Renna Fitness

Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes. Thought for the day: Buckle down and buckle up.

Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes. Thought for the day: Buckle down and buckle up. Greater muscle strength, however, was associated with stronger bones.

Banana – The banana made my list since almost everyone loves bananas, but most of us think that they are fattening! Well, at about 120 calories for a medium one, loaded with potassium, vitamin C, sweet and starchy, they make the list. Bananas are also versatile.

Walking and swimming. Any body can walk and those of you who know how to swim can swim. For these two activities you do not need much gear and experts say that these two exercises have no side effects and are excellent stress busters.

Diet plays an important role in our day to day life so it is necessary to maintain the proper diet. Diet-friendly sugar substitutes may not be so slimming after all. A new study in lab animals furthers the theory that zero-cal sweeteners throw your body

Fitness equipment cleaning machines should have the capability to sanitize a surface in addition to cleaningit. Fitness equipment and exercise tools must be impeccably clean and hygienic. People come to fitnesscenters to maintain their body shape and keep their good health. If the equipment are unhygienic, people can catch skin diseases.

In short, it is mandatory that fitness equipment are sanitized regularly. So, which are the best fitness equipment cleaning machines available at the moment?

Right machine
Among the cleaning machines available at present, only pressure wash systems and floor steamers have the requisite output power to clean fitness equipment. Pressure wash machinesclean with their high pressure output. Pressure water machines do not necessarily sanitize the surfaces unless the ehate output is high.

Steam cleaning machines clean with their high output temperature. These machines eject their output on to hard surfaces. The output melts the dirt and other impure substances present on thefitness tools. The dissolved dirt can be removed either manually or with the help of a vacuum.

One problem is that there are a large number of floor steamers available at present and all of them are not the best fitness equipment cleaning machines.

Here are a few tips to buy the right kind of fitness equipment cleaning machines:

Higher output
The output has to be higher for cleaning exercise tools. Most of the fitness equipment are made of metal or other similar hard materials. The surfaces can withstand even high temperature output. The best machines for the task should

With in home fitness, you’re not just able to workout in your own home, but you’re also ensuring that you reach your exercise goals. By working with a trainer, you will be assured of your form and progress, while also creating a plan that will help you slowly increase your fitness levels over time. To find the best in home fitness trainer for your money, you should look at their training, their availability, and the programs they create.

The training of your in home fitness trainer is the main concern for anyone that plans to spend money on their exercise goals. This trainer should have their certification in personal fitnesstraining – they should be able to show you documentation of this – as well as certification in first aid and CPR. This is a person that should be knowledgeable about how to move the body in order to produce results – and the fitness training will give them that. When you’re hiring someone privately, it’s imperative that you check their certification in order to choose the best trainer for your health. Some people will try to offer much lower training rates, but don’t have the knowledge to back their skills up. That’s a waste of your money and your time.

If you’re looking

Interested in running for fitness?
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Have you thought, “Enough is enough, it’s time for me to get a fitness program going.”?
Then you need to start running for fitness!

A lot of people who are new to fitness think that they can simply lift weights to get fit. But lifting weights won’t help your cardiovascular system nearly as much as running will. And you can do all the abs work in the world, but if your hard-rock abs are hidden under a layer of fat, then nodoby will ever see them. So, burn off the fat tissues and pave the way to a stronger, leaner you and start running for fitness!

Running – The Foundation of your Fitness

Running helps laying the foundation for all other aspects of getting and staying fit. When you run, you build your stamina and you build a stronger heart and cardiovascular system. This means that with every heart beat your heart pumps more blood through your body, you have basically created a stronger heart muscle. This helps improve your life expectancy and decrease your risks of a range of life threatening diseases.
Running enhances everything else you can do for your health, whether it’s racquetball, cycling or martial arts. Running is one of the core-strength-and-fitness building disciplines, and

Finding fitness on the beach is easy. Just look around and you will see many fit people walking on the sands. But if you’re looking for your own fitness, the beachhas plenty to offer. From the sands to the waters and even your beach towel, you can find fitness on the beach to be more than just fun in the sun – you can get in shape too.

The secret behind fitness on the beach is that everything and anything can be used to improveyour health – if you just use your imagination. The sand is the easiest place to start to increase your fitness. Running or walking on the dry sands is much harder than walking on pavement, increasing your fitness levels and adding to your cardiovascular health. When you’re pushing sand out of your way, you’re using more muscles and the workout is harder – it’s really the best exercise equipment. You can also use the sand as a weight machine by trying to kick it with your feet – excellent for your legs. Or you can try lifting the sand to help with a sand castle with the kids – great for your arms and chest.

The water is the most obvious help for fitness on the beach. If you know how to swim, you can

Fitness Strategies and Benefits

Stretching:
Concentrates on improving flexibility. Stretching  requires no fitness equipment. Types of stretching  include Yoga and Pilates. Whether you decide to stretch before, after or during your exercise routine, there is no doubt that stretching should be included every time you exercise. It keeps your body agile while engaging in any type of resistance or cardio training routine.

Benefits of stretching:
1. improves flexibility
2. increases range of motion
3. promotes relaxation
4. improves performance and posture
5. reduces stress on your body and reduces risk of
injury for any resistance training routines or athletic
performance

Strength Training, Weight Training or Resistance Training:
Concentrates on improving muscles. Strength training or weight training may require you to lift free weights or use
equipment that makes you lift weight. It may also be called resistance training because you are putting resistance on
your muscles to improve them. In resistance training you may use tools like rings and tubes rather than weights.
Some exercises also allow you to use your own body as resistance. For instance, abdominal crunches can be part
of a strength or resistance training routine. Strength training should be included in an exercise routine.

The benefits of resistance and strength training:
1. helps you lose weight in two ways: improves

  1 – You gain fat as you age.

Many people believe that gaining fat is unavoidable as we age. The reason you gain fat is because your metabolism has slowed down due to inactivity and poor diet choices.

Even if you do have a slow metabolism no-one is destined to be overweight, with proper lifestyle choices you can rev up your metabolism and change your body.

  2 – Women will get bulky if they lift weights.

Most women don’t realize how hard it is to bulk up. Ladies don’t worry about getting to “bulky” from weight training, this is a myth you will become lean and toned.

Women only have about 1/10th the amount of testosterone men have, the hormone responsible for building muscle.

  3 – Training the abs last.

Many people believe that you must train the abs last to avoid fatiguing the stabilizing muscles of the core. Although this sounds like a fair statement this has never been scientifically proven.

If you think about which section of the body is the most important (the core) and what is most people biggest weakness of most people (the core)

People who run regularly, two times will feel as sore after playing to collect a few basketball games if they do not often play basketball. How can this it be? Basketball is mainly running, so why would it different than jogging? There are a lot of reasons why this pain would occur:
1- Jogging works straight, that’s all. In basketball, you have to be able to stop on a dime, change direction in a nanosecond and force the limb to twist and bend in un-natural locations
2- Professional basketball has become a contact sport, although purists would disagree. You have guys from body down which can maintain its position when rebounds in basketball.
3- Constant jump on an unforgiving surface such as concrete will create pain
And that is only basketball, other sports and activities out there? Fitness programs are made for your body is capable of playing all sports and that’s why I feel strongly about people taking care to select a program you feel makes it more convenient for them, instead of choosing the first programmed of exercises that come over the Internet. If you choose a program that pushes him too hard, too soon, you run the risk

Kids fitness is a term that is often misunderstood or implemented incorrectly. To some, kids fitnessmeans a heavy fitness routine that involves running long distances, push-ups and crunches. Where as others, believe that kids fitness should be linked to kids sports and the training should correspond with this. It is my belief that  Kids fitness is both of these things but is also much more. Kids fitness is a holistic term that involves both exercise routines but also nutrition, mental health and well being as well ones general health. Kids fitness lays its foundations in a strong exercise routine that involve lots of variety. Kids fitness should be centered on play based exercise where games are incorporated into routines that offer basic challenges and rewards. These game based programs should also incorporate small groups as kids respond best when they are training with their peers.

Kids fitness should also incorporate healthy foods and an education program that explains what healthy eating is about. Healthy foods aren’t just about fruit and vegetables… Kids burn lots of energy as their kids fitness program involves lots of activity especially in the school system. healthy foods should be about balance and portions and kids need to understand these concepts. Balance involves all food groups including fats and

The importance of fitness equipment stems from the fact that people nowadays are particularly conscious of the way they look and needless to say, everyone tries to look their best not only for their own vanities but for the sake of competition as well. In addition, people have also realized the importance of maintaining their health and what better way to burn all the accumulated fat acquired through a repeated diet of junk food than to exercise daily within the confines of your home.

There are two main categories of fitness equipment namely the commercial fitness equipment and the home fitness equipment. As each of the names suggest, the former is used in gyms and health clubs whereas the latter is meant for residential purpose only.

Likewise, the two categories differ in their design as well since the commercial equipment is specifically designed to be used repeatedly by many people and the home equipment is smaller in size and meant be used only sparingly by the members of the family.

There was a time when fitness equipment could be found only in specialized stores located in big cities. However, the dawn of health consciousness has ensured that more and more people should invest in this equipment for the sake enjoying lifelong fruits of good health. Due to this, nowadays fitness equipment stores are not

They say there’s no replacement for experience, and I’d have to agree. I know I wouldn’t trade my 18 years working in the health and fitness industry for anything.

Sure, having a solid, formal educational background and supplementary certifications is fundamental to lay the groundwork, and give you the ability to weed out the fact from fad. But it’s really the knowledge that you gain in real-life situations with clients – and knowing how to interpret and apply that knowledge – which shapes the type of trainer you become. I’ve now worked with over 1,000 clients, and I thought it would be a great time to step back and have a quick look at some of the common elements that add up to success, while also examining the typical pitfalls that can put the brakes on your progress and prevent you from reaching your fitness goals.

Here are 10 best fitness tips I’ve picked up along the way that will help save you from wasting time, achieve the body you want in an efficient way and get results that last.

Pick something and stick to it.

Far too often people get started on a new

1.Balanced diet all the way:
A balanced diet is one that gives your body the nutrients it needs to function correctly from different food groups. In order to get the proper nutrition from your diet, you should obtain the majority of your daily calories from:

• fresh fruits
• vegetables
• whole grains
• legumes
• dairy
• lean proteins

Include foods from these food groups daily without skipping out a single group in order to provide for the nutrition of your organs and tissues. Your body is more prone to disease, infection, fatigue and poor performance if you do not have the right mix of foods from these groups. Avoid going on a diet which is depriving your body of 1 or more food groups. Focus on nourishing your body, not depriving it.

2. Sugar calories are dangerous:

Sugar sweetened beverages like energy drinks, sports drinks and fizzy drinks are by far the largest sources of added sugar in our diet. Second to that are the foods rich in sugar like ice creams, mithais, pastries, cakes, doughnuts, etc. Research indicates that excess sugar may stimulate the liver to dump more harmful fats into the bloodstream thus increasing the risk of a heart disease. The

Now, are you ready for the Get-Fit Guy spin on the classic Tabata set? Here’s how it goes:

Step #1: Begin your workout with a single 4-minute Tabata set that “warms up” your entire body and works nearly every muscle group. This can be accomplished with exercises such as burpees, squat to overhead press, or dumbbell walking lunges. The key is to burn as many calories and work as many muscles as possible in that short 4-minute time frame.

Step #2: After you’ve finished that first Tabata set, take a breather if you need it (which you probably will if this is your first experience with Tabata training!). Rest for 1-2 minutes. Then, as soon as you’re ready, do another Tabata set, but this time, focus on the one trouble spot that you really want to work.

For example, in Step 2, you could do:

• Narrow-grip push-ups to work the back of your arms (triceps)
• Overhead presses to work your shoulders
• Mountain climbers to get a flat stomach
• High step-ups to work your butt
• Dumbbell incline chest presses to work your upper chest

The list goes on and on, but you get the idea. That second set is your chance to laser target a

Despite what you’ve probably been led to believe, churning away like a rat on a treadmill during the holiday season (or any other time of year for that matter) is really not the best way to burn fat. In fact, it can actually backfire and lead to the common cortisol and catabolic hormone release that accompanies excessive aerobic exercise – which winds up making you fatter!.

But the good news is that you can embark on a 30-day rapid fat loss journey without sacrificing your health, body, or performance for the rest of the holiday season. And with the safe, healthy, and effective guide in this episode, you can melt your holiday belly in a fraction of the time it takes your over-exercising friends. Feel free to start this workout now, or save it for your official New Year’s routine!

You can view most of these exercises in my New Fat Burning Exercises video. Let’s jump right in!

New Fat Burning Exercise : ManMaker

The ManMaker (sorry ladies, I didn’t invent the title) is the only exercise in this episode that actually requires equipment – in this case a set of dumbbells. To do this exercise, get into a push-up position with one hand on either dumbbell, then do a push-up. Next, row with one dumbbell, then row with the other dumbbell. Stand quickly (also called a “clean”) and place both dumbbells on your shoulders, then do a front squat followed by an overhead press.

Return the dumbbells back to their starting position to complete that repetition and get ready for the next repetition. To maximize your results, choose a weight that makes it difficult for you to complete 10 repetitions of the ManMaker. Just 10 repetitions of this potent move can be used for a fast, 5 minute, full body, fat-burning workout!

New Fat Burning Exercise : Breakdance Push-up

This exercise will not only improve your core and upper body strength like a regular push-up, but also will also increase your agility and flexibility – and it doesn’t actually require

There is a muscle called the Transverse Abdominus that acts as a stabilizer to the middle part of your body. This muscle is actually located right behind your abdominal muscles.  If you’re not familiar with this muscle, you may want to sign up for the military, because military drill sergeants are very aware of how to make the Transverse Abdominus sore.  The reason drill sergeants love exercises that involve the Transverse Abdominus is because when this muscle is strong, your back and stomach are strong.  And if you want a strong stable core that helps six-pack abs form, this muscle must be strong.

As a matter of fact, I spoke with one of my military friends, seargant Michael Volkin, and he had this to say about the Transverse Abdominis:

“I have to admit, I was doing sit ups for most of my adult life, but when I reached 30 I realized that my ab muscles were getting harder to see. No matter what I ate (or didn’t eat) and no matter how many stomach exercises I did, my abdominal muscles kept slowly disappearing. Then, I did some research on the anatomy of the stomach muscles and found

In the episodes How To Lose Fat Quickly and How To Build Muscle, we learn that there is one distinct similarity between both fat-burning and muscle-building goals: They each require the use of full body, multiple-joint exercises that activate many muscles at the same time.

When it comes to full body exercises, some are more effective than others, so in this article, you’ll learn the 5 full body exercises that get you the most results in the shortest period of time. (Each exercise below links to a video demonstration of the movement.).

Full Body Exercise : Turkish Get-Up

I may be a fitness buff, but my history and geography skills aren’t quite up-to-par, so I’m not quite sure how of why this exercise is “Turkish.” But the “Get-Up” part is easy to understand once you’ve tried this move.

To complete a Turkish Get-Up, you lie on your side, with a dumbbell in one hand. The dumbbell should be held out at arm’s length. From this position, you simply stand, while keeping the dumbbell overhead at an arm’s length. This means you only have one arm and two legs to help you both stand and push the weight of