Cliksource » Fitness http://www.cliksource.org A Little Bit About A Lot Of Things Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:35:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 en Body Fitness Equipment: The Basics http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-equipment/body-fitness-equipment-the-basics/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-equipment/body-fitness-equipment-the-basics/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 daugfly So are you looking for fitness equipment that can work the whole body? If so, then you already know that working the entire body, instead of focusing on one or two areas, will give you a better overall feeling of health and can have other lifelong benefits.

For instance, many body workouts will help to straighten the back and increase endurance and help to lower blood pressure. If you are going to work the entire body, you will find that a lot of the time you will be using endurance machines, which include elliptical machines, stationary bikes, treadmills, rower machines and stair stepper exercise equipment. These are known as cardio machines and have the ability to give you a full body workout. This is why they are called body fitness machines or body fitness equipment.

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-equipment/body-fitness-equipment-the-basics/feed/ Ultimate Basketball Training to Dominate the Court http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-muscle-building/ultimate-basketball-training-to-dominate-the-court/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-muscle-building/ultimate-basketball-training-to-dominate-the-court/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 dlemanczyk Basketball training needs to be carefully designed based the movement patterns that exist within the game. This understanding allows players to train using dynamic movements that promote function. For example; an exercise that includes a movement application is favored over one that is stationary. In addition, movement training primarily increases a human beings capacity for functional strength and conditioning.

* Are individual basketball skills important in training?

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-muscle-building/ultimate-basketball-training-to-dominate-the-court/feed/ How To Sustain The Fitness Momentum Over A Longer Period Of Time http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/how-to-sustain-the-fitness-momentum-over-a-longer-period-of-time/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/how-to-sustain-the-fitness-momentum-over-a-longer-period-of-time/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 amitkheterpal Getting fit means eating healthy and exercise regularly for a lifetime of fitness and health. The key words here are lifetime and regularity. These words sound very good but are too tough to follow. Ask anyone who has tried to inculcate the habit of eating healthy and doing exercises. More often than not you will get an answer that they started and they have now gone back to eating unhealthy foods and irregular exercise. This happens to almost every one of us.

Very few people can break this habit of starting and the going back to old habits. The secret though lies in the fact these people have a game plan to achieve what they wanted to achieve. There is no secret apart form this and there is no mental toughness involved in this.

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/how-to-sustain-the-fitness-momentum-over-a-longer-period-of-time/feed/ The Pros And Cons Of Going Into The Gym For Exercise http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/the-pros-and-cons-of-going-into-the-gym-for-exercise/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/the-pros-and-cons-of-going-into-the-gym-for-exercise/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 amitkheterpal As a fitness conscious person you would always hear about adverts and promotions flying around urging to join the gym and get that celebrity type body shape. True that they promise you the moon and will help you to a certain extent to get that shape but is it healthy to join the gym. Do you think that you will benefit by doing joining the gym? Is it money well spent?

There are definitely pros and cons of joining the gym as with doing any other activity. Let us first discuss the pros first. The gym is usually a well equipped area with all the latest fitness equipment and well designed for you to exercise in an environment where you can get maximum benefit in a given time frame. The equipment is definitely a plus when joining a gym as you can never buy all this equipment yourself.

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/the-pros-and-cons-of-going-into-the-gym-for-exercise/feed/ How Many Calories Should I Eat to Lose Weight - Find Out the Magic Number http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/how-many-calories-should-i-eat-to-lose-weight-find-out-the-magic-number/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/how-many-calories-should-i-eat-to-lose-weight-find-out-the-magic-number/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 faclez Well to start off the recommended daily amount of calories for the average person is about 2000 - 2500 calories. With this being said the first thing that you need to do is to check how many calories a day you are eating. In order to do this you will to start watching what you eat.

At first don’t make any changes but just keep track of how many calories you eat. After about one week of this take the total number of calories from each day and average it out to find your daily average. The easiest way to do this is to use a journal or a log that you can carry around with you.

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/how-many-calories-should-i-eat-to-lose-weight-find-out-the-magic-number/feed/ How to Get Skinny Fast 4 Easy Steps http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/how-to-get-skinny-fast-4-easy-steps/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/how-to-get-skinny-fast-4-easy-steps/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 faclez In order to find out how to get skinny fast the thing you need is to be a good program and to stick with it. There are tons of programs out there and you need to find the right one for you. The reason a program is so important is because it’s a system that will help keep you honest and on track with your goals. A fact that everyone has to deal with is that in order to lose weight there isn’t an over night fix. You will have to exercise more and the more you exercise the faster you can become skinny. With a helpful program you will know what to eat, when to eat, how to exercise effectively, when to exercise and much more.

There are many kinds of foods and they all have different amounts calories in them. If you have ever heard the term “empty calories” it is because they are snack foods. Sugars full of tons of calories that you are going to have to work off.

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/how-to-get-skinny-fast-4-easy-steps/feed/ Best Abs Workout for Fast Results http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/best-abs-workout-for-fast-results/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/best-abs-workout-for-fast-results/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 quicklockpro Everyone wants fats results when they start working out. Most people will lose steam if after a few weeks working their bodies they see no results. That is disappointed and keeping motivated is hard.

The best abs workout for fast results involves some conscious effort on your part and a little bit of challenging your body. The work is worth it, though, you should see results in a short period of time.

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/best-abs-workout-for-fast-results/feed/ Foods to Eat to Lose Weight - Is There a Magic Food? http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/foods-to-eat-to-lose-weight-is-there-a-magic-food/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/foods-to-eat-to-lose-weight-is-there-a-magic-food/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 faclez These days there are so many different kinds of food. You could can and probably have gone a whole month without having the same food twice. With so many different kinds of foods there has to be at least a few that will help you lose weight. There always seems to be a new fad diet that says eat this or drink that and the pounds will melt off of you. The one thing all these diets have in common is that they limit and cut back a person calorie intake.

The first and simplest thing you can do is to drink water. Many of the times that you think you’re hungry you are actually just thirsty. The reason for this confusion is that the signals for both hunger and thirst are very similar it east to mix them up. So by drinking a large glass of water “that has no calories” you won’t eat as often and when you do eat you will also eat less.

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-weight-loss/foods-to-eat-to-lose-weight-is-there-a-magic-food/feed/ What Do Yoga Certification and Yoga Registration Mean? http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-yoga/what-do-yoga-certification-and-yoga-registration-mean/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-yoga/what-do-yoga-certification-and-yoga-registration-mean/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 JACKIE Many students, who aspire to be Yoga teachers, are left confused as to the purpose and difference between certification and registration of Yoga teachers. Let’s take a look at both processes and some of the differences between them.

The purpose of the Yoga teacher certification process is to make sure that instructors have an excellent working knowledge of all Yogic aspects and safety issues. There is much ground to cover in the process; and many styles emphasize different aspects.

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]]> http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/fitness-yoga/what-do-yoga-certification-and-yoga-registration-mean/feed/ Finding The Best Abdominal Exercise for Your Ab Workouts http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/finding-the-best-abdominal-exercise-for-your-ab-workouts/ http://www.cliksource.org/fitness/finding-the-best-abdominal-exercise-for-your-ab-workouts/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Inniss Since I am a personal trainer, I am often asked… What is the Best Abdominal Exercise?

And my answer is often it depends on the goal.

Now, I know most people want to know what is the best abdominal exercise to get rid of fat on their stomach, but unfortunately ab exercises by themselves do very little to help you get rid of stomach fat.

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