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Easily Build
Muscle Without Weights
Using your own body weight is the most powerful way to build muscle
without any weight training equipment. As an example you can use
the resistance of your own body as you do pull-ups. This exercise
is great for building muscle in your chest, triceps and shoulders...
Author: Neil Walker
Date Posted: March 19, 2007
Why
Crunches & Situps Are Bad for Your Back
Why? Because they involve spinal flexion (rounding your lower back
to allow you to bend forward at the waist). But according to research,
that's the exact mechanism that causes a herniated disc in your
lower back. After all, most people "throw their back out" bending
over to pick something off the ground...
Author: Craig Ballantyne
Date Posted: March 14, 2007
Modern Iron Finger
Training
Here in this initial phase of training, the main goal is to hold
the push-up position using only 10 fingertips for increasing periods
of time per day...
Author: Anthony Ke
Date Posted: March 08, 2007
Beating Exercise Boredom
Do you find yourself bored with your current exercise routine?
Maybe you find it hard to stay motivated. In either case, becoming
bored and unmotivated with your workouts is not that uncommon. Most
people find it boring to do the same thing day in and day out. At
first, it’s the routine that keeps us on track, but over time it
can be that same routine that keeps us away! If you are cutting
your routines short, skipping days, or don’t have the same enthusiasm
as you did first starting out, it could be time to give your routine
a makeover...
Author: Kelly Gregozeski
Date Posted: March 03, 2007
Why
be Pro Natural in Fitness and Bodybuilding?
Am I ever going to compete in the IFBB or organizations which do
not drug test or screen every competitor? No. I will not. Why would
I say that? Simple. I am a drug free competitive bodybuilder. Why
do I assume 90% of competitive bodybuilders take testosterone or
other steroids? I know what drives these bodybuilders to take them
and I know how long it takes to break a plateau to gain more muscle.
3-7 pounds of lean muscle mass is plenty to see huge changes in
your contest ready physique...
Author: Robert Lagana
Date Posted: February 04, 2007
A
Bodyweight Exercise For Explosive Power and Hard-Core Fitness
When you think about bodyweight exercises you probably think pushups,
situps, bodyweight squats, pullups, dips, etc. There are so many
bodyweight exercises that you probably never heard of, Thrusting
Pushups, Grasshoppers, Frog Pushup etc...
Author: John Grube
Date Posted: February 03, 2007
Fitness
- A Few Simple Exercises To Firm Up Those Legs
The leg exercises that you choose will depend to a large extent
on what you're trying to achieve. For example, are you trying to
build strength, increase running endurance or improve balance and
flexibility? Similarly, are you a weight-lifter, a jogger or a ballerina...
Author: Donald Saunders
Date Posted: January 21, 2007
The
Best Home Elliptical Cross-Trainers
For many people, a home workout routine can become a perfect solution.
It all depends on what will work better for you. If you choose to
workout at home within your own personal schedule and in your own
personal privacy; there are several kinds of elliptical cross trainers
available right now. These are the type used in health clubs...
Author: Karen L Skidmore
Date Posted: January 19, 2007
5 Components
of Physical Fitness
The 5 components of physical fitness are often used in our school
systems, health clubs and fitness centers to gauge how good a shape
we are truly in. The 5 components that make up total fitness are...
Author: Karen L Skidmore
Date Posted: December 30, 2006
Target Heart Rate
The target heart rate is a very useful training tool in exercise.
It helps you to pace your workout so you do not tire before the
end. It allows you to measure your fitness progress over time. And
lastly, it helps to ensure that you are working out at the most
efficient intensity without overtraining...
Author: Karen L Skidmore
Date Posted: December 30, 2006
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