Fitness Articles

101: Exercise and the Cancer Patient
In the past, people with chronic illnesses like cancer were often advised to rest and avoid physical activity. Today, many cancer patients use exercise as part of their total treatment plan. Exercise benefits cancer patients in the following ways:Improves their quality of life.Increases lean muscle

102: Aquatics 101
Have you thought about trying a completely different fitness activity? Then try water exercise or just plain lap swimming. Lap swimming takes more swimming skill, but water exercise classes often require no swim knowledge.Also known as aqua aerobics, it is one of the best all around low impact activ

103: Jumping rope is for All Ages
Remember those childlike days when playing jump rope, hopscotch and climbing on the jungle gym were our our primary sources of entertainment? While hopscotching and the jungle gym may not be our current cup of tea, jumping rope has a firm place in many athlete's and gym-goer's fitness programs. Jum

104: Special Concerns for Overweight and Obese Exercisers
Many individuals exercise to lose weight, but the very overweight and obese have special concerns. Their whole metabolic and hormonal systems are different than normal or moderately overweight people. Because of their extra weight, they are often less coordinated and prone to injury and athritis.Man

105: Healing Hands
Fitness involves self awareness regarding how our bodies feel as we move. For thousands of years, athletes and fitness enthusiasts have used the performance enhancing effects of massage. The good news is you don't need to hire a massage therapist every time you workout.Self massage can produce healt

106: How To Add Swimming To Your Exercise Routine
One of the most popular goals and resolutions people make are to start a diet and exercise plan. People know the importance diet and exercise play in good health, but often struggle keeping a regular routine in place. For a routine to work, it has to be easy to implement, and easy to keep in your sc

107: The Link Between Dysmenorrhea and Injury
Studies have shown that women involved in endurance sports, or are underweight, exhibit menstrual dysfunction more often than their normal counterparts. They also miss more training time and take longer recovery time from injury than those with regular menses.The hormonal theory is the most popular

108: Spin it!
Some call it tormenting, while others call it exhilarating. There's no denying, however, the great popularity of spinning or indoor cycling classes. These classes differ from the usual boring stationary cycling when the instructor takes participants on a virtual outdoor road race with hills, valleys

109: Best Ways to Injure Yourself in the Gym
This article has a sarcastic tint to it, but it's educational and gets it's point across well. If you really want to injure yourself while working out be sure you're doing the majority of the following:1) Perform latt pulldowns heavy, behind your neck with a very wide grip, causing excessive externa

110: New Warm-up Techniques Prevent Injury and Enhance Performance
For years, research has suggested we perform easy exercise and static stretching before or after our workout to increase flexibility and reduce injury. Current studies show no improvement in injury reduction with static stretching. It is now recommended a complete warm-up be performed, composed of

111: Can You Drink Too Much Water?
Dehydration is the usual concern for athletes and fitness participants, but the opposite condition of overdrinking can also be serious. It can lead to a potentially fatal condition called hyponatremia.Hyponatremia is characterized by a low blood level of sodium brought about by the overconsumtion of

112: Great Nutrition Equals Great Abs
Ninety percent of the people you see with ripped abs have super nutritional habits. When it comes to sporting a six pack it's 90% nutrition and only 10% work.The current direction most people take is to overuse ab machines, buy fat burning pills and do their daily training on top of that. The proble

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