Weight Training – The benefits Weight training, also known as resistance training, has many benefits for overall health and fitness. Whether you are in the gym using dumbells, barbells, or pin loaded machines, kettles bells etc, there are many ways to carry out resistance training. For many people, depending on their current strength levels, often
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Build Muscle – the basics The best way to build muscle mass is through a combination of exercise and nutrition. Here are some tips on how to go about it: Resistance training: Engage in regular resistance training exercises such as weight lifting, bodyweight exercises or resistance band exercises. Resistance training helps to build and strengthen
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Our Top 16 Exercise tips for Overcoming the Winter Blues and Preparing Your Summer Body Now! Motivating yourself to exercise during winter can be hard. With shorter days, cold and wet weather, it can be easier to give in to temptation and curly up under a blanket with some comfort food and Netflix. However, exercising
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What is best for body fat reduction in obese adolescents – lifting, running or….both ? Evidence shows that obesity levels among adolescents aged 10-16 years is increasing. Obesity-related chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease can be controlled, but not reversed, with the use of expensive medications. Therefore, if unchecked, when an
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Strength Training vs Cardio – which should come first ? Over the past decade exercise scientists have consistently shown that programs combining endurance training and strength training exercises have greater effects on overall physical fitness and health than prescribing one of these exercise modalities, alone. For example, endurance training is largely most beneficial for
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Creatine for post-weight training recovery – or save your money? Creatine is an amino acid that helps to supply energy to all cells in the body, primarily the muscles, and can be found in foods such as red meat and fish. Creatine is also available in a supplement form, and can be taken by ingesting
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Strength training and waist circumference change in men Waist circumference (WC) is measurement taken midway between the lowest rib and the hip bone and is a marker of abdominal obesity. Excess fat around the abdominal region increases the risk of cardiovascular disease,diabetes and many other chronic diseases. Studies have shown that inactive individuals are at greater risk for chronic
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