1 Avoid Muscle Loss On average adults who do not strength train lose between 2 and 3.5kg of muscle every 10 years. Although cardiovascular exercise is great for fitness it does not prevent loss of skeletal muscle tissue. Only strength training can maintain your overall muscle mass and strength throughout your mid-life years. 2 Avoid Metabolic Rate...

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The fitness and weight loss industry is huge business with millions of pounds being spent on health club membership, diets and home fitness equipment. Yet the industries marketing is almost exclusively geared towards the already-fit populace. You never see overweight or obese people bouncing in an aerobics class or using the latest fitness machine on...

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There are now 77 million baby boomers in America. Born between the years 1946 and 1964, boomers represent nearly 27 percent of the entire population. This demographic has always been physically active. The national fitness craze of the late 1970s began with the boomers starting aerobics, spin, and other group exercise classes. Today, those who...

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Back in the 1970s and the days of Jane Fonder, leotards and aerobic classes the emphasis was on no pain, no gain. Today there is a different way of doing things, yet the health benefits can still be quite dramatic. Brisk walking most days for about 30 minutes can be extremely beneficial and you don’t even...

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The jury is still out on whether exercise lowers overall cholesterol. Whether it does or not can often comes down to the interpretation of the research. A study may show that the effect is statistically significant, but clinically, it may drop only a few percentage points and not enough to lower cholesterol into a healthy range. The...

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Diet and cardiovascular exercise are extremely important but to transform your body shape there is nothing better than weight training. Weight training will also strengthen your bones and increase muscular endurance. In addition your muscles will grow and larger muscles burn more calories and your overall metabolism will be raised. Waiting training, particularly free weight training if...

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You may have already set up a home gym or you may be in the process of doing so. If so there are a few thing you should know about your fitness equipment, whether it’s a treadmill or a shining home multi gym. It is important that you take some safety precautions as you go...

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If you enjoy using free weights and want to continue to experience the feel of free weights but you want the safety of a multi gym then the Smith Machine is one of the safest self-spotting machines on the market. Spotting is the term used for your training partner who is there to prevent the barbell...

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Recent research has confirmed that daily walking burns calories and is good for your heart. But walking just 30 minutes a day has also shown that it takes the away the negative feelings of tension and stress thus improving your overall wellbeing. To get the benefits you need to know what the experts recommend. Women should...

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Even for the busiest person, 5 minutes is not a lot of time. It’s a small enough amount of time that pretty much anyone can put aside. So what would happen if we all added 5 minutes to our regular workouts? Just 5 minutes – it doesn’t seem like much, but it’s a step that...

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