Fitness Tip: Karvonan Formula
The Karvonan Formula can be used to determine your optimum heart rate training zone. It works like this: Take the number 220 and subtract your age, then subtract your resting pulse.
Finding the Right Mix
I often encounter women who are scared of lifting weights for fear that they will put on “too much muscle”. They are usually middle-aged, new to exercise, and have picked up a lot of misconceptions here and there along the way.
Benefits of Exercise
While the obvious benefits of exercise are well known by most, many people are still unaware of the not so obvious. Let’s start with the heart—our body’s greatest muscle.
What’s the Best Exercise for……….?
A session with a client the other day motivated me to write about the commonly asked question, “What is the best exercise for __________”? While I don’t believe there is any “best” exercise for a given body part, there are certainly plenty of good ones.
Fat Burning Zone
There's a big misconception that there is a fat burning zone that you want to stay within to burn fat.
On the Job Stress
According to an issue of IDEA Fitness Journal, there is a strong link between on-the-job stress and metabolic syndrome. This syndrome is made up of a cluster of risk factors that encourage cardiovascular disease as well as diabetes.
Stay Cool
With the weather getting hotter, it’s more important than ever to stay hydrated and take safety precautions when exercising outdoors. That goes for adults, children, and pets.
Five Golden Fitness Rules
“What should I do to get in shape and lose weight”? Well, the answer depends on a lot of factors. What works well for one person may not work for another. However, there are some rules that are necessary and absolute like the following:
How to Burn Fat
The more muscle a person has, the greater their metabolism is, which equates to the faster they burn calories. However, resistance training to build muscle is only one part of the equation.
Giving Back
If you haven’t realized it by now, overcoming obstacles is much easier if you set a goal. That has never been more true than when it comes to exercise and getting in shape. It’s just humane nature to push yourself harder and further toward something if you have some idea of just what that something is.