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How To Avoid Going Stale
Probably no athlete’s career has not been afflicted with a period of “going stale.” This phenomenon is very common, yet has no physiologic, medical, or organic basis. “Going stale” will undoubtedly occur sometime during the sports career of every sincere enthusiast. Staleness may result from impatience and an apparent lack of consistent improvement. After weeks and even months of assiduous exercise with no observable progress, discouragement settles in and leads to “the-heck-with-it” attitude. During such a period the temptation to avoid a training Click to Read More
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Fitness Benefit
Is Fitness Good For You? Just how essential is fitness? To read the newspapers lately one would think this country is on the brink of disaster because of a lack of fitness. These stories are headlined by such stern warnings as: “FITNESS OF AMERICANS AT ALL-TIME LOW” “TWO-THIRDS OF DRAFTEES REJECTED FOR MILITARY SERVICE” “BE FIT BEFORE YOUR HEART GIVES OUT” “U.S. CHILDREN LAG FAR BEHIND EUROPEAN KIDS” “AUTOMATION CONTRIBUTING TO SOFT AMERICANS” In an era of world, national, economic, social, personal, and moral tension, the Click to Read More
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Results of An Exercise Program
What Results Can You Expect From An Exercise Program? Before you undertake any kind of a physical conditioning program, the question of what results can be expected should be answered. This question can best be answered by considering children and adults separately. As parents, we want our children to grow and develop physically in a normal way, so that they are not handicapped by physical limitations. We want them to have the ability to meet all demands made upon them with adequate reserves to enjoy life. Many people express the thought that the physical condition is of little importance Click to Read More
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Strength Training Exercise
When you are losing weight you have more to think about than how many calories you are taking in each day. You have to worry about getting the right exercise, and you have to worry about toning your muscles. Many forget about their muscles when this should be a major consideration. Did you know that the more muscles you have the more calories you will burn in any given day? When you get your weight off you want to reveal a well tones body and you can accomplish that with a good strength training exercise. You may not have thought about strength training exercise because you are a woman. Click to Read More
Stomach Exercises
A lot of people I know are dieting. Some of them are actually pretty extreme about it. They will starve themselves, cutting their calories down by a thousand a day, and yet they will not put in the effort to exercise. It seems like a strange paradox to me. There are all these people out there who are willing to cut out food almost entirely, yet they do not have the discipline to make it to the gym a couple times a week! If they would just get out and do some stomach exercises, they would have it made. Of course, stomach muscle exercises by themselves won’t make you lose weight, but Click to Read More
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