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Fitness Blender / What's the Best Fitness Workout Routine?

 What's the Best Fitness Workout Routine?

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If you want to build muscle fast then you have to know what is the best fitness workout routine that you can follow to achieve results fast. With all the people and so-called experts who are claiming to be know-it-all fitness gurus and with all the fitness programs that are out there, it is really hard to determine what really is the best fitness workout routine. If you are looking for a good exercise program to follow but are confused with the number of options available, then you have come to the right place because here you will learn how to choose an exercise routine that will work best for you.

The best fitness workout routine is something that provides the results at the shortest time possible. One of the fastest ways to build muscle is to engage as many muscles groups as possible in an exercise Many experts are now extolling the merits of compound exercises or those that utilizes more than one muscle group in a movement.

An ideal exercise routine pays as much importance to the rest period as to the exercises. This is because the rest period actually is the time when muscles develop. Ideally, muscles should be able to rest for at least 48 hours in between workouts. This time ensures that the muscles would have recovered completely in time for the next set of strenuous movements.

These are just some of the things that you have to remember when looking for the best fitness workout routine.



Fitness Blender / Fitness Training - Tips to Get You Started on the Right Track

Fitness Training - Tips to Get You Started on the Right Track

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Many people just are not sure if fitness training is an art or an exact science. If you ask any good fitness trainer, he or she will tell you that it is probably a combination of the two, plus a little bit more. In an effort to look and feel better, improve overall health, and to maybe even live a little longer, many people engage in different types of fitness training each and everyday. Some people don't need a regimented fitness schedule to look and feel their best; they can do that with just regular physical activity rather than a strict physical fitness schedule. Other people cannot go a week without the proper amount of exercise without feeling that they have neglected their body.

If you are going to engage in any type of fitness training, you should always check with your doctor beforehand. He or she will be able to adequately discuss your medical history, your current physical fitness, and any other restrictions or issues you may need to remain aware of during your physical workout. Your doctor may also be able to help you decide which type of fitness plan is right for you as well as assisting you in choosing the proper dietary restrictions. Remember, a proper diet is just as important as an effective workout. Your doctor may even be able to suggest the right fitness center or fitness trainer for your particular needs.

With the proper fitness training, you will be able to enjoy a healthier life than without it. Good physical fitness means that your body and mind can endure activity, stresses, and is more likely to ward off infection and disease. When you are not physically fit, you may suffer from depression, poor self-image, a suppressed immune system, and other ailments. Simply walking up a flight of stairs or carrying the groceries in may be too much of a strain on your body when you are not in shape. Being out of shape can negatively affect every aspect of your life.

It is possible to learn about the right types of fitness training before you even engage in them. Going in as an educated participant is never a bad idea, especially when you will need as much motivation and information as possible. Starting a physical fitness program is easy; sticking to it is a whole other story. Thousands upon thousands of people make their New Year's Resolution on the evening of December 31st to exercise more and to lose weight. It is often that they go out and join the local fitness center or begin an exercise regimen but several months or weeks down the line, they just aren't doing it anymore.

Another good way to learn about which fitness training plan is right for you would be to read about it. Learning about the different ways to build muscle, burn fat, strengthen your endurance, and to get healthier is always a good idea. There are many different books, online resources, and magazines that will explain and outline all the different types of fitness plans out there. You could read up on a plan that you are interested in and then meet with the fitness trainer at your local gym to discuss the plan.



Fitness Blender / Holiday Fitness - How to Maintain It!

Holiday Fitness - How to Maintain It!

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It might be stating the obvious but in preparation for the holiday season...

Do your best to exercise most days of the week. Try for at least three days of exercise during the holiday season, including core workouts and walking or hiking as much as possible. If you exercise even just 30-40 minutes and get a little sweat going you WILL stay on track! This is critical. Don't let yourself get lazy.

Make your exercise programs quick, practical and to the point especially if you are traveling or spending time with family. Do body-weight training, e.g. lunges, squats, tricep dips, crunches etc. No equipment needed.

Eat small snacks that include apples, oranges, nuts (try to stick to almonds), low fat cottage cheese and protein based snacks between possibly tempting meals or holiday parties. DO NOT go to a party with an empty stomach and DO NOT starve yourself before Christmas dinner... that is why people overeat when they get all that food in front of them. Be smart! Also, make sure you STAY HYDRATED! This is the biggest reason most people overeat during the holidays. Drink water, team!

Do your best to stay away from the sugary stuff. It only makes you hungrier and leaves you wanting more food. Eat your food more slowly than everyone else at the table and you will be satisfied with less food. Have your dessert, but keep it small. You will feel so much better.

If you do want to have alcohol, go ahead, just know that it will make you hungry and less likely to stick to your plan. I suggest that after any beer, wine or alcoholic drink that you drink one glass of water. This will make you less dehydrated and less likely to overeat or get a terrible hangover!!

Do not lose sight of your goal. Make your fitness program a part of your holiday routine!



Fitness Blender / Jogging for a Start

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I used to hate jogging. First of all, I don't like the feeling of suffocation while jogging (because I was overweight and can't move). Second, overweight people tend not to like to sweat, because sweating will produce more heat and I will feel very uncomfortable with the sweating. Third, I don't like to wear those sport suits, as it just shows out my fats, so embarrassing.

But, what I found out there are more benefits on jogging. 
Jogging, you can do it anywhere, preferably walking streets or parks or gym(if you sign up for any gym which might cost you some money). For jogging, it only require you to have a pair of good quality running shoes (but don't need to buy too branded running shoes which might cost you few hundred dollars). You can jog solo or with your friends or jogger mates. Jog at your own sweet time. And best thing is, you don't need to buy expensive exercise equipments for it. How cool is that?

What I suggest here is, go for outdoor jogging. I never tried indoor jogging(which is using the treadmills jogging equipments in the gym). But what I heard from few of my friends saying, outdoor jogging is way much better than indoor jogging. Why so? For outdoor jogging, you can actually feel the freedom while you jog. The freedom I'm saying here is the fresh air and nice scenery, enjoying the nature.

When you start jogging, most important thing is do some warm up exercises, such as body stretching, leg muscle stretching and so on. This is to avoid any muscle strain during your jogging session. Try to search in YouTube or library books for some warm up exercise tips, suggest warm up exercise that spend around 10 to15 minutes. For starting, suggest you can try to complete 15 to 20 minutes walking/ jogging. After that, complete your jogging workout by doing a warm down. Warm down is kinda same as warm up, because by doing some warm down exercises, you will relax your muscles. This complete cycle of jogging, which include warm up, jogging, warm down is very important. As if you start or end without the warm up and warm down exercise, your body muscles tend to get strained or pain during the jogging session of after the jogging session. So, protect your body by completely the whole cycle.

While start jogging, start by a gentle or light jog, just to let your body get familiar with the jogging rhythm. It's is very normal if you feel suffocation or breathless while jogging for the first couple of meters. Try to reduce the speed if you can't catch your breath. Just take it slow and keep the speed that you feel comfortable with it. Only start adding up your jogging speed after a few consecutive jogs. Try to add jogging as your exercise routine by jogging 3 to 4 times a week. If you are those normal office hours working professionals, you can start by doing 2 times jog a week, perhaps Wednesday night and Saturday/Sunday morning? It's a lot better than sitting in your comfort sofa, drinking beer, having snacks and watching TV during Wednesday night or lying in the bed until late afternoon during weekends. Come out and have a short jog, enjoy the nature and fresh air.




Fitness Blender / 3 Best Ways to Workout at Home

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3 Best Ways to Workout at Home
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 There are many ways to workout at home that don't involve buy expensive home gym equipment. As a matter of fact, you can get a better at home workout with bodyweight calisthenics, dumbbells of a combination of both. Let's see why these options are better for your at home workouts.

Workout At Home With Bodyweight Calisthenics

Bodyweight exercises and calisthenics are something you can do right now. You don't need any expensive equipment, although I would recommend getting a pull up bar. And don't let the simplicity of bodyweight workouts fool you. They are very effective at improving fitness, burning off fat and building a strong, athletic body.

Even just doing as many bodyweight circuits of squats, push ups and crunches in 15 minutes can be a great at home workout. But the fact of the matter is, there are hundreds of bodyweight exercises and ways to combine so you will never be left wanting for an effective fat burning, muscle building workout. Try the above circuit workout and you'll see what I mean.

Workout At Home With Dumbbells

Dumbbells are one of the best training devices available... bar none. Unfortunately, they are often neglected and used only for isolation type exercises to hit small muscle groups. This is a big mistake because they can provide on of the best full body workouts. And you can do them in the comfort of your won home.

I especially like dumbbell workouts because you can use the dumbbells with both limbs at the same time, one limb at a time or in an alternating fashion. This trains your body in the way it most naturally moves in the real world. Plus, they are great for building muscle and burning fat.

Workout At Home By Combining Bodyweight Calisthenics And Dumbbells

In my opinion, one of the best ways to workout at home is to combine bodyweight calisthenics with dumbbell exercises. The possibilities are endless and the workout is ultra effective. Here's why...

Exercise is really about movement. There is the movement of your own body. And there is the movement of weighted objects. So, when you train using bodyweight exercises and dumbbells combined you are using the two best tools. And the results are fitness increases you can use, health benefits you can feel and appearance improvements (less fat and more muscle), you can see.

I hope your realize by now that with these 3 ways to workout at home you don't need to join a gym. You can use your own body or dumbbells and get an at home workout that is actually better than a gym workout with all their shiny machines. Try an at home workout today and see how much better you perform, feel and look.




Fitness Blender / Salads: A Great Addition To Any Meal

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Salad: A Bowl of Health and Happiness

Salads today are full of flavor, not a bowl of wilted lettuce, over ripe tomatoes and little else. Salads today are full color, appetizing, full of fresh fruits and vegetables. They are appropriate for all occasions. You can create a salad for a family dinner, a light lunch or a dinner party. Salad can actually be your main course. The creation of salads is limitless. If you can dream it, you can create it.

Salads today can be prepared any time of year. They can be as simple or as complex as you like. Salads can be the main course by adding meat, seafood or poultry along with your greens, vegetables, nuts, fruit and cheese. Salads will fit very easily into you meal plans. As you get into the habit of adding Salads to your menu planning you will discover you are searching for the ingredients to the next type of salad you desire to place on your table.

In this day and age we are being encouraged to eat more fruits and vegetables to our diets. There isn't a better way to add these into your diet than a fresh salad at meal time.

Salads: Keep It Fresh

Salads are only as good as the ingredients that you use. It's important when purchasing your ingredients to make sure they are fresh. Just as when serving a dish eye appeal is important so let your eyes do the shopping.

Salad Recipes:

Greek Salad (4 servings)

Ingredients:

7 ounces Greek Feta cheese

2 heads of Romaine Lettuce, shredded

4 tomatoes, cut into fourths

1 Cucumber, sliced

24 Kalamata Olives, pitted

2 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs (such as Greek oregano, flat-leaf parsley or basil)

Dressing:

6 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 garlic clove

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1/2 teaspoon sugar

Salt and Pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Make the dressing first and set aside.

2. Prepare all salad ingredients and divide evenly into 4 bowls.

3. Drizzle with dressing and serve. (Do not add dressing until ready to serve)

Dinner Salad (4 servings)

3 ounces cucumber, sliced or diced

8 scallions, chopped

2 tomatoes, seeded

1 yellow or red bell pepper, seeded and cut into strips

2-3 radishes cut into thin rounds

3 ounces spring mix

1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped

Dressing:

1/4 cup fresh or frozen berries

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon water

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 garlic clove, crushed

Salt & Pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients for the dressing in a blender and puree. Set aside

2. Prepare ingredients for salad and divide evenly into four bowls.

3. Drizzle with dressing and serve. (Do not add dressing until ready to serve)

Shrimp, Salmon and Tomato Salad (4 servings)

6 ounces of grape tomatoes

12 Romaine lettuce leaves

4 ounces of smoked salmon

8 ounces peeled, cooked shrimp

Dressing:

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons sugar

1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 teaspoon fresh dill, chopped

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients for dressing in a bowl, set aside.

2. Cut tomatoes in half. Take the lettuce leaves and arrange around the bowl.

3. Cut smoke salmon into strips. Add tomatoes and salmon and shrimp to bowls.

4. Drizzle with dressing and serve. (Do not add dressing until ready to serve)



Fitness Blender / 5 Foods That Help You Burn Belly Fat Fast

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Your waistline reflects what you eat. Fat not only stores toxins but also protects organs in your body. If you want to shed excessive fat, you can take on physical exercise so as to sweat. The process of sweating consumes fat from your body. In many weight loss programs, detoxification of your body is always considered the most important stage of fat loss.

Aside from participating in fat loss factor program, there are actually some natural foods which could aid you losing fat and make your belly flat.

Yogurt
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Yogurt is one of the best diary foods, containing millions of probiotics. It is also rich in both calcium and protein. Those elements are essential to keep your fit and build strength; it never leads to fat growth on your belly.

Whole grains
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Whole grains, such as oats and corn are rich in fibre and low in calories and fat. However, they might cause stomach bloating and make your stomach look fat; in the meantime, you feel full longer than eating carbohydrates and prevent you from overeating. In the morning, when you get up, you can make a bowl of oats with yogurt, and it gives a sufficient amount of energy and keeps you feeling full.

Walnuts
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Walnuts contain monounsaturated fats and are a kind of healthy element; this form of fat can be easily digested and won't leave any side effects on your body and make your belly fat. According to scientific studies, walnuts can only work as an agent to reduce belly fat, and daily regular consumption of about 1 or 2 oz can help us reduce the risk of heart related diseases and strengthen our energy.

Bananas
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Bananas are another kind of natural fruit rich in fibre and containing low calories. Apart from fibre, it also consists of magnesium, potassium and B6. Those elements maintain our blood pressure at a normal level. B6 is another source stimulating our immunization system and maintaining red blood cells. Many people are keen on banana yogurt shakes, peel off the skin and use a blender to make a cup of banana smoothies and store in the fridge. It is really a healthy dessert for your after tea in the summer time. You enjoy your time but no excessive fat is added onto your belly.

Caffeine coffee
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Caffeine coffee can make your bowel movements faster than normal. These bowel movements can flush out toxins faster and give less chance to your body to accumulate excessive fat on your belly. In the morning tea, after drinking a cup of warm water, you can get a cup of ground coffee ready for yourself coupled with two slices of wholegrain bread spread with strawberry jam.

In addition to the 5 foods mentioned above, there are a variety of other natural foods assisting you get rid of toxins so as to shed excessive fats, such as natural soybean milk without sugar, avocadoes and chocolate. They only contain monounsaturated fats, a sort of bad cholesterol. As long as you are aware of what foods contain low calories and cholesterol, you can eat them without any concerns of your belly popping out.