The Lateral Thigh Trainer is an As on Seen TV workout product that looks similar to a stepper. However, instead of just moving your legs up and down, you can also move them side to side, on a lateral plane, targeting all of the muscles in the...
Total body workouts do not have to last for hours to get results. Using a combination of compound and isolation exercises allows you to target all of your main muscle groups from many different angles. Keeping the intensity of your workouts high...
The FIRM Studio opened in 1979 in South Carolina offering a unique combination of cardio exercise integrated with weights. The FIRM home workout videos continue this tradition in what it calls synergy training, which it claims can provide results...
Seeing results is the driving force behind working out. If you spend countless hours in the gym, but do not make progress, your motivation is going to fade away. Achieving favorable results in one month is an advantageous goal made possible by...
Potassium is a mineral that works as an electrolyte in your body. An electrolyte is a compound that dissolves in biological fluids and forms electrically charged ions that are capable of conducting a current. This property affords potassium and...
A hand-held body fat analyzer uses bioelectrical impedance to take your body fat reading. With bioelectrical impedance, the device sends a weak electrical signal between two poles and calculates the speed of the signal. Because fat does not...
Too much calcium in your body is termed hypercalcemia. Calcium plays many roles inside your body, including promoting bone health and nervous and cardiovascular system functioning. Each of calcium's functions becomes disturbed if your body has an...
You rely on your balance to keep your upright and stable while performing even the most basic of activities, such as standing, sitting and walking. Many people take balance for granted, but just like any other skill, practice makes perfect. While...
Alkaline is referred to as a base, which is significant for neutralizing body acidity levels and maintaining consistent pH balance. Potential of hydrogen, or pH, level reflects the amount of hydrogen in your blood, which is important for...
Making the decision to lose weight and improve your overall conditioning is a great for your health and the quality of life. There are fad diets and programs that promise to spot reduce in problem areas, but those almost never work. The best...
Stomach cramping is common after vigorous physical activity. You may experience abdominal pain after running, jogging, situps, yoga and dancing. Although uncomfortable, abdominal pains from exercise are usually mild and go away without any...
It is impossible to lose just stomach fat -- you must lose weight all over, and the stomach fat will eventually come off. Faster weight loss comes from a combination of diet and exercise, not just one or the other. Even then, certain tricks can...
The piriformis muscle is a small muscle in the lower back that connects the lower spine to the top of the thigh bone. When this muscle becomes tight, it can cause pain in your lower back, buttocks and even your legs. Stretching the pirirformis...
At higher altitudes, the air is thinner, there is less available oxygen and it becomes more difficult to breathe. There are serious risks involved with high-altitude hiking, including altitude sickness, acute mountain syndrome and pulmonary edema,...
Building up the muscles in your chest is a common goal for many resistance training enthusiasts. Well-developed pecs can balance out your upper body physique and make your torso appealing to look at. Lifting weights with barbells, dumbbells,...
Though often “shaken off” by athletes, concussions can pose serious neurological dangers. Doctors define a concussion as a traumatically induced brain injury in which there is no identifiable anatomic lesion. A direct blow to your head...
Cellulite occurs when fatty deposits under your skin give it a dimpled appearance. Cellulite is most common on the buttocks and thighs. While you may be able to reduce cellulite though diet and exercise, cellulite can be an unavoidable genetic...
An elbow injury is a sure-fire way to sideline your favorite activities such as golf and tennis. It also makes day-to-day activities like grooming, picking up your children and cooking, painful endeavors. Severe elbow injuries are prone to elbow...
In addition to working your upper body while you're in a walking cast, you can continue to work your lower body while you're recovering from a leg, ankle or foot injury. Using a variety of seated and standing exercises, you can rehabilitate your...
When you want the most effective exercise for your abdominal muscles, without having to do 100 crunches, try the plank. "Fitness" magazine rates the plank as the No. 1 ab exercise for tighter abs. The true advantage of the plank is that it works...
Finger endurance is crucial in rock climbing because there are times where you have to support all of your weight in your fingers. If you lose your grip, you are not only in danger of falling, but of taking someone else with you if you are...
When you are climbing a nearly shear rock face at 2,000 feet, strength alone is not enough. You must also have the endurance to hang on. Endurance is similar to strength, in that it must be developed through rigorous muscle use. While you can...
Wrist pain is a common problem among people who regularly perform resistance exercises for the upper body. The position of the wrists during many exercises, as well as the repetitive action of the exercises themselves help contribute to painful...
Push-ups strengthen your chest, arm and core muscles as you repeatedly push your body up against gravity. The pressure and extension placed on the wrist may sometimes lead to wrist pain if you're supporting a lot of body fat, have a preexisting...
Losing weight doesn't happen on any one part of your body, but rather on your body as a whole. So you can't just exercise your thigh weight problem away without exercising your whole body. Yet toning muscles works just the opposite: you must focus...
Chronic acne sometimes results in the formation of deep pits on the face that dermatologists call ice-pick scars. These scars can detract from an otherwise healthy complexion and are difficult to camouflage with makeup. According to the American...
Pushups are an effective exercise to tone and strengthen the muscles in your upper body. They're versatile because they can be performed virtually anywhere with no extra equipment. One problem many people have with pushups is pain in the wrists....
According to Mark Sisson, author of the book "The Primal Blueprint," change doesn't happen overnight. For most people, in fact, it seems to happen too slowly. This is one of the reasons people give up too soon. They expect miraculous results in a...
Push-ups and chin-ups are body-weight exercises which have lost popularity due to the prevalence of resistance equipment that isolate individual muscles. Push-ups and chin-ups can help you increase strength and improve muscle tone and definition,...
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