I just joined a gym, and my mother wants it, but cannot afford the price of payments. it is looking to buy a treadmill or bike for us both to use at home, but we would like to know who contributes more than cardiovascular fitness and general?
What Helps Improve The Cardiovascular System And General Fitness Better, A Treadmill Or Exercise Bike?
December 9, 2009 By 4 Comments
Interval Training for Better Fitness
September 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
Let’s face it – nobody likes to spend an hour on a treadmill every day in order to lose a few pounds. Not only does it seem like progress is slow, if at all, but who really has an extra hour a day that they couldn’t find better use for.
Of course, creating a good looking body and getting in shape takes time, but there has got to be a better way. Not only does grinding out an hour on the treadmill every day bore you to death, but there really isn’t any plan other than just run baby.
So what do you do if you want to lose weight and get in shape, but also want to see results without dedicating your life to personal fitness? Well there is a way, and it is called high intensity interval training. I use it and it works like a charm. Here’s what you do:
Rather than focusing on overall time, try focusing in specific intervals. Spend 60 – 120 seconds at MAXIMUM intensity, and then use the next 120-240 seconds to recover while still keeping your body moving.
Keep up this pattern for about 20-30 minutes, depending on your fitness level, and try multiple exercises to reach every part of your body.
By cycling through intensity levels, you will be keeping your heart rate at a near maximum level, while still being able to maintain a 20 minute overall duration. This will help you burn 3x more fat than normal exercise would, so you can work out much less.
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As your body begins to adapt to this training, it will learn how to use fat for fuel so that you will not only be burning old fat, but you’ll be burning fat in your diet too. Once you’ve taught your body how to do this, the rest is all downhill.
Those stubborn pounds that your body kept holding onto will start to fall away with ease. Honestly, it doesn’t take long to see results. 20-30 minutes a day, 3-5 times a week will start showing amazing results within a month or so.
I know it sounds odd, but during peak bursts of intensity, your body burns 3-5x more energy than it does during normal exercise. This is why circuit training and cross-fit are so popular. Test your body’s limits, and watch it respond in kind.
Intervals are how sprinters get faster and get to a good running weight. Football players use them to maximize their strength and stamina, while decreasing their body size. People of all backgrounds use intervals because they take very little time to do, are more fun than a treadmill, and they work!
Try them out and see for yourself. Once you’ve done something different then you’ll never go back to running on a treadmill again.
Eating Right Can Help You to Sleep Better
August 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Most of us are used to hearing that we need to eat right in order to be healthy but we may not be aware that if we are having a difficulty in sleeping, eating right can also help us with that as well. Let’s take a look at some different ways that we can eat in order to help us to sleep better naturally. You might be surprised to find that by eating the right things and avoiding the wrong things, you may be able to get the best night of sleep ever.
First of all, let’s talk about some things that you should avoid. The first thing that is a definite no-no if you are going to be able to sleep tonight is caffeine. I know that a lot of people that I’ve talked to said they caffeine doesn’t affect them at all and that they can get right to sleep, soon after drinking a full cup of coffee. Although you may be adjusted to it to some degree or another, you might be surprised to find out that caffeine doesn’t affect you immediately. As a matter of fact, it may affect you many hours later and this may be one of the reasons why you’re waking up in the middle of the night. Avoid any type of caffeine including coffee, certain types of tea, chocolate and a variety of other foods that contain this chemical.
Another thing that you should make sure you’re avoiding before bedtime is alcohol. I know, you’re probably thinking that you need alcohol in order to knock yourself out at night sometimes. Although it may seem like you are sleeping better whenever you drink, the simple fact of the matter is that you are getting less quality sleep whenever you are drinking. I’m not saying that a glass of wine before bedtime is going to hurt you but if you are drinking several stiff drinks in order to go to sleep, you may be hurting your ability to sleep.
You should also be careful of what you eat during the day. A balanced diet that is spread out over five or six small meals during the day is going to help to keep you healthy and keep your body running steadily throughout the day. This can do amazing things whenever it comes time to hit the hay and you would be surprised with how having a boost in metabolism will actually help you to sleep at night. It would also help if you got a little bit of exercise and staying trim is a great way to get extra sleep because extra weight is a cause of many sleep problems.
Finally, try eating a high carbohydrate snack shortly before bedtime because this will release serotonin into your system. Serotonin is a natural sleep chemical that is produced by our body and if we are able to trigger this chemical through the things that we eat, we may be able to get a great night sleep as a result.
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