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Take note of the different seating position on the fitball (swissball) throughout the exercise.
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This is very interesting…
Coke -or-  Pepsi
THE Who Serves What Map

Glucaneogenesis explained.
I like the way Steve explains glucaneogenesis or the production of glucose for energy usage.
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“Resistance training increases muscle strength by pitting the muscles against a weight, such as a dumbbell or barbell. The muscle cells adapt to the extra workload by enlarging (hypertrophy) and recruiting greater numbers of nerve cells to aid contraction. Understanding the principles of muscle contraction can help you reach your fitness goals faster. It is [...]

Definitions of cardio on the Web - Google

“Twenty minutes of high intensity cardio increases your aerobic capacity (VO2max) dramatically, maintains lean muscle mass, boosts your metabolism during and after exercise, and burns more fat calories than 30-45 minutes of low intensity cardio. Sound too good to be true?”
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“Exercise intensity refers to how hard your body is working during physical activity. For maximum health benefits, the goal is to work hard but not too hard. There are a variety of ways to measure your exercise intensity to make sure your body is getting the most out of every workout. “
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“We’ve all heard the exercise guidelines that recommend we participate in 30 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity 3-5 times per week. That seems easy enough to implement. Or, does it? The duration and frequency guidelines are very straight-forward and easily defined. But, “moderate” intensity is often left to interpretation. [...]

“The HIIT group lost over 3 times as much subcutanious fat as the ET group despite of only expending less than half as many calories.”
HIIT = High Intensity Interval Training
ET = Endurance Training
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The Health & Fitness Show #042 (MP3 – 14.5MB – time 42.00)

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01.00 Exercise Type? Duration? Intensity?
02.42 Why do you want/need to exercise?
08.09 Competition - type of exercise
12.17 Why do the resistance training?
16.43 What is cardio?
22.13 Fat loss - duration
23.20 Rest
26.30 Strength Training duration
30.20 Fat loss - intensity
32.00 Heart Rate
38.00 Look after your body
40.53 GDAY [...]

Treadmills can be quite boring, but these guys have brought new meaning to the use of treadmills…I have seen similar things with DDR, but I think this is really cool.
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The other night I was shopping at my local supermarket when I noticed an interesting package lying in the middle of the carpark. With my government’s marketing campaign/scare tactics to be Terror Aware I had to check out this suspect parcel…this is what I saw as I walked towards it…

Now, this is my first [...]