Planning Your Workout – Ask Yourself These Questions First

It might seem a bit obvious but it's still important to mention that there is no one-size-fits-all workout routine. Every person is bound to react differently to the combination of diet and exercise. So when planning your workout, it is extremely important that you know what you want - you need to ask yourself certain questions first. Most people have certain answers on the first day of training - "I want to lose weight" and "I want to build muscle"...

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Importance of Proper Form When Working Out

This post is especially meant for those of you who work out in crowded gyms. The importance of proper form when working out is the one thing that all trainers are supposed to focus on but, unfortunately is the one thing they tend to be very lackadaisical about because the instructor to person ratio is so high. The role of the instructor does not end after he takes your measurements and draws up your workout. He is supposed to make...

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Skipping Rope Cardio Workouts (Part 1)

I love the skipping rope and skipping rope workouts are a great way to practise good mind and body connection. What's more, skipping can't be boring, unlike jogging and walking, which you can do even half asleep. But if you're new to skipping, be prepared to feel the music play when the rope hits your toes! And if you use a thick rope as I do, then the music will only play louder! Sometime back Sasha posted about the basics of rope skipping and explained how it can be an effective cardio workout. So if you have never skipped rope before, I suggest you first read Benefits of Skipping for Cardio Exercise to get familiar with skipping. For those of you who can skip rope, here are some fun skipping rope workout ideas.
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Measure Fitness – The Push-Up Test

Whether you're starting a workout or you've been working out for 6 months, it's always good to know how you're doing. In fact, you should regularly measure fitness levels simply because there's no way of knowing otherwise whether you're stagnating or not. We had spoken earlier about measuring your body fat percentage as a good way to measure fitness, today we're going to look at the push-up test. The push-up test gives you benchmarks that you can measure against so...

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Why You Should Not Workout

Every one wants to workout to get fit, look good, be hot. Nothing wrong with that. With even corporate jobs going to better looking people today, it’s no wonder that physical insecurities are making a lot of us hit the gym harder, and eat lesser. But could this be a bad thing? Is it okay to workout just so you can lose a lot of weight in a hurry, OD on fried food, and create muscle bulk? If you’re relying on excess cardio for quick weight loss, or heavy weight training with extra protein for quick muscle bulk, then read on…Here’s why we think that some reasons behind workouts, are just not good enough.
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Cardio Playlist – 130 for 60 by Steady130

It gives us immense pleasure to introduce the first cardio playlist by our friends at Steady130. When we asked them for one a few weeks ago, they promised it would be ready by the end of March and true to their word, they released their first hour long playlist: 130 for 60. This playlist would be perfect for high intensity workouts, runs or an intense cardio room session. So, without further ado, here's 130 for 60 by Steady130.130 for 60...

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