Sleep is very important for your health and physical and mental performance. Active people have better, deeper, uninterrupted sleep. They usually need less sleep, because quality of their sleep is much better than the sleep of inactive people. Inactivity causes bad sleep. Bad sleep causes obesity and decreased immunity system. Every vital function in your […]
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Your daily protein requirement and how much extra protein should you eat to build extra muscle
Getting right amount of protein in your diet makes a huge difference in physical and mental performance. If you have enough of it, you feel better, you think better and you perform physically better.The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for an active adult is 0.36 gram of protein per 1 pound of body weight. For 140-pound […]
Find your own private Mount Everest and make a serious attempt to climb it
I just read these few lines from Hugh Macleod in his new book Ignore Everybody and 39 other keys to creativity. Sorry Hugh, I am going to write them here, so I will never forget them. Very eye opening – fantastic!!! Here they are, and they are really worth remembering: Everybody has their own private […]
How to get and stay motivated to exercise regularly
You set a goal to improve you fitness level and to exercise regularly. You set up a training program and buy new running shoes. Than you let personal trainer give you his secret tips how to have a flat stomach in few months. Than you start. You have pretty good plan; doing cardiovascular exercise 4 […]
Why French have the healthiest hearts?
Cardiologists and nutritionists hate the French. They don’t exercise, they smoke, they drink, they eat lots of fat, they party and always seem to have a great time, which means, they probably don’t even sleep enough and they have the lowest rates of heart disease in Europe and of course lower than in United States. […]
Home workout plan for elderly people and beginners
If you are a beginner or an elderly person without gym membership, you can still enjoy full benefits of strength training. If you are not, print and give this plan with couple of dumbbells to your parents or grandparents so they can start enjoying those benefits today. It will make a huge difference for inactive […]
Daily workout system
Here is my favorite daily workout system. Day 1. Whole body resistance (weight) workout Day 2. Cardiovascular (endurance) workout Shorter and more intensive – 30 – 45 Minutes in heart rate of 70 – 80 % of your maximum heart rate. Day 3. Cardiovascular (endurance) workout Longer and less intensive – 45 – 60 minutes […]
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