It is well known that sleep plays a major role in our body’s ability to repair itself. From the common cold to an intense training session, a good night’s sleep can do wonders for our health. With how busy the average adult life has become over the past few years it can be difficult to consistently get a good night’s sleep. From hectic work schedules, to rigorous college courses, to distractions such as cell phones and Netflix binges, it’s no wonder today’s society … [Read more...]
No More Excuses … WORKOUT!
Are you the type of person who is "too busy" or "too tired" to work out? Well do I have some news for you! There are 24 hours in one day, which gives us 1,440 minutes. A good workout doesn't have to be an hour and a half in the gym every single day of the week; a good workout can consist of an intense 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week! So we spend about 6 of our 24 hour day sleeping which means 1,440 minutes- 360 minutes= 1,080 minutes left of the day. We spend … [Read more...]
Is Obesity Running in Your Genes?
Do you have that one friend that eats like an elephant but still looks like a stick? Why is it that some people keep gaining weight in spite of their vigorous efforts to control their diet? Is it possible that some people are more susceptible towards gaining weight than others? If two individuals are given the exact same diet over a month, do you think their weights will be identical? You will be shocked to know the answer. There have been studies that suggest … [Read more...]
Planes and Axes of Movement … for Dummies
Regardless of how "nerdy" you may consider yourself, talking about planes and axes of movement can make your brain twist into a thousand knots! The concepts and the terminology are incredibly confusing and are sometimes backward from what you might expect. Attempting to categorize and explain the movement of the human body is NO easy task because movement in the human body involves orchestrating the relationship between approximately 640 muscles and 360 joints … [Read more...]
2.5 Minutes of Intense Exercise for All Day Calorie Burn – ScienceDaily
For many of us, it takes effort to “psych” ourselves up for our regular workouts. If weight (or fat) loss is your goal, it’s even more difficult to get to the gym when you have an extended session of cardio exercise planned! Luckily, a team of researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that exercisers can burn an average of two hundred extra calories in as little as 2 and a half minutes of … [Read more...]
Exercise is the “Best Medicine”
Exercise has been described as “the magic pill”, because it is the one single thing that you can “take” or perform to get the most health benefits all at once. These benefits include preventing dementia and cardiovascular disease, preventing many forms of cancer, improving cardiovascular fitness, maintaining mobility, maintaining or losing weight and preventing obesity, and maintaining muscle strength, among many others. Many studies have shown that just staying in … [Read more...]
50 “Scientific” Reasons to Exercise
50 Scientific Reasons to Exercise from TodaysFitnessTrainer Given the title of "miracle drug", exercise is good for you (which is one of many reasons to exercise)! From boosting your mood to reversing the signs of aging, exercise can improve your life. But ... For those of you who are "skeptical" of the amazing things exercise is known to offer, TodaysFitnessTrainer.com has put together a list of fifty scientifically proven ways regular physical activity and … [Read more...]
Exercise for Kids – Growth, Motor Development and Sports
In the two prior articles in the Exercise for Kids series, you learned about physical literacy and fundamental movement skills. The final article in the series puts it all together and discusses the stages of motor learning and touches on the challenges early and late developers face during this time in their childhood and youth. The Developmental Stages of Motor Learning Exercise for kids is not only good for their overall health, it's essential for proper … [Read more...]
Overuse Injuries and Training
For some of us, exercising and working out is a "religion". We look forward to our workouts because of how exercising makes us look and feel, what it does for our self-esteem, and how it provides an emotional "break" from everyday life. Although the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends some moderate-intensity physical activity most days of the week (if not all) but some fitness enthusiasts take it a bit too far. For example, some may spend an hour … [Read more...]
Mastering the Double Under
Skipping (also known as jumping rope) is well recognized as a great way to burn calories. For example, a 150 pound person can burn 11 calories per minute by skipping at a moderate pace (the same number of calories if the same person ran a 10 minute mile). For individuals looking to take a more advanced approach to skipping, the double under is an amazing exercise to consider. To get started, a basic jump is a jump rope technique where the person jumping uses both … [Read more...]