Fitting in some exercise when sick isn’t always a bad idea. In fact, if you play it right, moving your body can actually promote immunity and help you fight the bug.
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The 5 Minute Office workout
Sitting at a computer all day is becoming one of the worst ailments of the modern century. Spend 5 minutes and help your body stay healthy and happy.
How to Fight Depression Without the Pills
Exercise can help without, or alongside, antidepressants and medication to help you live a happier life. EXERCISE VS ANTIDEPRESSANTS STUDY: 3 groups: Aerobic exercise Antidepressant medication Aerobic Exercise + Antidepressant medication Results: After 16 weeks 65% of people in all 3 groups no longer had major depression Exercise and antidepressant results were essentially the same …
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20 Minute Cardio and Strength Training
Time to step it up a notch. Today’s workout is longer but less intense. This carefully tailored combination of cardio and strength training will get your heart pumping and your blood flowing in no time at all. The whole set takes ten minutes and you need to do it twice. It’s fine to take a …
Guide to Bulking Up
The truth is this: If you want to gain muscle as quickly as possible, you have to be willing to gain some fat too. And to be specific, the goal when bulking up is gaining muscle and fat at about an equal rate.
Fat Loss Facts
There are many myths as to how weight loss is achieved and what happens to fat when we lose it. In their study findings, Ruben Meerman and Professor Andrew J Brown surprised many with their revelations on weight loss. In a paper published on BMJ, they revealed the lungs are the primary excretory organ for …
Best Leg Exercises
Nothing makes or breaks a physique more than leg development, and in this infographic, you’ll learn the best leg exercises for building an impressive pair of stumps.
Best Arm Exercises
There’s a reason why so many guys are obsessed with arm training: along with a big chest, big arms are one of the most prominent parts of the body. If you’re going to get a compliment from a stranger, it’s probably going to be on your arms.
30 Mins @ Your Desk
While you won’t get to the Olympics this way, you can do stretching, muscle-strengthening, and even short stints of aerobic exercises right at your desk (or maybe in a vacant conference room or stairwell). After all, doctors say any amount of exercise helps — the benefits are cumulative.
Weightlifting for Women
The primary concern women have when it comes to weight training is, “I don’t want to get big or bulky.” We are here to tell you that you won’t – unless you want to.