Personal fitness
Experts advise that to achieve a perfect fitness level, individuals need to undertake a combination of aerobic and anaerobic exercises. However, if you are planning to start an exercise regimen or have been leading a sedentary life till now, then aerobic exercise can help you achieve the fitness level that is required to embark upon more serious kind of exercises and strength training which are...
If you want to improve your overall fitness level without doing anything drastic, then walking is the best exercise for you. Apart from being something that comes naturally and can be done without any kind of training, walking is one of the most effective ways of getting your body into shape and in achieving high levels of fitness. If you want to improve your fitness level after leading a...
Everyone you meet nowadays will tell you to get fitter and healthier, and for good reason too. Having a high fitness level not only means that you lose weight and look better, but it also has a number of health benefits that will help you live a better life.
The top 10 reasons why you should try and improve your fitness level are:
1. When you are healthy and fit, you will feel more...
If you have been trying to exercise with your male or female partner, and finding that your workouts are not exactly yielding the same kind of results for both of you, then don’t be surprised. Research has proved that men get a better deal when it comes to achieving their target fitness levels, weight and muscle mass when compared to women.
Since nature has endowed both men and women...
The best gift that you can give yourself in this lifetime is to be healthy and fit. However, you can never really know how fit you are simply by looking at yourself in the mirror (unless you are highly overweight).
Knowing how fit you are is crucial before starting a new exercise or diet regimen, or simply for knowing what areas of your body you need to work more on.
So how do you assess your...
Knowing your fitness level is a good thing whether you are a couch potato or a fitness freak. If you are one of those people for whom fitness really matters and you have an exercise routine that keeps you in shape, then getting to know your fitness level can be a an exercise that will help you set targets for the future and help you get fitter. The fitness tests given here will let you know how...
While it is a common observation that staying fit becomes tougher and tougher as we age, a new study also proves that our fitness level declines drastically with age. Even though this was expected, the study has also uncovered a lesser known fact, that our fitness levels start declining not just when we reach middle age, rather our overall fitness levels start declining right after the 20s....
Increasing fitness level. In this day and age, most if not all major ailments are lifestyle related. Heart disease and diabetes are today more common than common cold, and not many of us are lucky enough to avoid these health evils. Young twenty somethings today are afflicted by chronic back problems, sciatica, spondylosis, migraines, fibromyalgia and a number of immune system related diseases...
Many people who do not exercise much do so on the premise that they are fit and healthy and do not need to exercise. On the other hand, there are those who hate exercise so much that they are ready to avoid it no matter how poor their fitness level. If you feel you are one of those people who are fit enough not to need exercise then it is time that you took a test to assess your fitness level....
What is fitness level? Your fitness level means your body’s ability to withstand a physical workload (how much) and to recover in a timely manner. There have been numerous studies (mostly for men) about fitness in relation to health over the years showing positive effects of exercise on health. A new one in 2005 included nearly 6,000 Chicago-area women who underwent exercise stress...