Target Heart Rate & Perceived Exertion
Exercising correctly and consistently is a vital ingredient to living a healthier, fitter, more functional life. The musclo-skeletal system requires increased oxygen during exercise. The cardio-vascular system responses by increasing your heart rate. The additional blood flow from a stronger, faster heart beat supplies your muscles with large amounts of needed oxygen.....
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Heart Rate Recovery
Heart rate recovery is a predictor of the risk of cardiac death and an effective measure of aerobic fitness level. Heart rate recovery (HRR) is the measurement of the hearts ability to recovery following exercise. HRR is the difference between your heart rate during exercise and your heart rate two minutes after exercise. Heart rate recovery is easy to measure and simple to understand. HRR does not require expensive lab tests. You can measure HRR by yourself....
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Running: Increase EPOC and Lose Weight
Exercise to increase resting metabolic rate and lose weight. Burn calories during and following running to improve fitness and lose weight. Resting metabolic rate is a key component in weight control. Use running as a tool to increase metabolism, burn more calories at rest and lose weight.

EPOC: Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC), nicknamed “the afterburn” is a measure of the bodies heightened oxygen consumption following physical activity. It is a component of a physiological process intended to erase the body’s oxygen deficient. EPOC is part of the body’s adaption to exercise and the body’s recuperation process....
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Importance of an Exercise Journal
Keep records of your workouts to optimize results. Maintain detailed notes of your exercise sessions to improve the quality of your training. Combine consistent exercise and nutrition to achieve your health and fitness goals. Live a healthier, fitter, more functional life by developing and adhering to training and nutritional strategies that produce your best results....
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Preventing Overtraining
Exercise to develop and maintain your health and fitness. Exercise is the most important tool to improve your aerobic and anaerobic fitness. Performing the proper amount of exercise is imperative to achieving peak fitness and preventing injuries. Overtraining prevention and injury prevention is best achieved through intelligent training strategies....
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Functional Kettlebell Training for the Spine
Exercise is important when you have back pain, and resistance training is especially helpful. It is essential to strengthen the body and increase anaerobic fitness. Resistance training can be performed in several forms including bodyweight exercises, barbells, dumbbells, cables, machines, resistance bands, and kettlebells....
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How Kettlebell Training Can Help Your Spine
Strengthening the spinal muscles is essential for health and fitness. Functional kettlebell training is resistance training that strengthens the spine. Kettlebell training is an extremely effective type of exercise to increase functional strength, ballistic power, endurance, and flexibility in the entire body, especially the spinal and core muscles....
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Rotator Cuff Strengthening Exercises
Strengthen your rotator cuff muscles to prevent shoulder injuries, enhance shoulder function and improve your posture. Build coordination, stabilize the shoulder joint and balance shoulder strength by utilizing the reverse pitch exercise. ...
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Preventing Work Station Repetitive Strain Injuries
The human body is designed for motion. Sitting at a work station in static positions performing repetitive motions is unhealthy. Sitting at a work station in bad posture performing repetitive motions at a poorly fitted work station is unhealthy and leads to injury. Repetitive strain injury is also known as repetitive stress injury, cumulative trauma disorder, repetitive motion disorder, occupational overuse syndrome and overuse syndrome....
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Computer Work Station Ergonomics
Correct workstation ergonomics helps lessen the possibility of acquiring a computer work station-related injury. Sitting at a computer workstation for hours is unhealthy and leads to repetitive strain injuries (RSI.) The human body is built for motion. Prolonged sitting, static positioning and repetitive motions increase the possibility of acquiring a painful and performance limiting condition....
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Proper Lifting Technique
Proper lifting technique is essential for preventing back injuries. Properly lifting technique combined with a common sense approach to lifting and carrying objects of all shapes and sizes helps prevent back injuries. Numerous cases of serious low back injuries occur when individuals twist or bent when lifting. Never twist, bend sideways or bend forward while lifting....
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Backpack Safety Advice
Back and spine conditions acquired in childhood frequently lead to adult back issues. Eliminate a chief source of youth back pain by purchasing the correct backpack and utilizing it properly. Backpacks are essential back-to-school items. Choose wisely and teach your child how to pack and wear it properly....
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