Archive for October, 2007
Stretching Does Not Cut Soreness
Stretching does not cut soreness
Stretching before or after exercise has little or no effect on subsequent muscle soreness, research shows.
I never stretch to eliminate soreness but do it to warm up, increase blood flow to my muscles, decrease body pain, and to maintain flexibility. I have found that doing simple yoga stretches for 20 minutes a few times a week totally eliminated my back pain problems.
Exercise to Lose Weight
Exercise to Lose Weight
If someone told you right now what the absolute best exercise to lose weight was, would you do it?
Basic Answer to the above:
Do not try to perform the best calorie burning exercise if you hate it. Instead, pick the calorie burning exercises that you enjoy the most and will stick with to be most successful with your fitness program.
This is a great supplement to the article below regarding considering your body type when selecting exercises.
Personal Best: Bigger Is Better, Except When It’s Not
Personal Best: Bigger Is Better, Except When It’s Not
Understanding why body size matters in certain sports can open your eyes to other possibilities, exercise researchers say.
Consider your body type when selecting your workouts.
Certain workouts or sports are much easier for some people due due to height, weight, and strength differences. Typically, only those with the optimal size and weight for that sport will excel.
Also, when you are extremely tall or overweight it is best to start with low impact cardio exercises when implementing an exercise program. Until you have strengthened your joints enough with weight training and/or lost weight, you must be careful when performing high impact exercises due to your size. For example, when you run you have to pick up an excess amount of weight with each step when overweight. While this is not bad in itself, ensure your joints can handle this type of impact.
Basic Training: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now (Think Mind Over Matter)
Basic Training: Feet Don’t Fail Me Now (Think Mind Over Matter)
A coach whose exercises are not meant to train your body. They are aimed at training your brain.