No Nonsense Fitness
Our cardio section covers information and advice on cardiovascular exercise. Cardiovascular exercise improves the health and function of the heart (cardio) and the blood vessels (vascular). This leads to improved fitness and reduce risk of heart disease, stroke and hypertension. Here we look at some different ways to do cardio and provide some research and information on the principals and benefits of staying fit and maintaining a healthy weight.
Do you do long cardio sessions of running, swimming, cycling or rowing? Do you lift light weights many times or heavy weights few times? Which is best?
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Taking regular exercise is the single most important lifestyle change you can make. Exercise is key to a long and happy life.
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The cheapest and easiest workout you will ever do, unless you have no stairs
Stair Workout – a simple but intensive home workout Read More
As far as healthy outdoor pursuits go, cycling is one of the healthiest and most social pastimes that you can enjoy. Cycling has many benefits over other forms of exercise, …
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If you want to get really fit using a rowing machine it is a good idea to follow some sort of structured training. Best results come from following an interval training program with complimentary weight training.
Rowing Workouts Read More
When you ask us how to lose weight, we always suggest that you work on getting fitter and stronger while eating a healthy diet. But, how can you ensure that you are getting fitter?
Fitness Tests – Bleep, Harvard and Step Read More
Unfit? Want to lose weight? Then start a walking plan. Brisk walking burns as many calories an hour as slow jogging and you can walk longer than you can jog!
The Health Benefits of Walking + a Walking Workout Read MoreCross trainers (aka elliptical trainers) have become one of the most popular cardio machines. They provide a low impact but intensive workout that exercises the whole body. Unlike treadmills and running machines, cross trainers work the upper body too, and unlike rowing machines, they work the pushing and pulling muscles of the arms, shoulders and back.
Cross Training / Elliptical Workouts Read MoreSo, we are now well into the first week of 2010, so you should by now be planning your New Year health and fitness regime. Many of you will be …
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Denise Austin has a growing selection of fitness DVD’s on the market. She is an American fitness instructor, writes for mainstream media and is a member of the President’s Council …
Denise Austin’s Fitness Workouts Read More
Many heart rate monitors, especially those incorporated into fitness equipment such as treadmills, cross trainers and bicycles, have a fat burning zone. The idea is that if you workout in …
Fat Burning or Time Wasting Zone? Read More