You’re probably already familiar with the benefits of high-intensity interval training – but don’t forget it’s one of the most effective forms of exercise for the health of your heart. Read on and discover five ways HIIT training reduces your risk for heart disease.
If you had to stop training for a few weeks due to injury, it can be hard to get back into the routine of things. What you don’t want to do is re-injure yourself. What’s the best approach to take when you haven’t exercised in a few weeks? Should you pick up where you left off or take it slow?
Women, on average, have a lower aerobic capacity than men. That’s why women typically don’t perform quite as well as men in endurance sports. There are a number of reasons for this. Now, a new study shows women have to work harder to breathe during exercise relative to men and this may impact exercise performance. Find out more.
How old are you from a fitness standpoint? A group of researchers believe aerobic capacity, or V02 max, is the best measure of what your fitness age is. They’ve even developed a “fitness age” calculator that anyone can use to see how old they are from a health and fitness standpoint. Find out more.
Are you still doing steady-state cardio? Why not bump it up a notch and introduce some high-intensity workouts? Here are five reasons why high-intensity interval training is one of the best ways to get into better shape.
Your body responds to endurance training in a number of ways. It makes adaptations that give you greater exercise endurance and a more efficient cardiovascular system. Find out more about adaptations to endurance exercise and discover six things that exercise increases.
Ever wonder how aerobically fit you really are? This article discusses aerobic fitness testing, both maximal and sub-maximal fitness testing as well as two simple tests you can do at home to estimate aerobic fitness.
One of the benefits of aerobic exercise is it improves aerobic capacity or the ability of muscles to use oxygen to make energy. An indirect measure of this is called V02 max. Have you ever wondered how much you can improve your aerobic capacity or V02 max? Find out more about maximizing aerobic capacity.
Whether you’re trying to build lean body mass, strength or endurance, there are certain principles that impact the results you get. Understanding these principles will help you train in a way that maximizes the results you get. Find out more about the three principles of fitness training.
Feeling comfortable with a fitness routine is important but getting TOO comfortable can lead to stagnation, mental fatigue and plateaus. This article talks about why workout variety is important and some of the ways you can vary your exercise routine.
This is a picture of Amanda working it in Tabatacise! What if I told you that you could get into fantastic cardio shape by doing as little as 4 minutes of exercise? Sound like a pipe dream? Not with Tabata training. Tabata training is a short but very intense type of workout routine that
Not everyone responds the same to exercise. Some people see visible results faster than others. People who have more of an ectomorphic body type have to work harder and take in more calories to build muscle. On the other hand, mesomorphs gain muscle definition quickly. What about endurance exercise? Just as there are differences in how quickly people can build lean body mass, there are variations in individual responses to cardiovascular exercise.
