Moderate-intensity exercise exists in the shadows of high-intensity workouts and extremist fitness trends. It doesn’t promise six-pack abs in six weeks or boast about torching hundreds of calories in minutes. Instead, it offers something far more powerful and much more sustainable: long-term health, improved energy, a better mood, and aContinue Reading
In today’s hectic world, fitness often feels complicated: gym memberships, heavy weights, advanced machines, and high-intensity workouts everywhere you look. But what if strength training could be simple, portable, accessible, and incredibly effective? Enter the small but mighty resistance bands, the training tools behind a quiet revolution in the worldContinue Reading
In a world full of high-intensity interval training, extreme workout challenges, and “no days off” slogans, it is easy to forget that fitness does not have to be an all-out sprint. Most people believe that unless they are drenched in sweat or completely out of breath, they are not workingContinue Reading
Same exercises, but different results. Mechanical links between fitness and health in general have not always been completely understood, nor are the reasons why the same activity may have different benefits in different people. Now, a study led by researchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and publishedContinue Reading
Speed exercises help to develop the body’s explosive response capacity, i.e., to favor promptness in motion. Speed is therefore defined as a physical capacity to make a motor action within the shortest possible time. Factors affecting speed include reaction speed, acceleration faculty, speed of action, and endurance. Factors that canContinue Reading
Moderate physical activity combined with a good diet and the elimination of alcohol and tobacco will help improve muscle and cardiorespiratory system, and bone health. Lifestyle plays a very important role in the prevention of thrombus, so taking care of these aspects is essential to reduce the risk. Confinements, teleworking,Continue Reading
You like running? So it’s important that, in addition to going out to train regularly, you also better your running technique, that is, your way of running. It is important to train the body to avoid injury, overheating or pain during training or racing. To do this, exercises should beContinue Reading
If your goal is to get in shape and remove the accumulated fat in the belly area, you must start doing crunches. When we perform abdominal exercises, we often work the upper and lower ones, but forget a very important area: oblique or lateral abs. And if your goal isContinue Reading
Going out to run became a very popular activity during the first months of confinement as it served as an escape route from confinement and tension. But after a few months, many of those who started running have ended up leaving. The truth is that, beyond the fads, going outContinue Reading
We spend hours and hours standing, sitting in front of a computer, or watching TV on the couch. And we don’t always take a proper posture, which takes a toll on our bodies. One of the areas that suffers the most is the back, which is the support of ourContinue Reading