A recent blog post from the health section of the New York Times caught my eye the other day as I was scanning the newspaper’s website. It was about a study done with 16 female recreational joggers who were given Vibram FiveFingers (the running shoes with toes), and told to run in them for two [...]
One of the most commonly overlooked parts of training for runners is the core stability exercises. It is easy to think that running only involves the legs, and that all we need to do is warm up and stretch them and we will be fine. However, we also use our arms, and we need to [...]
Technology keeps evolving, and not only in the electronics industry. All sorts of new inventions are rapidly being created that are better designed to meet our needs and tastes. Style and fashion changes and innovation brings us brand new ideas as well as old ideas made new, only possible through modern technology. One of the [...]
There’s a million different ways to exercise and with so many choices it’s challenging to narrow down the type of workout you want to do. Your friends might tell you one thing, the strong guy at the gym might say another, and it might all contradict with what you read online. You need to be [...]
It can become tiresome to do the same kind of workouts all the time and this may be a reason that you have lost the drive to stick with your fitness regime. There are many new members at the local gyms each January because this is the time when people want to make changes in [...]
Do you need a simple method to lose weight? What do you think about standing in one place on a vibration plate for 10 minutes every day? It might very well be difficult to believe, but research workers are finding out that it’s actually not that far-fetched at all. Standing on a vibrating machine provides [...]
A 100 Day Marathon Plan review can help any runner looking for tips or advice to improve their performance. The 100 Day Marathon Plan is an e-book written by Dr. Marius Bakken. Who is he? Dr. Bakken is a Norwegian long distance runner. He ran in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. He also won a [...]
People who exercise regularly easily get bored of their exercises due to their routine workouts. If one wants to add variety to their workout routines, then kettlebell exercises are a great choice. Kettlebell workout is popular and trendy and also enjoyable and effective. Before starting this workout routine, one should know how kettlebell looks like. [...]
If you are a body builder or just someone who loves to lift heavy weights to keep in great shape, then you understand how important healthy proteins are. Many serious bodybuilders dismiss plant protein powders as being a genuinely viable supply of useful proteins. Alternatively, they choose meats such as beef, chicken, turkey, and fish. [...]
If you are one of the millions of people who do not believe in extreme home fitness because they think they will get old someday and lose their cardiovascular fitness because of aging, you are mistaken. A combination of strength training and cardiovascular exercises done intensely whether at the gym or at home can be [...]