Does anyone use target heart rate training on a treadmill?
I found this free workout plan online that uses heart rate training. It’s called the HRC Planner and can be found here at http://www.truefitness.com/free-workout-plan.aspx It’s a custom 24 week program that uses target heart rate as a means to see improvement in your fitness level.
You first have to KNOW your target heart rate, and that has a huge number of variables, far more that can be accounted for by any website. Ask your doctor what yours should be.
In any workout, you have to reach your target heart rate in order to be working out effectively. So, once you have that figure, you can use it no matter how you are training.
I need a female fitness model diet to go for 2 weeks before a photo shoot please help!?
I am currently 13% body fat and need to get cut fast. My photo shoott is in 2 weeks and I seem to have platoed please let me know good ideas for something to do for 2 weeks before I have my photo shoot. Thanks!!!!
Thanks guys!!!! Keep all ideas coming! I need as much help as I can get! lol most body fat measurements show me as 13%, but I feel like I don’t look like it…. I am 5′3″ and still weigh about 108 and am having a hard time with the midsection! lol
Go for a low carb, high fat and protein diet. I can e mail it to you if you give me your address. But be warned it a tough 12 day diet, but there’s plenty of food to eat. I weigh 155lbs and have 7% body fat its only low because of all the exercise I do.
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Does anyone know of any FREE exercise plans (for weight loss) on the web?
I’m looking for a website with step-by-step fitness/weight loss plans that I can do without access to a gym. Any suggestions would be most appreciated….person who posts the most useful links will get best answer. (Duh)
P.S. Rude responses, responses without beneficial answers, and personal attacks will be reported.
The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:
*1) Burn more calories then you’re consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity. Get a diet and fitness calculator that you can put on your computer or cell phone. This will allow you to easily calculate this formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.
*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.
Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as white potatoes) and drink lots of water.
Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d
*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.
Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with resistance training routines that will not get you bored is “Muscle and Fitness”. Signup for the free newsletter. An excellent free online resource is at http://www.exrx.net/
A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.
*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.
*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com
Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Email me if you want a good indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have other questions.
*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
I’m a Personal Trainer specialised in Advanced Anatomy & Physiology, Health & Fitness Appraisal, Nutrition and Weight Management, Endurance/Strength/Power & Bodybuilding Training.
Even though with my experience in this industry, I am going to work for Steiner, a recruiting company for spa, health & fitness centres aboard cruise ships.
I will have to give seminars, lectures.. And this is worrying me a lot. How to communicate with the public and make the lectures easy for them using terms they would understand? e.g. lecturing about general health.
Is it the actual lecturing that worries you……do you get nervous speaking in front of crowds? Or are you more worried about what to actually talk about that will be interesting yet not too technical? Maybe a little bit of both? Remember that the audience is there because they are interested in what you are going to talk about and are not there to judge you. That should hopefully make you feel more at ease. And in regards to using terms they would understand, practice your lectures in front of friends that are not as knowledgeable as you and make sure they can understand what you are talking about. They can stop you as soon as you start to get too technical, and you can make notes on your lecture to simplify that part of the lecture. I think the people that give the best lectures are those that are confident, knowledgeable, and relaxed. If you speak from the heart and not read from notes, even better. Have your lecture outline memorized but don’t try to memorize word for word. Good luck!
Can we agree that there should there be a BMI calculator somewhere in the Diet & Fitness section..?
..so there won’t be 10000000000 questions a day asking if they’re overweight/underweight/average weight?
ALSO! Why all the goddamn spam in this section? it’s ridiculous!
Yes definitely, so here it goes….
BMI CALCULATOR:
Convert your weight in Lbs. to Kilos (ex. 122lbs=55kg)
Convert your height in inches to Meters (ex. 63inches=1.5Meters)
Mulitply height by itself (ex. 1.5×1.5=2.25)
Divide Weight by height (ex. 55/2.25=24.4)
So your BMI is 24.4 which is healthy.
18.5-25+ Healthy BMI
Over 25= Overweight
Over 30= Obeses
Over 40= Morbidly Obese
1. If you do not experience some pain from your workouts, you are probably wasting your time: (1 point)
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2. You should still watch what you eat when you are exercising, in order to maintain a healthy weight:
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3. High levels of protein intake are essential to muscle growth when you are working out:
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4. Strength training makes women muscular and unfeminine:
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5. If you do a lot of crunches you will have “six pack” abs:
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6. Specific exercises can reduce the amount of fat on your thighs:
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7. Muscles turn to fat when you stop exercising:
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8. The abdominal muscles should not be exercised every day:
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2.true then your jus wasting your time
3.true yes protein helps build muscle
4.false it sculpts and tones in women
5.false- need to get the layers of fat off first to see the mucles underneath
6.false fat loss is everywhere
7.true if you dont use it you lose it
8.false why not?!
9.true gain more muscle burn more fat
10.true thats why you hear the crackling noise!
I am a professional driver. For the last three years i have suffered from bad headaches not unlike migraines. I have bad sleep habits and even when I sleep good I wake exhausted and have to return to bed within two hours and sleep again. I suffer from constant hot and cold intolerances-freezing in t shirt weather and running the AC in the middle of winter. Is this related to thyroid condition maybe. Do not have insurance and so far expensive doctor visits have not helped. I am 33 years old and in a reasonable state of fitness. Any honest help will be greatly appreciated.
Do you have headaches in the morning more frequently than at night? Do they tend to resolve as the day progresses? Have you ever been told that you snore when you sleep?
While the temperature intolerance does indeed sound like it could be a thyroid issue, your headaches and sleep problems sound remarkably like a condition called obstructive sleep apnea. This is caused by your airway collapsing slightly at night when you sleep, much like old paper straws will collapse when you try to suck a thick milkshake through them. Normally, your airway is easily held open by muscles in your throat and neck when you are away — but when you sleep, those muscles go slack and allow the airway to narrow, or even collapse entirely. This actually causes your breathing to stop momentarily, which jerks you back awake (or nearly awake), tightening the muscles which hold the airway open — and you can breathe again. When you fall back asleep, the vicious cycle repeats, preventing you from getting a true full night’s sleep. A side-symptom of OSA (obstructive sleep apnea) besides headaches is frequent need to urinate at night — 2-3+ times each night. OSA is quite bad for your health and mental well-being — you’re permanently living in a state of sleep deprivation (which is really BAD for a professional driver!).
OSA is pretty easy to definitively diagnose. Look up a sleep disorder clinic and ask for a sleep test. They’re not cheap, but they are definitive. They wire you up to an EEG machine, and some other monitoring equipment and monitor you while you sleep. The symptoms of OSA are unmistakable.
The “fix” (not a cure, but it works so well it doesn’t matter) is to use a device called a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machine. This is a loaf-of-bread sized device that supplies a little extra air pressure to your airway while you sleep. You wear a very lightweight mask over just your nose (there are a couple of dozen types of masks to choose from; everybody find one that is comfortable and works after a few tries). The CPAP keeps the airway open even when you’re in deep sleep. The device can be DC-powered, and can be run in a sleeper cab if that’s the kind of driving you do. It takes a couple of weeks to adapt to using it, but for 90%+ of users, they don’t even notice it. I’ve been using a CPAP for 8 years; it travels with me everywhere.
It’s always possible that something else altogether is causing your symptoms — but I’d get the possibility of OSA checked soonest.
This condition is turning out to be extremely common.
yeah i’m 171cm, 67kg.
can anyone tell me what i should do to lose weight?
(and at the same time gain extra muscles)
1. jog - how many kilos/minutes? (any tips?)
2. swimming?
3. weight lifting? bzzz
yea i seldom do exercises so i think it would be a bit hard for me.
try to make possible plans, yeah?
THANKS!
no no, try not to recommend me those costly suplements?
and i dont eat that much now.
like a meal a day is enough if i dont feel like snacking?
the meal is in a standard portion.
It you’re just starting out, swimming will be lower impact than jogging, so I would recommend that. You are going to want to do cardio (not just in the gym–take the stairs or go to the restroom that is farther away, it’s the addition of more movement throughout the day that will add up). In addition, weight lifting will help you build muscle, which in turn burns more calories throughout the day. Make sure you eat breakfast and are drinking enough water, both of which will aid your metabolism and help you gauge your hunger more accurately. good luck!
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For me being a teen at 168lbs, what is the best diet and fitness plan?
My homecoming is coming up next month and I want to look my best. Im looking at at least 10 to 15 pounds to lose. What is the best possible way to lose weight??
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What is the best free online food diary, fitness journal, etc.?
I know some magazines and online communities offer great weight loss tools - do you know of any?
If you have the time, Fit Day is great because it calculates the nutritional value of the food you consume. This way you know that you’re not sacrificing on nutrients as you try to cut calories.
