1. Flexibility. The most overlooked aspect of exercise is flexibility. You should be engaging in a flexibility routine almost every day of the week. A good routine will include at least one stretch per muscle group. Apart from decreasing muscle soreness, stretching can also lower the risk of injury and...
There is more to exercise than jumping on a treadmill, lifting weights or playing basketball. To avoid injury and maximize gains, a warm up, stimulus (or conditioning) and cool down must be included in your routine. Warm Up Warm ups are needed to move your body from a resting to an exercise...
Exercise has many positive health effects. Going from a sedentary lifestyle to an active one will lower your blood pressure, decrease your risk for certain diseases and make you feel better about yourself. Some people might take this a step further and justify over exercising by thinking that if a...
When you workout a muscle, what you're doing is damaging the muscle in hopes that when it heals, it'll heal stronger. It isn't until you rest that the repairing begins. If you're constantly exercising the same muscle, chances are it won't have enough time to rebuild itself. You're doing more harm...
