Fitness trends come and go but there is a new one that is starting to gain real traction. That trend is the connected in-home workout that allows you to stream classes or get personalized coaching. Working out at home has finally become one of the hottest fitness trends around. According
Fitness training programs have to be practical and feel doable or they will not be consistent. We used to think that long, slow cardio was the ticket to good health. Then we added strength training to replenish muscle and burn more fat at rest. Lately, fitness training programs have focused
What’s the best exercise program for weight loss and weight maintenance? The Department of Health & Human Services just made a major change to exercise guidelines. Here's what you need to know: Exercise Program for Weight Loss Guidelines Americans seeking to stay healthy can get their exercise in small increments
Exercise programs for weight loss should include eating breakfast before a workout. New research reveals that exercise programs for weight loss are most effective when you eat breakfast before you work out. Doing so increases the rate at which carbohydrates are burned both during and after exercise. Exercise Programs for
A new study shows that fitness training programs in middle age improve heart health. This is the finding of a study of participants from the Dallas Heart Study, as well as employees at Texas Health Resources and the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center. Poor fitness in middle age is
Wellness programs should focus not only on reducing calories, but also on preventing muscle loss. When we diet we typically lose muscle mass which means that we end up slowing down our metabolism. That makes it harder not to regain the weight we worked so hard to lose.
What fitness training programs work best for older adults? Many of the declines in fitness that we used to think were part of the normal aging process are actually due to older adults becoming more sedentary. Much of the lost physical capacity and strength can be replaced as long as
We usually start a fitness training program to improve general health or to lose weight. But, new research shows that a fitness training program can also have some other benefits you might not expect. A Fitness Training Program Increases Brain Size A new Australian study shows that aerobic
What’s a healthy lifestyle and how do you measure it? There are a variety of ways to measure health. • The easiest is to use the arithmetical body mass index (BMI) calculation, based on height and weight. The problem with using BMI as the measurement of a healthy lifestyle is
Fitness training programs prolong our lives. We’re all heard that “sitting is the new smoking.” More and more research shows that prolonged sitting is a real health hazard. Some scientists wanted to investigate exactly how fitness training programs are beneficial to longer healthier lives. Fitness Training Programs Can Prolong
