Category Archives: Fitness

Given the recommendation that total daily caloric intake should consist of no more than 30% fat, and that the average diet contains a significantly greater percentage, much of the perils attributed to fat can be charged to excessive fat consumption. … Continue reading →

Fitness Pitfall 1: Lacking the correct motivation to begin Usual Outcome: Giving up on dreams before getting properly started The Road to Success: Finding your true motivation So why do you want things to be different? What is your motivation … Continue reading →

Muscular strength refers to the amount of force a muscle is capable of exerting. The most common way to assess strength in a resistance exercise program is to measure the maximum amount of weight you can lift one time. This … Continue reading →

The hypothalamus is the neural center for the regulation of food intake. One area of the hypothalamus consisting of the lateral nuclei, controls hunger, or the craving for food. Another area consisting of the ventromedial nuclei, controls satiety, or the … Continue reading →

The number of walkers, joggers, bicyclists, step aerobics participants, and swimmers is tangible evidence of American’s increased awareness of the most important aspect of physical fitness: cardiorespiratory fitness, which refers to the ability of the circulatory and respiratory systems to … Continue reading →

Several agents have been promoted to increase fat loss. However, as you have read, minimal scientific data are actually available to support many of these products. The products, which have been shown to be beneficial in aiding fat loss, from … Continue reading →

While osteoporosis is a threat to both men and women later in life, the threat is more imminent for women due to the loss of estrogen after menopause. This is why it is critical that women begin protecting themselves early … Continue reading →

Effective weight loss is what most of the obese or slightly over weight people seek. There are various ways of controlling the unnecessary weight gain like working out, hitting the gym, brisk walking, regulated and planned diet charts and a … Continue reading →

Physical Fitness Through Exercise More than 30 years ago, the President’s Council on Physical Fitness was created because of concerns about the low fitness levels of American children Participation in regular fitness activity gradually increased during the 1970s and 1980s, … Continue reading →

If you need sight correction and wear glasses, practicing certain sports with continuous perfect vision can be a virtual nightmare. There is a large number of sports, like boxing, basketball, judo, football, soccer and track & field, where you need … Continue reading →