By Fit4Life | June 29, 2010 - 10:30 pm - Posted in Health and Fitness News

So, I guess it should be no surprise that different people react differently, metabolically speaking, when it comes to the benefits we gain from working out. Research is now showing that like so many other oddities of the human biological profile, your metabolism is totally different when it comes to how it is affected by exercise, when compared with other people. This means that people may vary in the rewards they reap from working out. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t work out though.

By Fit4Life | June 25, 2010 - 4:15 pm - Posted in Fitness Advice

In a sort of about-face when it comes to the conventional wisdom on what is best for patients during cancer treatment, doctors are now advising, and finding, that more exercise seems to be better for their patients, not taking it really easy during treatment  as was previously advised.

New guidelines that have recently been put in place actually advise that as much physical activity as possible be practiced while patients are undergoing chemotherapy, which is, in itself a very taxing therapy on the body. However, as you all know, exercise releases all types of excellent endorphins and other healthy chemicals that help counteract sickness.

By Fit4Life | June 22, 2010 - 2:10 pm - Posted in Health and Fitness News

You’ve seen these types of people before. In fact, I believe I know a few myself!  They’re those people, men and women, who just can’t seem to sit still for a moment of the day, and even when they sit still, they still seem to be shifting around in the seat a lot , or constantly busy doing “something” other than watching television or even reading.  They’re the fidgets, as we’ve dubbed them.

By Fit4Life | June 19, 2010 - 1:46 pm - Posted in Fitness Advice

I used to go by the traditional thought that food was ok before a workout, as long as it was an hour or more before hand, so that you could have the right amount of energy to get through your workout and actually not have your blood sugar dive.  I even would make sure I had a few sips of a smoothie or something else really light right before I worked out so that I could assure myself that I would not bottom out while I was exerting myself. 

By Fit4Life | June 16, 2010 - 6:29 pm - Posted in Fitness Accessories

One of the best things I ever did for myself and for the comfort of my workouts (thereby making them more likely to stick to), is to start buying the kind of lightweight materials that are out now, a lot of them by exclusively fitness clothes companies.  There are quite a few actually at Target, with their store brand of workout and active clothes, and that’s actually where I got my first piece of lightweight, breathable clothing for the gym (or at home, whether you work out there or at a gym).

By Fit4Life | June 12, 2010 - 7:58 am - Posted in Fitness Advice

Being woman today is not all that easy. The days of staying home and taking care of the little ones and cooking dinner are over, we super women are now in charge of making half the money for our household, and on top of that we have a million other things we have to do.

The combination of being soft, beautiful, loved and understood in every moment of the day in the same time, includes performing of the most professional duties, to cook, to put some clothes and hygiene in the home, to cope with the problems of the children etc. These quiet heroines take care of their families and very often have no adequate form of quality use of their free time. In the world of football fields and gambling, loud cafes and fitness centers, the women must fight for their place.

By Fit4Life | June 9, 2010 - 5:52 pm - Posted in Workout Regimens

Breathing is generally our characteristic of existence, breathing equals living.  It is very close related to vital energy and other functions in the body. So, if we develop our breathing we will create conditions for better functioning of the body, to calm the emotions and to make a purification of the mind. We should aim to do this because the breathing is single automatic process in the body which we can control, speed or to maintain and deepen.

By Fit4Life | June 5, 2010 - 8:30 am - Posted in Health and Fitness News

For about the past decade, maybe a little less, there has been a TON of attention focused on the dangers of having a lot of belly, or visceral fat.  What this means basically is that you have have a big gut, in layman’s terms.  What it means for your body is something all together dangerous.  We all seem to have somewhat of an innate sense of what it right and what is wrong for our bodies.

By Fit4Life | June 2, 2010 - 7:12 am - Posted in Building Muscle, Sports Nutrition

Everyone wants to get ripped but very few know how to get there and even fewer have actually done it by themselves. Getting ripped is one of the best things you can do for your self-confidence. You will have more energy and the way you carry yourself will show people you feel good about who you are. If you want to get ripped you should make a good plan.