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Author :: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.  |
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| Article Title :: Out of Shape? Resolve to Exercise Injury-Free |
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| If your New Year's Resolution is to get in shape, pick an activity that you can enjoy and do safely for the rest of your life. Sixty-five percent of people who start an exercise program drop out in the first six weeks, often because of injuries.Jogging and running are high-injury sports because your feet hit the ground with a force greater than twice your body weight. This force can injure muscles, joints and bones. Pedaling and swimming are safer because you pedal in a smooth rotary motion and when you swim, the buoyancy of the water dampens forces on your muscles.The safest and most comfortable way to pedal is on a recumbent stationary bicycle. On a conventional bike, the (read full article) |
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| Category :: Exercise Articles |
Author :: Gabe Mirkin, M.D. |
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| Article Title :: Rope-Jumping for Fitness |
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| The fitness benefit from any exercise depends on how fast you move, whether it’s jumping, running, cycling or any other activity. Jumping rope has to be a vigorous sport, because you must spin the rope at least 80 times a minute to keep it from tangling. Most people use more energy when they jump rope than when they run. Jumping 80 times a minute uses the same amount of energy as running a mile in less than 8 minutes, a fairly rapid clip for most people. If you enjoy rope jumping, do it at a pace that is comfortable to you and stop when you feel discomfort.To use rope-jumping for fitness, you need to be skilled enough to jump continuously for twenty to thirty minutes, and jumping (read full article) |
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| Category :: Exercise Articles |
Author :: Gabe Mirkin, M.D. |
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| Article Title :: 30 Minutes of Exercise? Listen to Your Body |
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| Many people injure themselves because they are so obsessed with trying to reach 30 minutes of continuous exercise that they do not stop exercising when they feel pain. If you're out of shape, you should start out by exercising in each session only until your muscles feel heavy or hurt and then you should quit for the day. Eventually, you should be able to work up to a full 30 minutes.If you can't exercise for 30 minutes continuously in one sport, try to get at least 30 minutes total exercise or vigorous activity during the day. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, you don't have to engage in vigorous exercise for sustained periods to gain substantial health benefi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Exercise Articles |
Author :: Greg Lipke |
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| Article Title :: Lose Fat, Gain Muscle & Increase Flexibility |
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| In order to live and enjoy your lifestyle to the full, you need to be fit and healthy. And you want to look good. I am going to give you a couple of fitness programs (below) you can use if you feel like it and think it's appropriate for your goals.By becoming more flexible, stronger and having a fitter cardiovascular system, you look better, feel better, move better and can have more fun for a longer period of time.Life, after all, should be about having fun. Read on to start your journey towards a better, healthier life.1. FlexibilityHere is a daily routine you can follow to increase your flexibility and loosen up your muscles and joints. This can prevent (read full article) |
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| Category :: Exercise Articles |
Author :: Gerald Cohail |
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| Article Title :: The Benefits Of Rebounding |
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| Rebounding is arguably the most efficient and effective exercise devised by man. It's a zero impact exercise that provides numerous benefits for you and your body. Rebounding will:
improve your blood circulation;
boost your lymphatic and immune systems;
increase your energy and vitality;
educe stress and tension;
improve your muscle tone;
lower your cholesterol levels;
improve your co-ordination and balance;
increase the capacity of your heart and lungs.
Suitable For All Ages
Rebounding will place no strain on the joints of your body. Your feet don't even have to leave (read full article) |
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| Category :: Exercise Articles |
Author :: Gabe Mirkin, M.D. |
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| Article Title :: Spinning Classes Make Vigorous Exercise Fun |
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| Whether you’re out of shape or very fit, spinning classes can help you keep your New Year’s resolutions. You ride a stationary bicycle in a group, with a leader who tells you what to do and plays lively music to set the tempo. Many health clubs and gyms offer these classes, and I recommend them to all of my patients. Spinning relatively safe because it is done with a smooth rotary motion that does not involve the muscle damaging road shock of running.The pedals drive a chain that is attached to a heavy flywheel that spins smoothly as you pedal. The amount of work you do is determined by the resistance on your pedals, not by how fast you spin. You perform a lot of work when (read full article) |
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| Category :: Exercise Articles |
Author :: Gabe Mirkin, M.D. |
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| Article Title :: Intervals to Improve Endurance |
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| Most coaches and researchers are convinced that you have to do a series of short bursts of very fast speed training to improve long-term endurance, but they do not know why. The most offered explanation is that muscle fatigue caused by many hours of cycling is associated with a reduction in muscle fibers’ ability to contract with force. Now a study from France shows that short bursts of very fast cycling improve endurance for cycling competitions that take many hours, because the stronger you are, the less of your maximal effort is needed to get the same pressure on the pedals (Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, January 2005).Muscles are made up of millions of (read full article) |
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| Category :: Exercise Articles |
Author :: Bonnie Murphy |
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| Article Title :: How to Start Moving if You are a Sedentary Adult |
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| If you have finally decided that exercise needs to become a part of your life, I can help.Walking is natural.Since you have never done any deliberate exercise before, I would recommend just going for a 5 minute walk. You don’t even have to go outside to do this. Set the kitchen timer for 5 minutes and start moving around inside your house. When the timer rings you are finished. Try to do this 3-5 times a week. If you would do this 3 times a week you would have done 15 minutes of deliberate exercise and if you did it 5 times a week that would be an accumulation of 25 minutes. You can really feel good about yourself, now. Keep the 5 minutes of walking up for a week or (read full article) |
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Author :: Vijaya Chauhan |
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| Article Title :: Exercise Boosts Weight Loss |
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| When it comes to losing excess fat or maintaining a healthy weight, regular exercise is almost as important as healthy eating. Youngster who play regular sports or who take any form of regular physical activity are typically leaner and have fewer weight concerns than those whose lifestyle is inactive.Physical Exercise Boosts Mental Fitness and Happiness:Aerobic exercise, like walking, jogging, swimming and most sports, increases the flow of oxygen to the brain as well as heart. So you think clearer and faster. in addition, exercise workouts increase the brain's production of endorphins, natural chemicals that make you calm and happy. This improved mood may be the reason why (read full article) |
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| Category :: Exercise Articles |
Author :: Alan Greenhill |
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| Article Title :: How to Get Fit and Have Fun |
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| When I was a kid my school P.E. lessons revolved around football, rugby or cricket and I hated them, notes to be excused were forged many times. When my parents divorced I joined a new school and the sports teacher was a bit more unconventional in his approach. He introduced us to Tug of war and P.E. became interesting It got a lot of us hooked so we even came back after school and weekends and we formed a team that took on local pub teams in fetes and carnivals.That was a long time ago and work etc took over life and sports took a back seat. Several years ago I was on holiday in Devon and saw people flying kites on the beach. The kites they were flying had enough p (read full article) |
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