Jul
03
Awesome workout with IFL Champ, Ryan Schultz. Congrats to Ed Herman on is great win this weekend! Check us out at ESP-XC.com and TrialsMMA.com
Jul
03
Research has shown that listening to music while you exercise improves performance. As for me, I didnt need research, I know from firsthand experience. I dont know what Id do without music while on the .
Music acts as a motivator, but it also distracts you from negative thoughts associated with fatigue or any insecurities or inadequacies that may creep up into your mind.
While I can be motivated by nearly any tempo if the music is right, research shows that fast paced music, ideally music with a BPM (Beats Per Minute) of between 120 and 140, is ideal for a .
That pace also just so happens to be about what the average persons is during a normal workout.
While keeping a fast pace in your cardio workout is ideal with a certain range, you ultimately have to create a playlist that appeals to you.
Jul
02
From cholera to TB, humanity has known many fearsome epidemics and pandemics. And while medicine and hygiene have been hugely effective in fighting disease, one of the best weapons has always been education. From practising safe sex to avoiding contaminated water, improving public health often demands nothing more than a simple message.
The first modern pandemic of the 21st century is no different, and the message is already well-known. Yet around the world no government, scientist, doctor or public advocate has been able to stem the rise in numbers. Type 2 diabetes now affects more than 220 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO); in 2004 an estimated 3.4 million people with type 2 died from consequences of high blood sugar, and the WHO projects that diabetes deaths will double between 2005 and 2030.
Jul
02
Usually when people pick out a pair of shoes, they go for two things: the right size and a look that they like. While this may work for a sexy pair of heels or some casual sneaks to wear with jeans, when it comes to fitness shoes, they arent a fashion statement: they are a piece of .
Just like when you invest in equipment for your home gym, everyones needs are different. Someone who works out in a gym is going to need different shoes than someone who prefers to in the sunshine, or someone who prefers a game of pick up basketball is going to have different needs than someone who taking a .
There are a lot of different kinds of shoes you can choose to workout in, but choosing the right type can mean the difference between a comfortable, effective workout, or pain and overuse injuries.
If you run outside, you will of course want a running shoe for proper support.