It depends on your level of fitness and how many exercises and sets you are going to perform. For all body weight training per session: 50 – 60 minutes is a right time. Don’t forget, that you have to: Warm up for at least 7 min before workout Stretch for 5 min after warm up […]
Rest between weight training sessions
2 to 4 days of rest, depending on the intensity of the workout is the right time for recovery, writes Ben and Joe Weider in their book The Edge – The Weider Guide to Ultimate Strength, Speed and Stamina: The exact time it takes your muscles to fully recover from a weight training session will […]
Daily calorie requirements
To determine your total daily caloric needs, it is first important to eat a healthy diet with adequate macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients. Requirement for most nonathletic adults is 1,700 to 3,100 calories per day. Depending on your size and daily activity level, your calorie intake needs may be quite different. On lazy day, you may only […]
Stretching for better fitness
Stretching helps you to become more flexible. Flexibility is part of healthy fit body. I know, that stretching is boring. I sometimes have a hard time to push myself to stretch. But I do it, and I encourage you to stretch regularly too. Stretch for about 15 minutes every day. Regular stretching has these benefits: […]
Fitness walking
If you are walking to improve your fitness level, here are a few basic tips how to to do it: Walk briskly – 4 to 5 miles per hour Walk with your body weight slightly forward Take long, stretching strides Think tall, chest lifted, back flat, and head up Swing your arms vigorously Walk relaxed
Calories in foods
If in 1 gram of: Fat is 9 calories Alcohol is 7 calories Protein is 4 calories Carbohydrate is 4 calories And you are trying to loose weight, than you should: cut down on meat substitute low fat for high fat foods eat fewer processed foods emphasize the complex carbohydrates drink little alcohol
The bad fats
The bad fats are: 1.Saturated fat, raises bad cholesterol and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer. The most saturated fats are found in foods like: meat full-fat milk full-fat yogurt cheese cream cheese cream butter 2.Trans, or hydrogenated fat, raises bad cholesterol and lovers good cholesterol. Trans, or hydrogenated fat is found […]
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