BE SURE TO TAKE REST DAYS
WE LEARN BY EXPERIENCE At least I do. A couple of days ago, I woke up with a myriad of aches and pain, some of which arose from my arthritis and some of which may have been from overtraining. As… Continue Reading
Exercise routines and techniques
Training advice
WORKOUTS IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS
THIS WAS BY REQUEST I was recently asked for workout recommendations for those who have very little time to exercise. My immediate thought was to say that we all have the same amount of time and that we can prioritize… Continue Reading
RESTING BUILDS MUSCLES
LET ME EXPLAIN No, lounging on a sofa is not the shortest route to a fit and muscular body. This is not some highly questionable method to do something the easy way. It is only my attempt to come up… Continue Reading
HOW OFTEN SHOULD WE WORK OUT?
SOME CONSIDERATIONS Harvard Health recognizes that we have different goals for exercise. These are: 1. For work – Energy for manufacturing and agriculture is not nearly as dependent on human muscle power as in the past couple of centuries. We… Continue Reading
STRICT REPS VS. LOOSE REPS WHEN WEIGHT TRAINING
BOTH HAVE VALUE This will be a relatively short post. There are differing ways to lift weights or to otherwise work out with resistance. We can use light or heavy weights, short or lengthy numbers of reps and fast or… Continue Reading
MY MOST EFFECTIVE WORKOUT PRINCIPLES
BEGINNING This is by far the most difficult part. You are launching a life change and this may be uncomfortable. The discomfort should only be brief and temporary – the results will be forthcoming quickly. MOTIVATION – is an absolute… Continue Reading
YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR BODY !
BUT ONLY IF YOU REALLY WANT TO I have done it twice. When I was 19, I was finishing high school and preparing for college. During the months of March through early September, I worked out in my garage with… Continue Reading
A DIFFERENT FORM OF CARDIO
HOW SO? Traditional cardiovascular activities include: Running Walking Bicycling Swimming Rope jumping Rowing Boxing Dancing Also, sports like basketball and tennis certainly have fat burning and cardiovascular benefits. Weight training is also a form of cardio. Unlike other forms, weight… Continue Reading
BRIEF BUT INTENSE WORKOUTS
THIS WORKS BETTER FOR ME BECAUSE……. Intensity cannot be maintained for long periods of time. An elongated workout, with lots of rest time and “cooling-off” is better than no workout at all, but is not the best use of one’s… Continue Reading
TRY RESISTANCE BANDS
DEFINITIONS Resistance bands are exercise tools usually made of rubber, but sometimes of plastic. They give us a force to be stretched for muscular development. They are colored differently to indicate thickness differences, which provide a variety of levels of… Continue Reading