My capability to achieve a higher degree of physical fitness while keeping an active social life by attaining a sensible balance between exercise and lifestyle is one thing about which I am rather proud. But recently, I think I’ve slipped into my old habits of food obsession and exercise addiction. This is something I realized once I caught myself centering my life around workouts and dieting, and pushing social engagements to the periphery. Exercise addiction is when you feel like exercising 5-7 times each week is an absolute necessity. When you notice that having a day off from exercising...

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What do you think about when you hear the words calisthenics workout? Unfortunately, our minds usually go back to the monotonous physical education classes we took back in high school. At the same time, you can get quite a bit of functional strength with the right bodyweight calisthenics routine. A progressive training routine is recommended in order to get the most out of your calisthenics workout. In this manner, a person continually gets stronger rather than focusing on endurance. If you look at the history of physical fitness, calisthenics exercises have been used for a really long time. Before...

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The Victoria Secret Model Workout Routine is a program which was developed by Justin Gelband. He has recently been talking about it in interviews. Avoiding extreme tactics is the name of the game for this trainer. Justin has assisted many models in getting into tip top shape. I think a lot of his tips can be used in a good exercise plan for women. In fact, not just for women - men could probably learn a lot from Justin’s routine! Justin is very realistic in his approach to training Victoria’s Secret models. Each model is considered and treated as...

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“Is is better to do cardio before or after weights?” many ask. The answer isn’t so simple though. Depending upon your personal situation or fitness goals, there are a couple of variables that will influence the answer of whether you should do cardio before weight training or cardio after weight training. Perhaps the number one, biggest influence in this answer is your individual fitness goals. Whether you are trying to lose weight, gain strength, or are focused on conditioning and overall health determines the intensity of your workout routine which can in turn determine whether it makes sense to...

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How does it look when you stick out your abs and flex them as you stand up? This can look quite different from pushing out your stomach. Which look would you prefer? When you have adequately flexed abs, you are giving them their best look. Do you want to know how to keep this look consistent with your abs? Bruce Lee abs are within your reach, provided you do these unique breathing exercises. With the Farmer Burns stomach flattener and the stomach vaccuum exercise, you can make your stomach as tight as can be. Let us eliminate a few...

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In my opinion, forearms and hands are some of the most underrated muscles in the body. While forearm, grip strength training, and hand strengthening exercises won’t necessarily add mass or build impressive looking muscles, these types of workouts can help develop functional strength. Some of the lifts that you will do for other types of muscle building will benefit from increasing your forearm strength. Anyone with weak forearms may be limited in their ability to perform lifts. Additionally, once you start doing forearm exercises, you might be surprised to find that your other lifts actually improve. Possessing enhanced grip...

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Whether you’re new to exercise or have been working out for years, there’s always the chance that you will have sore muscles after workout. It happens all the time with me when I change my workout routines. People ask why this happens, but most often they just want to know what to do for sore muscles. Additionally, people wonder whether sore muscles after exercise are a sign of a good workout? Prior to addressing those concerns, we should discuss DOMS. Muscles often develop soreness following exercise due to DOMS. It is possible that your muscles will be free from...

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Many fitness regimens, especially those for beginners, incorporate aerobic exercise as a key component. However, should they incorporate anaerobic exercise as well? To answer this, you must understand the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise as well as the benefits to be gained from each. The contrast is really low intensity vs high intensity. Most people are familiar with aerobic varieties, which are the low intensity cardio programs designed to burn fat; anaerboic is less well-known. Anaerobic exercise includes high intensity exercise like HIIT routine or a strength training regimen. Aerobic literally means “with oxygen.” Oxygen is required to...

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Many of us have tried -and failed- at rising with the sun to exercise. Let’s face it; when faced with a comfortable bed versus an exhausting cardio workout to start off our day, more often than not sleep wills out. I’d like to discuss the potential benefits of performing morning cardio on empty stomach. Otherwise known as fasted cardio, recent studies have shown that exercise on empty stomach burns fat quicker. Some people think, though, that when workouts are performed without eating, the intensity level goes down and the exercise does not work as well at burning fat. Some...

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A circuit training workout is great way to get a time efficient workout that offers the potential for muscle gain and fat loss. Also effective for increasing endurance and improving cardiovascular health, I have been incorporating circuit training exercise recently for these purposes. You don’t do a lot of resting between each exercise, instead moving through each circuits quickly. I prefer to incorporate circuit weight training routines at the end of my workout in order to increase my heart rate and lose some fat in the process. One of the great features of circuit training is that you can...

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