You’ve heard about the benefits of workouts that elicit an “after-burn.” Have you ever wondered what affects the degree of after-burn you get? Discover how to fine tune your workouts to keep burning calories at a higher rate once you’ve finished.
Exercise recovery is important for fitness gains and muscle growth to take place. It’s during “down time” that muscles repair so that change can occur. A number of factors can impact exercise recovery. This article discusses five of those.
Staying hydrated should be a priority for any athlete. This article discusses how hydration affects exercise performance and how to prevent dehydration.
If you come out of a workout, and you aren’t drenched in sweat, does it mean you haven’t worked out hard enough? Find out whether “no sweat, no gain” holds true when you exercise.
Can cooler hands help you exercise longer? A new study suggests that keeping your hands cool and your core body temperature down could boost your exercise performance by helping you go longer. Find out more.
If you exercise outdoors, you may wonder whether you’re burning more calories. Find out why cold weather workouts may not burn more calories after all.
Find out more about exercise after-burn and how you can use it to boost fat-burning for several hours after your workouts.
Does exercising at night make it harder to sleep? Find out why evening workouts don’t necessarily make it harder to get a good night’s sleep.et a good night’s sleep.
Exercising in the heat puts additional stress on your body and makes a workout more unpleasant. Fortunately, your body adapts to this stress, and you become more heat tolerant.
Needless to say, it’s critical to drink enough fluid from beverages before, during and after you exercise. But does it matter what temperature the fluid is?
Are you drinking enough fluid when you exercise? For optimal exercise hydration, increase your fluid intake a few hours before your workout.
