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  • What is an ideal exercise program for fat loss?

     

    An ideal exercise program should include a minimum of 30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week and 30 minutes of strength training three times a week; of course the more you do of both, the faster you will receive results.

     Remember that your diet will play just as an important role as cardio and strength t

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  • Do I need to do strength training to burn fat?

    Will resistance training help you burn fat?

    While focusing on eating properly as part of your lifestyle and doing your minimum or more of daily recommended cardio, adding strength training to burn fat is essential for improving and maximizing your overall health, speeding up the weight loss process

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  • Why should I do resistance training?

    It is super important to do resistance training. Strength or resistance training can improve your athletic skills and help you prevent injuries caused by working and sports. In my experience a huge number of everyday people and athletes whom will seek resistance training after being injured because, they have not strengthen...Full Post
  • If I do cardio, why do I need to do resistance training to tone up?

    You'll always need both because, without building up your cardio endurance you will be at risk for heart disease. Choosing not to do strength training can cause your muscle to atrophy (Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body). Strength training improves bone density, balance and sports...Full Post
  • What is foam rolling -also known as self-myofascial release (SMR)?

     

    Over the past decade, the use of a self-induced neuromyofascial release technique (such as foam-rolling muscle) has emerged to become a relatively common and practical flexibility technique used within the health and fitness environment. This form of flexibility is termed self-myofascial release (S

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  • How can I get rid of the flab underneath my arms?

     

    How can I get rid of the flab underneath my arms?

     

    Underarm flab can be caused by multiple things such as genetic susceptibility, high body fat, losing a large amount of weight can cause the skin to remain stretched after weight loss and too much sun contact causes skin to losing its elasticity

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  • What are alternatives to aerobic activity and strength training?

    The truth is you need both because, without building up your cardio endurance you will be at risk for heart disease. Choosing not to do strength training can cause your muscle to atrophy (Atrophy is the partial or complete wasting away of a part of the body). Strength training improves bone density, balance and sports per...Full Post
  • How can I start a healthy eating and exercise schedule?

      Start by setting some short and long term goals. Be realistic, don't say you are going to work 7 days a week when you know it's not feasible. Start out with the minimum and work your way up. Don't start a diet that will only work for the time you do it, start slow by eliminating bad things from your diet one by one and

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  • What is water weight gain?

      Day to day fluctuations in weight is almost always caused by loss and gain in bodily fluids. It's possible to retain up to five pounds or so of water weight. Most common would have to be an increase in sodium if you eat more processed foods, as these tend to contain a lot more water than raw ingredients.

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  • Is it important to do resistance training if all I do for exercise is run?

      It is super important to do resistance training, if all you do is run. Strength or resistance training can improve your running skills and help you prevent injuries caused by running. In my experience a huge number of runners will seek resistance training after being injured because, they have

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