best way to do this as it’s been proven that this type of exercise is very effective in…

Boost Your Workout With Vitamins

Do you consistently eat a perfectly varied and balanced diet? We bet you don’t. We don’t either. That’s why vitamins are so important for both your nutrition and workout. Did you know that vitamins strengthen your immune system, aid digestion, help to give your body energy, look after your brain and…

8 Reasons Why Exercising With a Friend is Psychologically a Good Thing

Exercising has proven time and time again that is holds some of the most valuable mental and physical benefits. However, often the things that prevent us the most from exercising is doing it alone. This barrier can be overcome, if you can’t afford to hire a personal trainer, by having…

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3 Benefits of Rowing

Often when we walk into the gym, we’ll see the bicycles and treadmills are fully occupied with people waiting in cues to use them. In reality, the piece of equipment that gives the most awesome cardio exercise ever is one at the bottom of the cardio food chain … the rowing machine.…

Why You Need to Strengthen your Adductors – and How To Do This

The adductor group is located on the inner part of your thigh and is made up of the following muscles: pectineus, the adductor magnus, the gracilis, the adductor brevis and the adductor longus. The adductors play a vital role in everyday activities such as running and sitting. The slightest injury…

Benefits Of Weight Machines Over Free Weights

Training with weight machines and free weights both have their pros and cons when it comes to weight training programmes. The choice you make about training with weight machines or free weights shouldn’t be based on how full or empty each section of the gym is! In this article, you’ll…

Exercise Specialists: Here Is What You CAN Do To Fight Obesity In Children

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified obesity in children as one of the biggest threats to wellness. “The problem is global and is steadily affecting many low- and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings.” And if you look at the stats, you can see why: in 2013, there were…

Things You Should Know Before Offering Pregnancy Exercise

Pregnant women want to be fit and healthy too! But before you start adding pregnancy exercise to your repertoire, consider the following five expert tips. Pregnancy exercise No two pregnancies are the same Every pregnancy is unique – even the second or third pregnancy of an individual woman will be…

Here’s How To Perform Perfect Standing Calf Raises…

The majority of people only train the quadriceps and hamstrings when they train their legs. But remember that you will need a great pair of calves to go with those thighs! Read more to find out how you can achieve this with calf raises. Standing calf-raises What makes up the…

How To Get The World’s Best Obliques!

When you’re training for a mid-section that everyone envies, most people forget to train their obliques. These long muscles – when well trained and when your body fat is low – fully frame your rectus abdominis and give your waist a more tapered look. In terms of how often to…

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