What is a HIIT workout?
Last year, the HIIT workout was one of the top fitness trends. This year it stays steady as one of the most popular fitness plans. The high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is a training technique that involves a step where you give 100% of your energy in quick bursts of intense exercise followed…
What is kettlebell training?
Long before gyms were packed to the gills with futuristic looking machines, those who wanted an explosive way to build muscle had the kettlebell. Kettlebells are heavy metal balls with a single handle at the top and have been around in some form for literally centuries. Given their low-tech design…
Exercise therapy can reduce surgical knee repairs
The menisci are the shock absorbers in the knees and provide a cushion between the shinbone and the thighbone. Severe traumas can result in the rupture of a meniscus, which might lead to surgery. However, many professionals agree that some surgical knee repairs are unnecessary. This is due to a…
World Health Organization Recommends Fitness Regime for 18-65 Year Olds
Conforming to the World Health Organization's "Global Recommendations on Physical Activity for Health" program, this specialized United Nations agency came up with a set of fitness recommendations for three age groups. These are comprised of 5-17 year-olds, 18-64 year-old and 65 years…
What you need to do & rules to follow when running outside during winter
You are committed to your cardio and there is no stopping you - not even the cruel snow or the horrible chill. So, out you go against the elements. Having such determination is definitively a positive thing, but can your body withstand it? Admittedly, your muscle tissue cannot perform as well as in…
NEW TREND: Urban Landscape Exercises
For those who are active, the cities are offering options for them. Planning a healthy urban landscape is within the new trends. For the most part, further urbanization is now not focusing on cars, it is more focused on people or, like Neil Angus, a Boston environmental planner says, it's a…
The Body Coach 90-day Shift, Shape, and Sustain program
You have probably heard about Joe Wicks, aka the Body Coach. He rose to fame 2 years ago when he started posting his routines and healthy lifestyle all across social media. With thousands of followers and fans on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, Wicks began as a personal trainer in his…
3 Amazing Benefits of Meditation
Meditation has come to be accepted as genuinely beneficial for your body and mind, and the old arguments of it merely being a vacuous religious ritual or a hippie fad are slowly dying out. It's well-known now, the stimulating effects it has on the brain if done right, and its power to help…
Essential fitness tips for men
Let’s take a look at the essential fitness tips that can help men of all ages to stay healthy and fit. • Whether you’re training or not, nutrition and healthy eating is must. You should have a well-balanced diet that consists of carbs, complete proteins and good fat. • Before…
Ways by which you can Get More Energy
By exercising, you can lower your stress as also provide you with greater energy. There are different ways of chilling and re – energizing your body and soul. • Boost your body language People who walk in a depressed way i.e. by moving their arms a little or rolling their shoulders…
Top Kettlebell Workouts 2
In our previous article we did touch on how effective kettlebells are, in fact we went on and gave out recent studies that show how effective kettlebell workouts are. Just in case you haven’t read that article I would suggest that you go and check it out. That out of the way, this article will…
Try these safe core exercises during pregnancy
It's only natural to be a little scared of working your core while you're pregnant. Celebrity trainer Astrid Swan joined us on Good Day LA to show us three safe moves to strengthen your core during pregnancy!
Four rules for beginner runners
"Don't work until you drop" is an expression that can very well be applied to beginning runners. Running is a cardio activity that requires a lot of energy. If you are a beginner of this healthy trend, here are four basic rules that you should follow. Rule #1: Find the Appropriate Gear…
Kevin Smith sheds 20lbs
Kevin Smith has lost 20lbs in less than two weeks following his near-fatal heart attack.
