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Avoid These Top 5 Workout Myths


Do you know the health and fitness industry is plagued by an over abundance of workout myths? A myth is a fiction or half truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. Rob tells Jen about a new fitness program that is suppose to deliver amazing results; Jen tells Ted, and Ted then tells Pam, but only half of what Rob said. Confused? Just image how confusing Rob's "cutting edge" theory has become. And the funny thing is, Rob made this up by telling people they will lose 3 inches from their bellies, and hips by holding their breath for 30 seconds. Rob, without any scientific backing, dreamed this all up.

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Top 10 Exercise Mistakes and How To Fix Them


This is a list of ten common mistakes made during exercise. Quite often the exerciser and even the personal trainer or coach is unaware of these mistakes, decreasing the effectiveness of the exercise and even risking injury. This list describes each ?mistake? but follows with a suggested ?correction?. You may find this list helpful in grading yourself or even your personal trainer.

Super Charge Your Metabolism


1. Cardio in Combination with Strength Training- If you need to combine your cardio with Strength training then do your Cardio AFTER your Resistance Training workout. You need that extra energy for the Hi Intensity Strength training and you also want to pump blood into your muscles after you have just broken them down from a heavy resistance training program... So Pump it up first then do your Cardio.

The Truth About Lactate and Exercise


For years exercise scientists and physiologists have preached that lactate/lactic acid build-up in the muscle is the direct cause of muscle fatigue and a decrease in performance. It is proposed that lactate builds up in the muscle cells during intense exercise and literally ?poisons? them, essentially shutting down activity biochemically by reducing the pH or increasing the acidity level. Lactate has therefore been dubbed a metabolic by-product or dead end and as the enemy of human exercise and performance. This may be far from the truth as this article explains.

Exercise & Motivation, Part 2: Overcoming Inertia & Getting Started


In the first article in this series (http://tinyurl.com/8ztbo), we gave you an overview of the stages of change in Prochaska?s Transtheoretical model. The first three of these stages are all about getting started. They apply to anyone who?s not actually regularly exercising at the moment. If you were active in the past, but don?t now (i.e. you?re in the ?Relapse? stage), then, motivationally speaking, you?re in one of these stages. Just as a reminder, the stages are:

Six Simple Strategies to Turn Your Walks into Workouts


If You are already fitness walking several times a week ? great! Now its time to step it up a bit. Here are 6 ways to turn your walks into workouts. They involve adding a little creativity but with these few simple techniques you can maximize the benefits of your walk and get more of an overall body workout.

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