Archive for the 'Exercise Guide' Category

 Calorie – Count It, Burn It

For every action you take, there is an equal reaction in your body, as far as calories are concerned. Everything you do requires a corresponding amount of calories to be burned, whether it’s something as simple as breathing or as complicated as blood circulation. If you’re intent on keeping excess weight off, then you would have to wrest control of your body’s calories, not the other way around.



 Human Anatomy – Achilles Tendon

Named after the eponymous Greek hero, the Achilles tendon bridges the calcaneus (heel bone) and the gastrocnemius and soleus (calf muscles). It is the body’s strongest and biggest tendon, a ring of fibrous tissue that, in essence, lets you stand on your toes whenever you move. Also known as the calcaneal tendon, the Achilles tendon draws the heel bone once the calf muscles flex.



 USANA Reset Program – The First 5 Days

As a qualified personal trainer, I understand that if the body is nutritionally satisfied, then cravings will be suppressed. Unfortunately, one of the most significant drawbacks with the majority of meal replacement diets is that they just do not provide a sufficient level of quality nutrients and so the cravings continue, most are also nothing more than a calorie restricted regime which enhances cravings.



 How To Build Speed For Athletes – Triple Threat Speed Training

If you’re an athlete, you already know how much speed kills. Lots of athletes out there train for speed year around but many train wrong. This article talks about the three different important components of speed training I like to call “Triple Threat Speed Training.” Get fast in shorter amounts of time.



 Do Not Lose the Shape of Your Body

If the dumbbells and yoga mats bored, go to the fitness center do not have time and want to look good, pay attention to bikes. Of course, there are other simulators – for example, elliptical, or treadmill, but the best solution for the home was and still remains an exercise bike. First, the classes do not get bored with it, if only because they can be successfully combined with watching a movie, reading lecture notes or listening to new-fashioned track.



 Licorice Calms Sore Throats and Upset Stomach

Licorice has been known to calm sore throats and upset stomachs, which is why it is often found in teas marketed to soothe. Licorice today is quite different than that enjoyed by King Tut in Ancient Egypt, the different varieties produced over the years, including such favorites as Crows, Good n Plenty and Twizzlers make licorice treats a nostalgic favorite.



 How to Improve Your Height With Correct Posture

Bad posture can come from many small habits that you develop throughout your life and a bad posture can also be from genetics. A lot of people really don’t care about posture but what you need to understand is that if you improve your posture fully you can see up to 6 extra inches of growth! It may seem like a bunch of rubbish but 6 inches is possible!



 5 Most Common Causes of ACL Injuries

Knee problems are always present in competitive youth sports because of their packed training schedules. Younger kids are still growing and maturing, so add tremendous physical stress from training and you have a deadly combo. Young athletes should address the weak-areas associated with knee injuries and how to strengthen or improve those areas.



 I Want to Grow Taller – Secrets About How You Sleep That Can Help You Get Up the Height Ladder

Some people think that they are stuck at the same height as they are now forever once they pass puberty. There is some truth to this, once you pass puberty your bones will have stopped growing and there is nothing you can do to make them grow taller.



 Inadequate Chewing Can Cause Many Health Problems

How long we chew our food before we swallow it can be a decisive factor in whether or not we properly utilize the nutrients from it for optimum health and energy. To many, the chewing process is simply breaking up the food into smaller particles and mixing it with saliva, so that they can swallow it