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Why You Want to Build Muscle as You Age

Did you know that at about age 35 the average person gains roughly one-and-a-half pounds of fat each year? And while we are gaining that fat we are also losing (on average) half-a-pound of muscle per year? If that doesn’t motivate you to get moving consider that a pound of muscle burns 35 calories per day—just to stay alive, while a pound of fat burns just two calories per day. Doctors say it’s one of the downfalls of aging. Most people lose muscle and increase the fat layer in their bodies. Fat tends to move in because muscle moves out, … Continue reading →

20 Minutes A Day Can Change Your Life

This may sound trite, but it’s true. 20 minutes of regular exercise every single day can have a profound effect on your life, your health and your lifestyle. With just 20 minutes a day, you can promote weight loss. With 20 minutes a day, you can decrease how much stress you experience. With 20 minutes a day, you can achieve the goals you set out for yourself. Changing Your Life Making a change in your life is about exerting a form of control over your life and your choices. 20 minutes a day is one of those changes that you … Continue reading →

Men’s Fitness: Why You Have to Lift Weights

Are you the weight lifting type? Do you look in the mirror and see Atlas? You know the old advertisement that used to be in the back of magazines and comic books of the well-defined musculature on the tall figure and more. We see the weight lifting type when we look Arnold Schwarzenegger and at professional wrestlers like Hulk Hogan and more. It’s important to understand that weight lifting, weight training, resistance training and strength training are interchangeable because they all involve stressing your muscles, tearing your muscle fibers in order to have them repair and become stronger. So let’s … Continue reading →

10 Reasons You Should Strength Train

I gave my 10 reasons you should do cardio every day last week and today I am going to give my 10 reasons you should strength train. Strength training is important to your overall fitness and while many people resist strength training when they are working on losing weight using cardio and a low-fat diet. Learn why in these 10 reasons you should strength train. Strength training helps to build muscle, muscle can turn your body into a fat burning machine, burning calories more efficiently and steadily 24 hours a day and help you achieve your weight loss goals more … Continue reading →

Compare & Contrast Fitness

Yesterday, we talked about the do it yourself activities that can improve your level of daily exercise without the grind of the gym – compare what you can do versus the time you spend in the gym. Moderate Activity List You should perform one or more of these activities for up to 60 minutes a day five days a week. You can combine them – for example walking the dog and washing the car for thirty minutes each can equal sixty minutes in a day. Walking the dog on a level surface. Playing an instrument while moving. Singing while moving. … Continue reading →