Do you know how many calories there is in a pound of fat? It’s a whopping 3,500 calories. To put it into perspective, let’s say you are 50 lbs. overweight. Multiply 3,500 to 50 and you get 175,000 calories. That’s 175,000 calories of blubbery fat you don’t need. Let’s look at it with another perspective.
If [...]
If you have ever suffered from a plateau in your exercise regime, this acronym may explain to you how to get through it.
Let’s begin by breaking down the meaning of FIT:
Frequency
The amount times you exercise per week. Example- 3 times per week with weight, 5 times per week doing aerobic exercise
In order to progress in [...]
There are three different methods of stretching muscles. Before getting into that, let me explain why one should stretch.
* Reduces risk of injury since short, tight muscles are more apt to be injured.
* Improves performance by warming-up the muscle and increasing blood flow to the areas that will be used.
* Increases flexibility, which leads to [...]
Not too many things in life are guaranteed. Often times we put a lot of work into something without knowing whether our efforts will pay off in the end. This is just part of life, but with fat loss, we know we will be successful as long as we have a solid plan [...]
Sometime years past, you might have been taught to do cardiovascular exercise before your weight lifting. Most likely, no reason was given; it was just what you were told to do. So, you accepted it because it came from someone else who exercised or was a health club representative.
Cardio After Weight Training
We now know that [...]
