Exercise

Endurance Exercise And Kids Endurance exercises for kids generally include dancing – for hours – running races and a variety of sports games. Endurance exercises are those that involve any aerobic activity where extra oxygen is transported to every organ in the body and which elevates the heart rate. Activities like a kid's … [Read more...] about Endurance Exercise And Kids

Kids And Strength Training Exercise The American Academy of Pediatrics (aap.org) states that a child under 15 years of age should not participate in strength training such as bodybuilding, power lifting or weight lifting because their bodies are not fully developed and this kind of training could cause injury. Weight lifting builds up body … [Read more...] about Kids And Strength Training Exercise

Strength Training - Safety Strength training is known as resistance training and weight training. It involves using weight machines or free weights to improve muscle endurance and strength. If you're not careful with resistance training, you can injure yourself if you use equipment incorrectly or use bad form. Make sure to use care when strength … [Read more...] about Strength Training – Safety

Fitness Programs If you want the most benefit from a fitness plan, follow a specific fitness program. Decide on what you want to accomplish with a fitness program, then work on designing a plan of action that will bring the results you desire. If you have a set program to pursue, you should track your progress and adjust as you become … [Read more...] about Fitness Programs

Rejuvenation It's amazing to me, that I can come home, absolutely whipped, every muscle and bone aching, feeling like I'm not going to live thru the next hour, and then go swimming for an hour and all the pain - most of it anyway - goes away. Poof. Total rejuvenation from a chlorinated pool. I'm still tired, but at least I'm not hurting. Much. … [Read more...] about Rejuvenation

Talk about cardio! I've run my fool butt off so far this week. My first day at work - they put me on a catering function. I'm serious about the cardio workout. On the first day, I got to a point that I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest. I had to go to the freezer for 5 minutes and cool down. We rarely stopped. Yesterday I was … [Read more...] about Talk About Cardio

We went swimming tonight. For me, it was the first time in years - so long I can't say for sure - but I think it's at least 20 years. Man, that makes me feel old. We were there for just over an hour - I did a bunch of goofing off - not ready to do laps though I did go across the pool a couple of times. Let's see. To my son's great amusement … [Read more...] about Swimming and Work