Exercise Recovery – What Works Best?

Exercise Recovery – What Works Best? Article By:  Yuri Elkaim, BPHE, CK, RHN http://www.healthyandactivelife.com/blog/myfitteru The human body operates most efficiently when it is in balance, or has achieved a state known as homeostasis. As such, optimal recovery means that all body systems have returned to the state they were in before exercise (homeostasis). However, for [...]

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Walk Your Way to a Healthy Heart

When people begin an exercise programme, they often overdo it by trying to go from 0-100 all at one time.  It is not necessary to go to the gym and run on the treadmill for 6 miles every day, as this may actually cause more harm than good. If you have a sedentary job and [...]

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Weight Loss By Laying A Patio

During the last week I have been very busy with jobs around the home and not kept up to my regular exercise routines but have noticed that I have lost a few pounds in weight and my body fat has reduced by almost 2%. I have been re-laying my paved patio which entailed lifting 80 [...]

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8 Metabolism Boosters for Weight Loss

I have included below an article by Craig Ballantyne as it is very relative to my present training especially Strength Training and Interval Training which I am trying out to boost my metabolism. 8 Metabolism Boosters for Weight Loss By: Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS http://www.healthyandactivelife.com/blog/tt01 Your metabolism is your fat loss foundation. It keeps burning [...]

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2 Quick Recipe Tips

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ] One of the most surprising benefits I’ve discovered for being engaged to a gal from the Middle East, other than the vast cultural exchange, is the cooking. Oh, yes ladies… my gal [...]

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3 secrets to recover from a muscle injury fast

By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS Author, Turbulence Training  http://mmmp043.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/?page=meatheads5 This article on the 3 secrets to faster recovery from muscle injury is another great article to print out and file! But first, confession time. Despite everything we know, old meatheads like me still end up hurting ourselves in the gym. But I’m lucky, because I [...]

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Eat THIS before your workouts

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ] *** Short-cut Link: *** My Favorite Foods Dietplan

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Working Out Only 1 Day Out Of 3?

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ] Can you workout only one day out of three and make gains? I certainly can… and I bet you can too. Today I begin my audio series where I address your questions [...]

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My Medical Emergency; This Happened Today

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ] Sometimes you have to nearly lose it all to realize what you truly have. I can honestly say that I have come close to death several times in my life. I’ve had [...]

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3 Reasons Why Obesity Is… A Disease?

[ Note: This article was written by fitness and nutrition author Jon Benson. I have his permission to share it with you. ] I bet you didn’t know this … Obesity…even being overfat… is a disease. No, really. At least that’s what several social groups wish you to believe. “Suffers Of Obesity” is just one [...]

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