Tuesday 10 June 2008

Children Are Getting Fatter

Children keep getting fatter and fatter. Part of this is to do with the problem of so many foods contain lost of bad stuff such as salt and fat. But another problem is the kids don’t go out and play sports with their friends as much as they used to be. Instead they would rather stay in watching TV or playing with their console games. It’s so sad because it’s much more difficult to start exercising when you are older. If you start young then it becomes second nature.

Monday 9 June 2008

Vary Your Exercise Regime

If you have only been working your cardiovascular system then it’s time to add in other types of exercise too. Stretching is often ignored but if you don’t stretch your muscles do you know what will happen? You can pull your muscles and cause a lot of damage and pain. Don’t start exercising until you have made sure that you are really supple. This is advice you shouldn’t ignore. Lifting weights is also very important for a complete work out because muscles burn calories faster than fat so if you want to loose fat then build up your muscles. There are some great cheap exercise videos that you can buy online.

How Much To Spend on Exercising?

Do you really need to spend a large amount of money on exercising. Yes, so OK, there are items of equipment such as an exercise bike, eilliptical trainer or rowing machine but you can also exercise in ways that cost you no money at all. If you work in an office building, instead of taking the lift, you could go by stairs. This really can have an amazing effect on your fitness. Then there are pressups, lunges and tricep dips. You don’t need any equipment at all and yet these exercises work your most important muscle groups. Exercising is very important if you want to stay slim and trim and just as important as dieting.

Types of Exercise

There are so many different types of exerxise sometimes it’s just not very clear what method you should choose. Some types of exercise and can be seen to be very “girly” such as the swiss ball or bosu ball however they are actually very good for men too. They are important for working your core muscles which are found in your stomach and back. So many people suffer from backpain so using a swiss ball or bosu ball will help prevent this from happening. Hopefully.

Some people find exercising boring, yeah me too a bit. It's pretty cool to start trying oiut some other exercises, even if you dont think you'll like it you might end up loving it. You just never know! Why not get yourself a gymnastics leotard and start getting fit this way?

How Long To Spend in the Gym

Do people really need to spend so much time in the gym? Sometimes people can be there for 3 hours working away. But it might be that they could work out their body just as well in half the time if they are clever about it. Certain types of exercises can work many more muscles in your body than others. These types of exercises are called compound. A typical example of this is pressups because you are exercising your chest, shoulders, arms and even your lower body. However a bicep curl just exercises the biceps and not really any thing else.

There is then the problem of some people not spending enough time in the gym because they find it boring. If you find that this is the case then you need to consider some music you can take along with you. I found this website that provides you with workout songs.