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Kegel exercises are being widely adopted by women because their efficacy has been proven time and time again.

Kegel exercises – short history

This type of exercise was invented by Dr. Arnold Kegel, a renown gynecologist from the University of Southern California, in a bid to help women with postpartum incontinence.

Kegel exercises are created with the purpose to strengthen the pelvic floor muscle. The role of these muscles is crucial because they support (more…)

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Pilates is a form of exercise founded by Joseph Hubertus Pilates that has now become arguably one of the most popular workout regimes around today.

It is a set of strengthening and stretching exercises that focus on strengthening the core, mobilizing the spine, correcting posture and improving flexibility.

While Pilates won’t necessarily help you lose weight, unless paired with a cardio activity like running or jogging, it will help you strengthen and tone your body. Pilates also helps you improve your posture, which helps you appear taller and leaner.

As a toning method, Pilates is considered a better option than working out at the gym because it does not overwork one part of the body (more…)

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Busy schedules and daily commitments make it difficult to take out time for hours of strenuous exercise and workout plans.

If you wish to get in shape regardless of your tight schedules, there is good news for you.

Instead of spending hours on workouts, you can get done in just 15 minutes while burn double the amount of fat you burn in hours.

Strenuous exercises done in less time not only burn fat during the workout period but even after you are done with it. There are many fun workout options to go for which can be done with or without tools using your own body weight as resistance.

Out of the many, the best 15 minutes workout includes the treadmill routine and we shall also discuss your options of squats. Read more to find (more…)

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Are you a busy worker, with no time for hitting the gym or just not too fond of heavy weights or long periods of running?

Try something that gets you out of your daily routine and is very easy and cheap: skipping.

I know you may see it as a children’s game, but it is a healthy way to stay in shape even for adults.

Here are some reasons why.

1. Improves cardio-vascular function and bone density

It seems that each session can improve your cardio-respiratory system (heart and lungs), by allowing your heart to pump more blood, thus providing oxygen and nutrients to your tissues.

Also, skipping for 5 minutes can help prevent osteoporosis, because (more…)

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Sometimes when you are exercising and you really want to lose a couple of pounds, somehow you tend to forget to take a break.

But if you think that skipping that break period just to build a little more muscle will make you fitter, you may be wrong.

The importance of breaks

A recent study indicates that short periods of rest are important for the body just as exercise is. The researchers from the Stirling University, London, had two groups of participants in their study: one that was engaged (more…)

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When I was a child I used to have this huge plastic ball, that was fun to play with.

If I think about the use of these balls now as an adult, one thing comes into my mind: exercise.

The exercise ball is a fun way to spice up your workout. Let’s see its benefits and many uses.

The exercise ball’s health benefits

In general exercise balls are used to develop core muscles. This is important because by having to maintain your balance on the ball, you improve your functional strength and body balance.

Of course, the ball also improves your posture and thus protects (more…)

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We all are well aware with the blessing termed as ‘proteins’, for we find that they form even the tiniest entity of our body.

From the genes up till our gross parts, all are build-up of proteins.

Our whole muscle mass depends upon this substance.

Proteins can be availed in many forms. It is mostly found in milk, eggs, pulses and meat.

But what is whey? And where does it come from?

Whey is actually the by-product that that is produced in the process of making cheese from cow milk and contains peptides, fats, salt and water.

Milk contains two important proteins, one is casein and the other one (more…)

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Today, when human beings have to work like robots to cope up with the competition of life, they find hardly enough time to care about themselves.

If you want a muscular physique that most people envy, but you have a tough schedule, then spending a fortune and your precious time to go to a gym to work out doesn’t sound to be a perfect fix to me.

It is up to you to take hours from your routine and choose low intensity steady state cardio training or pace yourself up by going for high intensity interval cardio training.

Let me make things easy for you to decide by simply weighing the benefits of interval cardio training over steady state cardio training.

Well, you might be excited to find out about how amazing this type of cardio training can be. The best part about it is that you won’t need to spend (more…)

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We would all exercise more perhaps if it wouldn’t be for the pain we often get to feel after an intense training session.

Muscle soreness is sometimes the painful aftermath of exercise.

If you are not accustomed with this kind of muscle discomfort, you might get discouraged from exercising. In this article you will find out several interesting facts about muscle soreness, how to prevent it and treat it.

What causes muscle soreness?

The intense pain of muscles can be aroused if you have just started to perform some sort of physical activity that you are not used to. It can also (more…)

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Everybody loves Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

But even though they are fun and enjoyable holidays, they are very tiring at the same time.

You eat and drink everything you like, you spend a lot of time searching for gifts and you spend time cooking for your loved ones.

But once holidays are over, getting back to your job and your normal life can be a difficult thing to do. So, don’t let January be depressing and whip yourself back into shape and why not, respect your promises for the year that has just come.

Pull yourself together and start preparing yourself for some time of restoration by staying away from things you abused from.

What you should drink?

Water, of course. We don’t even need to mention how important this is. What other drinks purify your body? Tea is also highly recommended (more…)

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