Posts Categorized: Fitness Programs

It is funny how so many people don’t think about stretching until they strain or pull a muscle. Stretching should be part of any fitness plan and can keep you from suffering through weeks of agony dealing with a pulled muscle. Here is a good 5 minute warm-up to stretch your whole body. Try and…
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Age shouldn’t stop you from continuing to exercise and to prove that just watch Sly Stallone’s workout at age 72. He is an example of what you can do if you really want to stay fit.  There are no shortcuts to staying fit so you need to put in the time in the weight room…
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If you only had to do three exercises to help to achieve a better fitness level and maintain it, you couldn’t go wrong with the three that I am going to explain.  They address the core of the body and the results of consistently doing these exercise are nothing short of amazing.  The key is…
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One of the key components of getting physically fit is to implement a program of lifting weights, no matter what your age. Research has shown that those people who have some kind of weightlifting program have better overall health and experience fewer health problems than people who don’t lift any weights. Don’t let the thought…
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There is increasing concern about the health risks of doing endurance aerobic activities such as long distance running, especially marathons.  Recent studies by the Mayo Clinic have shown that many endurance athletes have suffered damage to their hearts by participating in endurance sports over a long period of time and have developed a buildup of scar tissue….
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