Fitness Mastery: Hypertrophy, HIIT & Running Optimization

Comprehensive fitness involves a mix of strength training for hypertrophy, HIIT for metabolic health, and corrective exercises for postural alignment.

Fitness Training

Are Elliptical Machines Accurate?

Elliptical machines started appearing in gyms during the 1990s. The machine offered a new way to exercise that incorporated an aerobic workout with muscle toning in the upper body. It also provided an alternative to the traditional treadmill or stationary bike, which some find more enjoyable to use.

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Water Retention After Resistance Training

You feel great! You cleaned up your diet, renewed your gym membership and knocked out your first couple of killer workouts. Never mind that you're so sore you can hardly climb on the scale. It's worth it just to see the numbers go...up?!

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How Much Weight Can You Lose Running 10 Miles Per Week?

Running 10 miles a week is a modest goal. It works out to less than 1.5 miles per day over an entire week or 2 miles per day if you only run five days per week. Although this isn't an extreme fitness program, it will burn enough calories to result in some weight loss.

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The Best Exercise Equipment for Osteoporosis

If you have osteoporosis, you may think that exercising is not healthy for you. In fact, MayoClinic.com recommends exercise to help reduce the risk of spinal problems and broken bones. People who exercise tend to have stronger bones, as well as stronger muscles, which help protect your bones.

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How Bodybuilders Lose Weight Fast

The art, sport and science of bodybuilding involves strategic approaches to get lean for competition day. To the outside world, it may seem as though bodybuilders possess lucky genetics or somehow defy the rules of weight loss.

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The Best Yoga Teacher Training Program

The mind-body relaxation regimen of yoga dates to before 3,000 B.C. Yoga is designed to unite the mind and body for the common goal of improving body functions and healing the effects of stress.

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Differences Between Fat Free Mass & Lean Body Mass

The terms "lean body mass" and "fat-free mass" are used to describe body composition. Although they may be used interchangeably, they are not the same. Lean body mass includes fat that acts as fuel for energy production and other processes that are part of normal metabolism.

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Can You Do Pullups on a TRX Trainer?

The primary TRX back-strengthening exercise is the inverted body row. Although similar to a pullup, the row, where your body is horizontal to the floor, does not work the back muscles in the same line of pull as a pullup, where your torso is vertical to the floor. The TRX is not designed to support a full pullup.

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The Workout Heart Rate for a 55 Year Old Male

The workout heart rate for a man 55 years of age will depend on his physical condition and his exercise goals. You can improve your heart and lung capacity by beginning at a pace that raises your heart rate to half of its maximum.

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Can You Lose Weight While Strength Training?

Attempting to lose weight while strength training pushes your body in two different ways -- you are building muscle, which is denser than fat, while at the same time trying to decrease your overall body weight. Although it sounds contradictory, this weight loss strategy can work.

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What Exercises Can I Do After Bunion Surgery?

A bunion is a bony bump that appears on the side of the big toe. Usually the result of ill-fitting shoes, most bunions are harmless. Unfortunately, if your bunion becomes so painful that it interrupts your daily activities, your doctor may recommend surgical removal.

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A Child's Heart Rate in Exercise

Healthy habits should begin in childhood. Children who grow up with an emphasis on fitness will have the habit for healthy living more deeply ingrained in them. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children and adolescents get at least one hour of physical activity every day.

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Throbbing in the Neck After Push-Ups

Neck throbbing after exercising can indicate a muscle strain or damage to the connective tissue. Take pain seriously, though, as it could indicate disc issues.

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Rotator Cuff Tear Exercises

The rotator cuff muscles stabilize and control movement in the shoulder. The four muscles that form the rotator cuff are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis. Rotator cuff tears are one of the more common shoulder injuries.

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What Causes the Hip Flexor to Lock Up & Give Out?

Six hip flexor muscles are in your body. The most important are the iliopsoas, which are two muscles, the psoas major and iliacus, and are situated deep in the abdomen and the rectus femoris, part of the quadriceps muscles on the thigh. Tightening the hip flexors bends the hip in the front.

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How Often Should I Do Push-Ups?

The right number of push-ups for your workout routine depends on your age and level of fitness. Too many push-ups can stress your shoulder joints.

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