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HIIT and Its Effectiveness

HIIT and Its Effectiveness
By: Dr. Corey Mote Dr. Corey Mote is a professional natural bodybuilder, Chiropractic physician and exercise physiologist. He currently owns and manages Performance Chiropractic and Rehabilitation in Clarkesville, Georgia located an hour north of Atlanta in the US. Dr. Mote specialized mostly in personal and sports injuries. When most of us think of cardiorespiratory exercise, we think of the typical, mundane, hour-long sessions of evenly paced exercise... 

Our Kids, Our Future!!

Our Kids, Our Future!!
By Marcus Smith Marcus Smith has a very diverse background, which is littered with sporting achievements, ranging from his stint of professional rugby in Australia to playing in the Rugby World Cup Sevens in 2009. He’s  marathon runner and now striving to be one of the best Cross Fit athletes in the world, when it comes to sport and fitness,  there is little that Marcus hasn’t done or isn’t willing to try. In 2007 Marcus founded his own online... 

Recovery & Regeneration Strategies

Recovery & Regeneration Strategies
By Shaun Stafford. Ever had that next day feeling when your muscles are too sore to do anything, although you’d love to get back in the gym? For a short time, unless the sadomasochist in you comes out, it can be quite painful and uncomfortable, but the good news is that this pain is often your bodies’ way of adapting to the stress that you (or more likely, me) has put on it! This adaptation is the exact process underlying your training, and really... 

Unique Movements

Unique Movements
By Jim Brewster Lately, due mainly to time constraints, I’ve had to get creative in some of my workouts as far as how I perform an exercise. Case in point, if I have 15 minutes to do a workout (sometimes I only have ten!) and it’s back day, for example, I will employ intensity techniques as well as using the basics with heavy weights and I will reduce rest time between sets. Now, one other thing I will do is called “exercise combining”.... 

Muay Thai: an ancient combat art and a way of life.

Muay Thai: an ancient combat art and  a way of life.
By: Sue Ling Yip Photos by:Chris Linton It’s 3:00 am and I’m staring at the ceiling, tossing and turning, can’t sleep.  I keep going over the combos and the game plan in my head. I’m starving, but must make weight in the morning so no binging.  I’m nervous, I’m eager; I just want morning to come! Twelve weeks of intense preparation for this much anticipated day. Five to eight km outdoor runs in rain, snow, hail or shine.  The intense... 

Make your Dream Physique a Reality

Make your Dream Physique a Reality
Top 10 Tips to Transform your Body By: Angelique Millis Fitness Professional & Lifestyle Program Developer There are an inevitable series of nutritional stumbling blocks that many encounter in their attempt to “clean up their act” and embrace a healthy lifestyle. It’s all part of the trial and errors that we endure when on a mission for a fit and healthy body. Here are my Top 10 Tips on how you can make your transition to a fit lifestyle... 

An outline of Combat Sports

An outline of Combat Sports
Steve Drake MMA Mixed Martial Arts or MMA as it is also known is a combat sport that mixes techniques from different martial arts. Mixed martial arts didn’t become an official sport until the Ultimate Fighting Championship was established in the US in 1992. There are basically three stages during a mixed martial arts fight: Stand-up fighting, clinch fighting, and ground fighting. Stand-up fighting includes techniques such as kicking, punching,... 

Positives And Negatives In The World Of Competition

Positives And Negatives In The World Of Competition
By Danijela Crevar World of competition in body-building and fitness require a life of dedication, mental and physical strength, time, focus, energy, money. You love the way you feel and look, you enjoy every minute of this wonderful and magical sport which shapes your body as a piece of art. You came to the point where you want to take your look to next level. Is it still just a lifestyle which works wonders for you? Or is there something more in... 

So you want to be a bodybuilder?

So you want to be a bodybuilder?
Four signs to indicate that you are on the right track. By: David Robson It would be fair to say that competitive bodybuilders are a misunderstood bunch who often experience a great deal of ridicule and disparagement from people who, so limited in their bodybuilding knowledge, would not know a triceps brachii from a latissimus dorsi. With the unorthodox and, often, strange requirements necessary to develop a well-balanced, muscular physique taking... 

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy

How to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy
Eating together as a family more regularly is a good way to bring up healthy-eating kids. The fact that you are all sitting down together for a meal will make meal times more of an occasion. This will help you to plan what your family is eating more carefully. And as soon as you start thinking about the food that you’re eating, you are taking the right steps to get your children to eat healthy. Teaching your children about healthy eating requires... 
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