Category: Workout
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Four cool tips for hot weather workouts
Looking for some cool solutions to keep your workout on track during the hot summer months? Here are four hot weather workout tips Take a cold shower before your workout A German study has found that a pre-exercise cool down improves performance in the heat — probably because it lowers your heart rate as well…
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Five tips to choose the right workout clothes
Do you often find yourself tugging your T-shirt down at the gym? Or are you distracted while performing a yogasana because your shorts are constantly riding up? Finding the right workout clothes is essential if you want your exercise regimen to go smoothly. Different workouts call for different clothes, so think about the kind of…
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Do you need to be flexible to do yoga?
Are you shying away from yoga just because you can barely touch your toes without bending your knees? Well, don’t be discouraged by your inflexibility; you don’t need to be flexible to do yoga. In fact, being very bendy doesn’t make you better at yoga at all. Those with stiff bodies will encounter a few…
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Six moves to shapely arms
Worried your arms aren’t sexy enough for a sleeveless summer? Here are five exercise techniques guaranteed to give you the shapely arms you dream about: Bank on planks It’s the best exercise to strengthen your arms and core. To make it more of a challenge, balance one hand on a paper plate. Circle the plate ten…
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Five reasons why leg extensions work
A weight-training exercise, leg extensions target quadricep muscles that run along the front of your thigh from your knee to your pelvis and are responsible for hip flexion and knee extension. They are usually performed using a leg-extension machine, where you sit on a chair and lift a weight bar using your quadriceps muscle. When…