All Entries Tagged With: "Exercise"
How to Exercise for Fitness?
Your body is probably your most important asset. Without a perfectly functioning body, you will have problems enjoying your life. One of the ways that you can keep your body healthy and in shape is by making sure that you exercise for fitness with the proper exercise equipment, something like a rebounder can be a […]
How to Correct Bad Posture with Exercise
Bad posture can cause pain and discomfort in the body. Poor posture can manifest itself in different ways. If you have rounded shoulders or your neck is pushed forward in the incorrect position, this is the result of wrong length tension relationships. It is also a muscular imbalance. To fic these ailments you will need […]
How to Prevent Osteoporosis with Exercise
Osteoporosis is a silent chronic disease that produces a loss of bone mass resulting in structural deterioration of the skeleton and increased susceptibility to bone breakage, this disease is mostly seen in senior citizens and many require stair lifts to move around their house without pain and difficulty. This is why building and maintaining bone […]
How to Prevent Cancer with Exercise
Cancer, the second leading cause of death in the U. S., is responsible for one in every four deaths. Projected estimates for 2001 indicated that 553,400 people would die from cancer and 1,268,000 new cases would be diagnosed. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women. And if you […]
How to Motivate Yourself to Exercise
Research has suggested that exercise and physical activities consist of behaviors that are more complex than other health-related behaviors. Although exercise has some commonalities with other health behaviors, it is inherently unique. Researchers continue to attempt to develop a model of behavior applicable to exercise that will enable them to identify potential dropouts as well […]
How to Gain Motivation to Exercise
Various strategies are available that may motivate us to exercise. Predicting the precise motive that will stimulate a specific individual to exercise, however, remains elusive. The following are practical suggestions to help people begin and continue an exercise program. Not every suggestion will appeal to every person. Still, one or more of these ideas including […]
How to Exercise on a Regular Basis
To be effective, walking, jogging, or any other form of exercise must be performed regularly. Regular participation for 2 to 3 months will yield substantial physiological and psychological benefits that ultimately might give you the motivation to continue. The major challenge for the beginning exerciser is to sustain physical activity during the early weeks of […]
How to Cope with Physical Inactivity through Exercise
Physical inactivity is debilitating to the human body. Humans illustrate the biological dictate, “Use it or lose it.” That which we use becomes stronger, while that which we do not use becomes weaker. All body systems and all muscles, including the heart muscle, respond to this principle. The results of a number of important investigations […]