Find a bar or tree branch in your neighborhood. Once a week try this challenging advanced chin ups workout. If you can’t do a chin up, do other workouts for now, but every week come back to your chin up bar and try it again. Starting with just one is great. You will see your […]
Archives for June 2009
The daily protein requirement
Protein builds, maintains and repairs tissue. It does not like to be used as fuel. If you are inactive, you should consume 1.0 gram of protein per kg of body weight per day. If you are active, your protein requirement will range from 1.2 grams to 1.7 grams per kg of body weight. Athletes who […]
The cost of inactivity – energy
To be active day in and day out means to have more energy for everything. It’s mostly those fit people who tell you after exhausting hike, all day skiing or intensive tennis or soccer game : What are we doing tonight? Where are we going next? Do you want to go dancing tonight? You think […]
Intensity = discomfort = strong and healthy muscle
Like most people, all day long, every day, you use your muscles. They don’t get stronger, they don’t get healthier, they don’t grow, they stay the same – weak. You quit using your muscles before you reach the moment where the stress causes them to start growing and get stronger. It’s the natural thing to […]
Office workout – don’t wait for the evening, start at work
To stay healthy, you need to stay active, day in and day out. The more sedentary your job, the more you need a fitness program that can help counteract the harmful effects of sitting for hours on your but. Lack of time is the most common explanation that people offer for giving up an exercise […]