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Eat Right for the Best Workout
The 12 rules of eating right.
Get enough fiber
The experts say we should be consuming at least 25 grams of fiber per day. Go for whole grain breads, beans, fruit, and veggies.
Drink 2-3 glasses of skim or low-fat milk every day
Not only does it provide much-needed calcium, it’s got a perfect proportion of carbohydrate and protein [...]
Upper Ab Exercises
Working the muscles at a variety of speeds ensures that you have strength throughout your whole range of motion, and helps overload the muscles, thus making you work harder and producing more rapid gains in strength.
Basic Crunch
Beginner: Lie on your back with your knees bent, feet shoulder width apart on the floor, hands behind your [...]
Personal First Aid
This article will cover the basic things you need to know if you have an injury while exercising.
The most common problems with exercise are fainting and dizziness, pulled muscle and dehydration.
Fainting and Dizziness
This condition is caused by lack of water and salt to the body. This only usually happens to people who are not used [...]
Oblique Exercises
The exercises below will strengthen your oblique muscles.
Side Lift
Beginner: Lie on your left side with legs together and knees bent. Place your left arm comfortably in front of you and place your right hand behind your ear, elbow bent. Exhale and use your obliques to lift your right knee while simultaneously lifting your upper torso [...]
Essential Nutrients
These are the six essential nutrients that your body needs on a daily basis.
Water
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Lower Rectus Abdominis
Listed below are exercises that focus on the lower rectus abdominis muscle.
Reverse Crunch
Beginner: Lie on your back with knees pulled into your chest. Hands are behind your head and belly button is pulled in tightly. Exhale and contract your lower abs so that your hips and buns lift off the floor. Inhale as you slowly [...]
Ab Workout #2
Try this workout the next time you work abs.
Start with truck twists. Do three sets of 20 reps.
Next, move over to the lat pulldown station for pull-down crunches (with the rope device). Do 3 sets of 20-30 reps.
Basic Stretching Exercises
Stretching is needed at the beginning of exercise to prepare the muscle for the exercise it is about to take part in. These stretches will help prevent damage to the muscle, and help with your suppleness. Stretching after the workout helps straighten the muscle fibres, helps clear out any build up of by products from [...]
Ab Workout #1
You may not think abs have much to do with strength, but they do. Abs are the counter-balance for your back. If you have weak abs, your back strength is bound to be hampered. Ab strength indirectly affects almost every muscle group in your body and remember, that well developed abs make you look good. [...]
Workout Tips
For the most effective workout, work the lower section of the rectus abdominis first, then the obliques, then the upper part of the rectus abdominis.
When lifting your upper torso for a crunch, always keep your chin pointing up to the ceiling, rather than looking toward your knees.
Really support your head and neck with your hands [...]
Ab Muscles
Strong abdominals can turn an average athlete into an all-star; they provide support for throwing motions, stability and balance for jumping/lunging movements, and stamina for endurance sports. And ab perform an invaluable function in everyday life; they support the spine and allow us to bend. Combine conditioned ab muscles with regular stretching for the hamstrings [...]
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