GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE THAT SWEAT!
There’s no magic pill. There’s not secret formula. Lift heavy, work hard and strive to be the best.
Fitness advise to drive you through your hardest workouts
Being active and going to the gym have many quality traits, you can have quality sleep, good health, better brain functioning, and better sex.
However, knowing its good for you but it’s never easy to go to the gym.
Sometimes, finding that focus and motivation isn’t so easy, thanks to distractions that keep us from fulfilling our full potential.
If you feel like you can’t finish another rep, or just don’t to get up for that 5a.m. wakeup call, you’re not alone. We have words of wisdom and practical tips from some of the fittest men who ever walked the earth.
We also tell you why you really need to keep lift those weights.
Exercise Tips
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Healthy Eating
Knowing what to eat is just as important in your fitness plan as what you do in the gym. Know what to eat for the gym.
LifeStyle
We’ll help you tweak your habits to build and maintain a strong, shredded body with the best lifelong behaviors and routines.
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Well you how to attain self-control, discipline and work ethic to become a confident, self-assured and complete individual.
Why Men’s Fitness is Important
Have you ever seen a body builder and wondered how they got all that muscle? For them, it’s probably for the thrill of the competition, but it’s a sad that most people only associate working out with bigger muscles and strength. Sure, six packs, abs and bulging biceps might give her goosebumps, but more important, staying fit insures you against a raft of maladies that lay in wait for the sedentary male and give you the chance to be a predominantly physical entity.
Increased Metabolic Rate; Fat burns faster
The muscle cells in your body use energy, while the fat cells store energy. So by gaining muscle through strength training, you increase your body’s energy requirements. It increases your metabolic rate, which causes your body to burn more fat.
Fortified Bones, Ligaments and Tendons
Building up your core strength will improve your balance in life, and it will also reduce the likelihood of accidents resulting in injury. Growing up your muscles also build and strengthens your bones and tendons, which can help to counter broken bones and muscle sprains and tears.
Easier Daily Life
It seems obvious that building muscles will make you stronger, but many people don’t understand what a great benefit increased strength can be. Don’t be that guy always asking for help to move a box of books or open a jar of pickles.
Muscle Gives You Shape
Start a strength training program. It will give your body shape and you will also feel better. Let’s be fair muscle is more charming than fat. You’ll look better at the beach and your clothes will fit better.
Decreased Risk of Diseases
Physical fitness lowers the risk some cancers, cardiovascular diseases and death from diabetes and sleep apnea. Need one more reason to stay fit? How about a longer life? For men, fitness level can predict the length of life even better than body mass index (BMI) can.
Better Quality of Life
Exercise helps counter drops in testosterone levels, which translates to more confidence and better sex life. Regular physical activity can also improve the overall quality of life by helping relieve tension, depression, anxiety, and anger.
Check our Top Diet and Fitness Tips For men
Want better health and a better body? Start by following a healthy diet and follow a fitness routine that involves cardio and strength training.
Does Muscle Burn Fat or Increase Metabolism?
Does muscle burn fat? Read this down to earth article that simplifies the theory and informs you whether muscle actually burns fat.
WE provide some theory and some interesting facts. You will have a better understanding once you have read the article.
Cardiorespiratory Exercise reduces Hypertension?
Hypertension is a major cause of deaths globally. Over 20% of people globally and over 40% in developed economies suffer with hypertension.
It can be significantly reduced with a few simple things.
Exercise reduces hypertension significantly. And it not hard at all as little as 20 minutes per day..
Carbohydrates: Are Carbs Essential?
It is often confusing whether we carbs should be part of our diet. Are Carbs essential?
We suggest that carbohydrates do play a important part of your well being.
In this article we llow at the benefits of Carbohydrates and the types Carbohydrates.
150 Exercises You Can Do
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Floor Heel Taps
The Floor Heel Taps is excellent to strengthen your back, buttocks, Abs, and thighs at the same time. By lying flat on the mat, and lowering and raising your legs, you feel all your lower body muscles working. One of the benefits of this exercise is very safe and simple to be performed by most people.
The Floor Heel Tap is particularly is suitable for those people who need to strengthen their back or hips.
Time
3-5 Minutes
Muscle Group
Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Obliques, Calves, Glutes, Hips
Difficulty
Easy
Fitness Type
Strength
Safety Tips
If you are experiencing any pain in your back, then you might want to consult your doctor before doing this exercise.
Number of Reps and/or Length of Time
Beginners
3-4 minutes
5-10 raises per leg
2-3 sets
Intermediate
3-4 minutes
10-15 raises per leg
3-4 sets
Advanced
4-5 minutes
10-15 raises per leg
3-4 sets
Instructions
Step 1 Watch the instructional video, then read the following for clarification.
Step 2 Lay on your back, with legs straight and arms to the side.
Step 3 Bend both knees bring your ankles just below your knees, no need to bring them up to your buttocks.
Step 4 Slowly lift both legs so your knee is perpendicular to the floor and your lower leg parallel
Step 5 Slowly ( for advance, very slow) lower your left leg to the floor until it gentles touches the floor. Make sure you don’t rest it.
Step 6 Bring the left leg up slowly and hold
Step 7 Slowly ( for advance, very slow) lower your right leg to the floor until it gentles touches the floor. Make sure you don’t rest it on the floor.
Step 8 Bring the left leg up slowly and hold
Step 9 Repeat the steps 5-8 to the number of times for your level.
Step 10 Rest for 5 – 10 seconds.
Step 11 Repeat the steps 4-9 for the number of sets in your level.
Fitness Tip
Choose a fitness regime that fits into your lifestyle. Though do try to make it at least 4 vigorous sessions of a minimum of 30 minutes each.
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