When shopping for a stationery exercise bike there are two main styles to consider: Upright Bike or Recumbent Bike. The biggest factors to consider in determining which is right are your fitness level, back health and comfort needs. Both bikes provide an excellent source of...
Do you want to set up a workout room in your house, but don‘t know where to start? Many people build their rooms around one marquee piece, either a Home Gym or Functional Trainer. It’s important to know the difference between the two and choose the...
To the novice or uniformed, dumbbells and kettlebells may seem similar. They’re both used to gain strength and can help one improve their overall workout, but there are a lot of differences between using the two. Dumbbells are much more common and easier to use. They...
Treadmills are a longer established part of the fitness landscape than elliptical trainers, but they both have great, albeit varying, benefits for users. The biggest difference between the two is that you’re not physically connected to a treadmill. There is no pre-set motion to follow and...
When it comes to working out, staying motivated and sticking with your routine can be difficult at times. Over time, it becomes far too easy to start making up excuses to avoid your workout. If you have found yourself in a slump or if you...
If you are struggling with keeping your eating under control, you might want to consider exploring a diet program called Volumetrics. Unlike fad diets, Volumetrics doesn't involve following a crazy diet plan that no one could ever stick to for a long period of time....
[caption id="attachment_300" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Looking respectable at the gym"][/caption] Looking physically respectable gets tougher and tougher as you get older. If you keep the same bad diet habits at 40 or older as you did at 25, or stop being very active, the loser will be your waist...
If you are putting together a workout routine that will help you look better and to feel healthier, it is important for you to include more than just cardio in your workout. While it is certainly for you to include cardio in order to help...
[caption id="attachment_371" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Staying powerful over 40: Basketball and Tennis"][/caption] Just because you’ve hit age 40 or older on life’s highway doesn’t mean you have to give up playing sports that take a lot of athleticism, like basketball and tennis. While you likely will have...
[caption id="attachment_362" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Staying powerful over 40: Softball"][/caption] It’s been estimated that more than 1.5 million people age 40 or older in the U.S. play softball. Not surprisingly, more adult athletes also injure themselves playing softball than in any other sport. Whether it’s the majority of...