The butterfly stretch has quite a few benefits like increase hip mobility. Hip mobility is essential for everyday movements like picking up kids or groceries, using stairs, and getting in and out of a chair, and the butterfly stretch is a great way to increase that range of motion.
2023-10-12 10:00:33 +0000 UTC View PostStretching is for more than just athletes. Runners and those who compete in athletic events are well aware of the benefits of stretching, but it may come as a surprise that it also helps patients with conditions such as diabetes and depression.
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There are five main components of fitness: the body’s ability to use oxygen, muscular strength, endurance, flexibility and body composition.
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Three Gym facts that have been proven…
1. Listening to music while exercising can improve work out performance by 15%.
2. Exercising improves brain performance
Cardiovascular exercise helps create new brain cells. This enhances brainpower and brain activity.
3. Working out sharpens your memory
Exercising increases the production of cells that are responsible for learning and memory.
A plank exercise is the best exercise to strengthen your core and abdomen. These exercises strengthen your hips, lower back and abdomen and improve your body balance. It is used in yoga, by professional boxers and sports like hockey, cricket and football.
2023-10-10 13:00:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Your abdominals are heavy contributors to midline stability, torso rigidity, and aesthetic development of the upper body. While many coaches and lifters believe the majority of abdominal training benefits can be attained by heavy squats and deadlifts alone, strategic abdominal programming prevents gaps from developing for sport-specific core demands and aesthetic goals alike.
2023-10-10 06:47:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Me convincing myself that I can’t skip leg day.😂💪🏾
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Bodyweight training can be modified for whatever fitness level you are. Whether you're starting at zero and trying to do one press-up or you're a seasoned athlete, bodyweight exercises can be incredibly challenging and beneficial.
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Are machines safer than free weights? In a lot of ways, yes machines are safer than free weights. Dumbbells and barbells can be more prone to injury. Both are safe as long as you know what you’re doing. Never be afraid to ask questions, it will save you time, and chances of injury.
2023-10-09 07:00:41 +0000 UTC View PostBMI vs Body composition. BMI utilizes only body weight and height ONLY. Body composition takes into account more information, like body fat, and muscle. Body composition is way more accurate than BMI, but is used less on a normal basis.
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Your gluteals assist in forward propulsion during running by creating explosive hip extension. They are essential to acceleration, jumping and even heavy lifting. If your gluteal muscles get weak, you may find yourself less powerful and less efficient.
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Fitness is a lot more than working out. It’s also about diet/ eating habits. You may be able to reduce hunger by eating foods that keep you fuller for a longer time, such as those high in protein and fiber. Some practices, like mindful eating, may also help.
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Do you know what body composition is? This is not something your scale can help you with. Body composition is the percentage of a body's weight that is fat tissue. Body composition is the body's amount of fat relative to fat-free mass. Individuals with optimal body composition are typically healthier, move more easily and efficiently, and generally feel better.
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Lower-body muscles create a strong, stable foundation. Rooting your lower body into the ground helps to create resistance that travels upward into your core and upper body.
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When it comes to nutrition and training, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. This makes it challenging to apply generalized plans to multiple individuals. It's important to take a step back and realize this simple truth: we are all individuals. Each body is unique. Every person carries a genetic makeup unique to them and them alone. However, there are some similarities between body types. The three body types most people fall into are ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph.
2023-10-06 17:22:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis dynamic pull-up bar is not only used for a variation of pull-up including those for BEGINNERS. It can also be positioned on the floor for performing sit-ups, push-ups, dips, L-Sits and more.
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The aerobic system can use carbohydrates, fats, or proteins to produce energy. Energy production is slower, but more efficient than the other two systems.
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“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.”
-Sean Patrick Flanery
To increase strength and power, the best rest period is 2-5 minutes between sets. To increase hypertrophy (muscle growth), the best rest period is 30-90 seconds between sets.
2023-10-05 10:04:51 +0000 UTC View Post
When you forget your proper gym clothes., but it’s ok because you know your about to OUT-work every on floor. 😏💪🏾💪🏾
2023-10-05 04:00:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe upper arm is located between the shoulder joint and elbow joint. It contains four muscles – three in the anterior compartment biceps brachii, brachialis, coracobrachialis, and one in the posterior compartment triceps brachii.
2023-10-04 22:32:59 +0000 UTC View Post
My Physique is coming in quiet nicely.😊🥵
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Unless you’re an athlete or professional bodybuilder, odds are good you’re cramming workouts into a single, efficient session just to get it in. Whether you do cardio before or after weights or combine them into a merciless metabolic workout, the most important thing is you get it done.
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“Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.”
-Earl Nightingale
During active recovery, the body works to repair soft tissue like muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Active recovery improves circulation that helps with the removal of waste products from muscle breakdown that build up as a result of exercise.
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The l-sit hold is a powerful core strengthening exercise that develops isometric strength, body awareness, and gymnastic skill necessary for more advanced movements like ring training and the l-sit pull-up.
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Did you know our chest, or the pectoral region contains four muscles. The pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, serratus anterior and subclavius. You would be surprised how many muscles can make up just one part of the body.
2023-10-02 23:00:40 +0000 UTC View PostOpen Chain Exercise .vs Closed Chain Exercise.
In closed chain exercises, the foot or hand is in contact with the surface on which you are exercising. In open chain, they are not.
For example a squat, where the foot presses against the floor to raise the body, is a closed chain kinetic exercise.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight in pounds (or kilograms ) divided by the square of height in meters (or feet). A high BMI can indicate high body fatness. BMI screens for weight categories that may lead to health problems, but it does not diagnose the body fatness or health of an individual.
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