Take a plunge towards fitness
If your New Year’s resolution has been to start exercising after being inactive for many years, we have the perfect solution for you. Take the plunge and start your new [...]
Improve your fitness with cycling
Have you gained a few extra kilograms? An excellent way to lose those added centimetres and to improve your fitness is to start cycling. What makes cycling so enjoyable is [...]
Bodyweight exercises for better health
Bodyweight exercises consist of movements that use the weight of your body as resistance to work against. Bodyweight exercising is an extremely efficient way to build muscle and stay fit [...]
Exercising at home
Getting some exercise is important, but you don't have to join a gym and pay a large amount in membership fees each month. You can exercise at home! Before deciding [...]
General fitness exercises
If you want to improve your health and fitness, you can follow a variety of general fitness exercises. These exercises do not target certain parts of the body or certain [...]
Cardio exercises
Cardio training is one of the four basic components of a balanced exercise programme and refers to any activity done at an intensity which increases the heart rate to a [...]
What your waist circumference tells about your health
Waist circumference measurements and body mass index (BMI) are used by health care providers to assess a persons' risk of developing health problems. The location of fat on the body [...]
Exercise-induced asthma
Shortness of breath and prolonged coughing brought on by exercise or after workouts and races are often ignored or ascribed to an athlete either being unfit or having pushed his/her [...]
Exercise and cholesterol
Exercise will increase the good cholesterol circulating in your body and provide health spin-offs beyond just lowering your total cholesterol. Weight has a significant impact on your heart health and [...]
Exercise and hypertension
Hypertension is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. However, regular physical activity has been shown to reduce the risk of developing hypertension by 19 to 30%. Similarly, a [...]
Diabetes and exercise
An old proverb says that those who do not find time for exercise will have to find the time for illness! Exercise should be an essential part of your daily [...]
Seven ways to build the exercise habit
Your time is precious. Any minute in the gym must bring you closer towards the achievement of your goal. Follow these steps to ensure success. Set your goal What do [...]