Monthly Archives: September 2007
New Guide Lines for Health and Fitness
In February 1995, the center for disease control and prevention together with the American college of sports medicine (ACSM) jointly released a new recommendation for physical activity. The new guideline stated that “every American adult should get 30 minutes or … Continue reading
Principles of Resistance Training
The principles of exercise intensity, duration, frequency, overload, progression, and specificity apply to resistance training as well as aerobic training. Intensity and Duration For muscular development and health enhancement, the intensity of resistance training may be set by selecting a … Continue reading
How Water Helps you in Keeping Good Health
Next to air, water is the substance most necessary for survival. Most everything in the body occurs in a water medium. Although people can live without vitamins and minerals for extended periods, death results within a few days without water.Water … Continue reading
Mascular Strength Building Exercise
Anaerobic Exercise Strength development exercises are anaerobic. Anaerobic literally means “without oxygen,” and when applied to exercise, it refers to high intensity physical activities in which oxygen demand is above the level that can be supplied during performance. Short term … Continue reading
Circulation – The Heart, Blood and Blood Vessels
Although the figures are foreboding, substantial progress has occurred during the last 40 years. The death rate for cardiovascular diseases has declined by approximately 51 % since 1950.Although an impressive accomplishment, it is somewhat diminished by the fact that cardiovascular … Continue reading
How You Can Improve Flexibility In Your Body
Measuring flexibility is rather difficult, and several instruments have been developed for this purpose. Probably the most widely used device is the goniometer. This device is a protractor like device that measures the range of motion about a specific joint. … Continue reading
Cardiovascular Disease – A Twentieth-Century Phenomenon
Cardiovascular disease, a relatively rare event 100 years ago, reached epidemic proportions during the middle of the twentieth century. The term angina pectoris was introduced into the medical literature by william heberden, a british physician, in the latter part of … Continue reading
Tips for the Stretching Exercise to get a Healthy Body
Muscles must contract for movement to occur. The contracting muscles are called agonists and are the prime movers. For an agonist to contract, shorten, and produce movement, a reciprocal lengthening of its antagonists must occur. For example, when the biceps … Continue reading