Rocket yoga is a modification of the traditional Ashtanga yoga. Here are the reasons why you should include it in your fitness routine. Rocket yoga is a great option for those who consider Ashtanga yoga too challenging. This style of yoga was created to make Ashtanga yoga more accessible, as it can be …
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5 postpartum yoga poses you should avoid
After giving birth to a baby, your body takes time to recover. So, make sure you are avoiding these 6 postpartum yoga poses if you are practising yoga. During pregnancy, the focus often revolves around childbirth and the baby, which is crucial. However, it’s equally vital to carefully plan for the period after …
Hero pose: Here's how you should perform Virasana and its potential benefits
Virasana or hero pose helps to strengthen the pelvis, legs, spine, hips, knees, thighs, and ankles. Learn how to do the hero pose. The hero pose, also known as Virasana, is a seated yoga posture that involves kneeling and sitting on your heels, with your spine straight and hands resting on your thighs. …
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Training for Power: Do I Need it and How Should I Add it to My Routine?
Whether you’re training for a race, an intramural league, or simply because you like to, improving muscular power can be a great addition to your workout regimen. First, jumping high and sprinting fast is cool. But really, adding training for power to your toolkit helps make you more resilient and versatile as a mover. …
Why You Should be Taking JNX SPORTS THE SHADOW! PRE-WORKOUT
When it comes to pre-workout, there are so many out there to choose from, but look no further. Let’s break down why JNX SPORTS THE SHADOW! Is the next pre-workout you should try. Mental Focus This pre-workout will provide you with 350mg of caffeine, 500mg of tyrosine, and 5mg of olive leaf extract to …
How Often Should You Be Training
It’s a heavily debated issue on how often you should train a muscle group. A new study published in July 2022 in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports claims that a small amount of daily activity can be more beneficial than a single high volume session of exercise. The four-week study …
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How Much Water Should I Drink?
Calories | Alcohol Consumption | Water | All Nutrition Calculators Water is essential for survival. That much you know already! But aside from keeping your organs functioning properly, how much water should you drink per day to fuel you for tough workouts? It’s an important question to ask, especially since research has shown that …
How Many Calories Should You Eat Per Day?
Reading a food label could give you the impression that everybody needs more or less the same things, in the same quantities, to be healthy. Not so! We all have different bodies, different goals, and different lifestyles, and the way we eat should reflect that. This calorie calculator will help you estimate the …
Who Should Take Amino Acid Supplements?
Amino acid supplements are a common sight in gyms—particularly in weight rooms. You can spot them from across the gym, usually in the form of a brightly-colored liquid inside a gallon-sized water bottle. In many cases, they’re being carried around by someone who is easily identifiable as a “serious lifter.” But are amino acids …
Should Women and Men Train the Same?
Here’s a secret: I’ve written workout programs that were featured in men’s magazines and workout books, only to see those exact same programs later printed in the same publisher’s women’s magazines and books. The only thing that was changed was the terminology. In the men’s version it said something like, “use this workout program to …
How Long Should You Rest Between Sets?
As a personal trainer, I’m often asked by clients, “How much time should I rest between sets?” My answer always depends on the client’s goal. I’ve had clients training for absolute strength, aesthetics, weight loss, and/or improving muscular endurance. Their workouts (or at least part of them) all required different rest intervals. …