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Light Exercise After Sickness

A cold or flu or a simple virus can throw away the exercise routine to the winds. The exhaustion and the pain from the sickness can limit your workout. At such times you have to be very careful on how to get back to exercising to get that good sweat which you have been craving for. But how do you assess the setback and get back to exercising. It is said, that if you have been out of the exercising circuit for about a week with lying flat on your back, then as an estimate you might have lost 30 % of your fitness. And a 2 – 3 weeks of training, which is rightly planned can help your physical fitness bounce back. Before you get back at the weight trainer, it is important to ensure that you have been fever free for a minimum of 48 hours and ensure that there is no body ache or joint pain by taking optimum bed rest. It is recommended that an exerciser should refrain from exercising, in case he/she is running fever so that the body is able to retain the energy needed by the i

Tips for Better Workouts with Power Racks

Power rack is beautiful gym equipment, which if used properly for exercises can yield great results. Gym goers use it like empty power curls, or hanging gym bags or as dumbbell laterals. Bodybuilders use it as a serious tool and it can take you much further if your workout becomes stagnant in bench press, deadlift or squats and contribute to developing of more muscles. Here, we look at some lifting problems which can be helped by power rack solutions: Exercise - Bench Press : One can experience locking out which is a frequent dilemma during bench press. Partials power rack can work wonders. It is called partials because, the work out involves a partial range of motion. This not only benefits by increasing the overall health but it also gives the exerciser more power to overcome the weaker part of the lift, for example the last few inches of bench press. Exercise – Squat : For one who is a beginner in exercising squats is faced by the dilemma off getting out of the

4 Hard Facts to Realise About Workouts

It is all about mastering the basics to get that much wanted at a gym. Let us look at some of the basic training essentials, exercise tips and weightlifting basics to reap maximum benefits from your gym schedule. It is not about those supplements, diet plans and new workout technology only. That comes in much later, initially it is about some basic concepts of exercising in the gym. The first pointer is to commit for a long term. It is wrong to exercise with a short term goal in mind. For example, it is not about losing those 40 pounds in 12 weeks but it is about getting fit and regaining health in the long run. Focus on the long term results and not on immediate benefits from the workout. Change your perspective, it is not a “big deal” to live healthy and go to gym. It is ‘normal’ to take care of your body. Secondly, you should set a schedule for the training routine. This will bring in regularity in terms of consistency to the exercise regime. A schedule will keep you mot