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The more you want to use it, the more we would recommend that you go for high quality treadmills.
When you understand the basics of a quality treadmill, then it will be easy to find one that is perfect for your home and budget.
Long or short workouts determine the quality of motor you need for your treadmill.
I usually end my treadmill routine with about 15 minutes of quality stretching.
Researches have shown, that during exercising most people forget to breath deeply or they are unable to integrate their breathing pattern with the exercises causing them muscle pain and fatigue after the workout.
Workout of the Week - Sprint Interval Workout If burning calories without being bored is a goal of yours, sprinkling in a little interval training 1 or 2 times a week will do the trick.
Interval workouts are great for burning calories - you work hard for a short period of time and, while working hard is...well...hard, knowing you only have to do it for a minute or so helps you feel better about it. During that hard interval, you're building endurance, increasing your anaerobic threshold and you end up burning even more calories for the rest of the day.
There are a variety of ways to do interval training, but if you want a real challenge, this Sprint Interval Workout has got it all. In this workout, your intervals involve going all out - as in, there's a big, snarling dog chasing you and your only chance to escape is to go as fast as you can. Luckily, the dog only chases you for 30 seconds and then he allows you to rest for 4.5 minutes, at which point he inexplicably starts chasing you again, repeating this behavior 4 times.
At the end of this workout, you'll feel spent, satisfied and bite-free.
Do you have a favorite interval workout? Leave a comment and tell us about it. Workout of the Week - Sprint Interval Workout originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 05:00:26.
If you've ever slogged through a long, boring cardio machine workout, you know how tedious it can be (and if you put a towel over the display in order to pretend that you weren't watching the clock, you get bonus points). Your goal may be to burn calories, but what you end up doing is wondering - How can a treadmill actually stop time and isn't this against the laws of physics?
How Linda Lost Weight After Menopause Waning hormones can contribute to this frustrating change in body fat, but Linda is one woman who isn't letting menopause stop her, even after gaining weight. Once she noticed her weight gain, Linda started doing dancy home exercise videos. She even went to an exotic dance workshop (oo la la!) which, for her, was a great "incentive to get skinny."
By adding a solid strength training routine to the mix, Linda has dropped 28 pounds and feels better than ever.
Linda's story proves that you can lose weight and that attitude is your most important resource. As she says, "It is all about what is in your head. Menopause is not fatal." Well said, Linda and thanks for sharing your story.
Read more of Linda's story and be sure to share your own, if you've got one. How have you dealt with menopause and weight gain?
How Linda Lost Weight After Menopause originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 at 05:00:48.
Menopause can be a difficult time, what with whacked out hormones, bizarre symptoms and another strange phenomenon: The certainty that one has gained weight overnight. Some women experience a general weight gain while others experience a shift in body fat. It seems that, in one collective rush, the fat cells in your body take to the bloodstream, racing to your midsection, much the way animals in the deserts of Africa migrate to rare and precious water sources.
Exercises of the Week: Half Roll Up, Roll Ups and Roll Ups With Burpees It's true that you need resistance if you want to build strength and muscle mass, but body weight exercises make for a nice change if you need some variety, don't have access to equipment or you want to build power and endurance while working your whole body.
Today I'm highlighting roll ups, a move that works the entire body, with an emphasis on power and core strength. I'm offering a few versions for your exercise pleasure but, as always, they won't work for everyone. Choose a modification if you're new to these moves or just shake your head in disgust as my clients do.
This half-roll up is a great way to practice before moving on to the full move. In this version, you roll back and then, as you roll forward, cross one leg under the other and push up to a kneeling position. For each rep, change the crossed leg so that you're alternating sides.
Add intensity to the previous move by rolling back, forward and then jumping up into the air. You can make it easier by skipping the jump (or just skipping this move completely - I wouldn't blame you).
For this version, you're combining a rollback with a burpee for a total body (and slightly crazy) exercise. After you roll back, cross you legs as you roll forward and then jump the feet back into a plank. Jump the feet forward and then jump up in the air (yep, that's 3 jumps). You can also make this harder by a) adding a pushup and/or b) keeping the legs forward instead of crossing them during the roll up. Good luck and enjoy.
Do you have a favorite go-to body weight exercise? Leave a comment and tell us about it. Exercises of the Week: Half Roll Up, Roll Ups and Roll Ups With Burpees originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 at 05:00:39.
Body weight exercises get a bum rap sometimes because they're often not as challenging as exercising with weights. However, with all the burpee talk lately, I think we all know it's possible to get an incredible workout with no equipment necessary.
Exercises of the Week - IT Band Stretch, Knee Crossover and Seated Spiral Stretch Maybe I went too far with the symphonic metaphor, but it does show that knees are vulnerable to injury and one of the most common is iliotibial band syndrome. That slightly scary name refers to (Warning: Brief anatomy lesson ahead) the iliotibial band, a tendon-like band that attaches to a muscle called the tensor fasciae latae and runs down the side of your leg to your knee. When this band gets tight, it can pull your knee out of whack, causing pain, suffering and, occasionally, swearing.
One way to avoid this is to regularly stretch your IT band and, below, I've highlighted a few common stretches for this area.
This stretch is a little like the hokey-pokey. You put your left foot behind the right leg and lean to the right while pressing the hip out to the side. You can shake it all about as well, but it's better to hold the move for 15-30 seconds.
For this stretch, you pull the knee into the chest and then pull it across the body (just a few inches) to target the outside of the hip and leg.
This pretzel-like stretch is also great for stretching the IT band. You place the left foot over the right leg and then twist to the left, using your right arm against the outside of the left leg as leverage to deepen the stretch. Confusing if you can't tell your right from your left, but a great stretch once you figure it out.
What about you? Do you have a favorite IT band stretch? Leave a comment and tell us about it. Exercises of the Week - IT Band Stretch, Knee Crossover and Seated Spiral Stretch originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at 05:00:41.
The knee is one of the most complex joints in the body - in fact, it's quite a symphony of bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments and, when it works right, it can be like music to your...um...body. However, because of all those moving parts, not all members of the orchestra can keep up, leaving you at risk for some really bad music.
