- Avoid Workout Injuries
Avoid Workout Injuries From some trainers 'No pain, no gain' really means 'you should feel some pain'. While mild discomfort is to be expected, especially for those just beginning a new fitness...
- Do We Really Need to Think About Physical Fitness?
Do We Really Need to Think About Physical Fitness? We’re constantly bombarded by magazines screaming at us about physical fitness. The television industry has plenty of shows on how to stay fit and...
- Fluids and Fitness
Fluids and Fitness Body fluid level is an important component of keeping it in top condition for best performance. As a person exercises, the internal body temperature rises. That triggers the body...
- The Basics of Fitness Training
The Basics of Fitness Training So you’ve decided to go one step further and get into some serious fitness training? Great! Your body will thank you for the extra effort, and you’ll reap the benefits...
- The Bodys Energy System
The Body's Energy System Some of the major goals of exercise are to improve muscle tone, strength, and endurance. All of this is made possible by, and requires, the body's energy production-and-use...
- What Good Is Sweat?
What Good Is Sweat? Perspiration isn't generally considered desirable. It makes clothes wet and uncomfortable, it makes our skin unpleasant to touch and it often smells bad. But the biological fact...
- What Is Fitness?
What Is Fitness? Aristotle helped define the standards of fitness 2,500 years ago when he taught that a thing that suits its purpose well is fit. Fortunately for us, the cardiovascular system, lungs,...
- Specific Exercises
- Special Fitness Needs