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HIIT for Beginners
You’ve probably heard of high intensity interval training, or HIIT before. It’s been around for over a decade, but it has become hugely popular in the last few years. HIIT started out as a method of running on the track, but is now being applied to all sorts of types of training, including bodyweight and resistance exercises. In this article, we’ll explore how to incorporate HIIT training into a beginner training routine.
10 Full Body Exercises
Full body exercises are those that work the majority of your skeletal muscles together. By building your workout around these types of exercises, you will be getting more bang for your exercise buck. In this article, we’ll present 10 full-body exercises that can be done anywhere with no equipment.
A Brief History of Pilates (plus a simple workout).
Without a German immigrant to the United States named Joseph Pilates in 1925, there would be no such thing as Pilates. In this article, we briefly track his story and the parallel development of the Pilates phenomenon.
Getting to the Core: Functional Workouts for Maximum Core Strength and Stability
Your body’s strength, stability, and functionality all originate from the core. Core exercises work the muscles in your abdomen, lower back, pelvis, and hips. When these muscles are strengthened you’ll be able to reduce back strain, improve breathing, and develop your body’s power base.
45 Min Spin BIKE Workout
Spin cycling is one of the most intense forms of cardio exercise that exist. If you want to burn maximum calories, while giving both your lower and upper body muscles an intense workout, spinning is the way to go. Spin cycling is also fantastic for your heart and lungs.
4 Phase Workout For Huge Biceps
Every guy wants huge biceps. Most get nowhere close. Today, I’ve got a 4-phase, 30-day program that is designed to shock stubborn biceps into growth with a combination of strength and hypertrophy training.
Don't Skip Leg Day - Build Giant Quads
Leg day is the most dreaded day of the workout week. That’s because the lactic acid build-up and muscle pain that you get from working your quads are more intense than working any other part of your body. But that doesn’t mean you should skip leg day.
5 stretches to help knee pain
Knee pain can be debilitating. Even if it’s not chronic, it will cause constant discomfort and get in the way of your everyday routine. In this article, we lay out 5 stretches that will help you to bring some relief to the pain in your knee.
4 Week 5K Training Program
Running a 5K is an achievable, yet challenging objective for anybody. As a result, it makes an ideal goal for someone trying to get off the couch and into an active lifestyle. Without a plan, however, you will struggle to make it to the finish line on the big day.
5 Intense Core Exercises
The core is at the heart of virtually every move you make in the gym. As the link between your upper and lower body, it is your functional power base. It is also responsible for midline stabilisation.
Get Your Heart Rate Up with this 45 min HIIT Workout
When it comes to maximising fat burn, supercharging your cardio fitness, and building awesome endurance power it’s hard to beat a HIIT workout. HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training. It involves short, intense bursts of work followed by equally short rest periods.
4 Reasons to Add Kettlebells to your Workouts
You’ve probably seen those strange bowling ball like iron weights in the corner of your gym. You may have even wondered why anyone would use them when dumbbells are so much more user-friendly. Well, it turns out there are some distinct benefits to adding kettlebells to your workouts.
Short on Time? Here are 5 HIIT Workouts to Try
If you thought you had to dedicate a large chunk of time to your workouts to get a super effective cardio effect and burn a ton of calories, you haven’t done HIIT. High Intensity Interval Training allows you to get in a very intense workout in less than half the time you might normally spend. That makes it the perfect solution for those days when you can’t fit in your regular workout.
How to Make Cardio Fun with Technogym
There have been a lot of innovations in the fitness industry in recent years. Among the most exciting is the integration of digital technology with traditional fitness equipment. At the forefront of that movement is an Italian company called Technogym. This company sets out to transform cardio exercise from boring and monotonous to fun and engaging. Let’s discover how you can make cardio fun with Technogym.
Sled Workout to Burn Fat and Build Muscle
Finding a workout that seriously combines fat burning with muscle building isn’t easy. Most do one well and the other just slightly. But there is one form of heavy duty functional training that activates fat loss and muscle growth equally well …
sled training.
25 Min Partner Workout
Partner workouts, where you train with your loved one, are a great way to share your passion for health and fitness. Couples who work out together have been shown to develop a stronger relationship and to experience faster exercise results than those who do not. Here is a fast and furious 25-minute partner workout that will get you and your partner sweating together - and loving it!
25 Minute Full Body Barbell Workout
Getting in an effective workout doesn’t require a whole lot of equipment and time. In fact, if you’ve only got a barbell and half an hour, you’ve got everything you need to achieve an awesome muscle building and fat burning training session. In this article, I’ll lay out that workout for you.
45 Min Spin Cycle Workout
If you’re after a high octane workout to optimize your calorie burn and work your quads and calves to the max, then you need to get yourself to a spin session. But, you don’t have to always rely on an instructor-led spin cycle class.
5 No Equipment Pilates Moves For When You Missed A Class
You love your Pilates class, but there are times when life gets in the way and you miss a class.
You don’t have a reformer at home, so what can you do?
Fortunately, there are some very effective Pilates exercises that you can do at home with no equipment at all.
In this article, we present 5 no equipment pilates moves for when you miss a class.
45 Minute TechnoGym SkillRun Workout
The treadmill is one of the oldest and most popular pieces of cardio equipment on the planet. Now, an innovative fitness company called Technogym has taken treadmill workouts to a whole new level with their TechnoGym SkillRun Treadmill. Designed to train the pillars of athletic conditioning and performance, the SkillRun combines treadmill, sled and parachute training in a single platform so you can boost your explosive power, enhance your top speed and maximise your training effectiveness. In this article, we’ll lay out an insanely effective full body 45 minute TechnoGym Skillrun Workout.