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Even cyclists don't always do their exercise outdoors. Cycling may not always mean going to places with their bikes as the weather may not permit it at all times. But that doesn't end a cyclists hope to go on with his training even when Mother Nature wouldn't allow him to. Exercise bike stands have made indoor cycling possible. And the best thing about it is that you can use the same bike for both outdoor cycling and indoor cycling. This is the alternative to more expensive stationary bikes. All you have to do when you cycle indoors with this is mount your bike into the stand. And you are on your way to go, but not literally. Cyclists join competitions and races for fun and fitness purposes. But as winter season and the rainy season, they're left with no choice but to stay at home. But for cyclists to retain their endurance, they need to go on with their training so when the next seasons come, their bodies are ready for the long ride again. Indoor bike trainers have b...

The belly fat is due to the storage of excess fats all over the body especially in the tummy region. This disease can bring about formidable consequences. People suffering with belly fats are prone to heart related troubles and cholesterol problems. There is also a risk of cancer in the colon when you suffer with belly fats. It is best to depend on natural ways of belly fat reduction especially the exercising methods. The toe circles and the leg cycling are couple of finest exercises to strain the abdomen region to get rid of belly fats. The toe circle exercise can be done in the bed in the morning and in the night before you get up and when you go to sleep respectively. Lie on a flat surface on your back. Keep your legs parallel together. Lay down your arms on the floor as well. Take good breathes and prepare your body mentally for exercise. Breathe in slowly and by mild exhalation, raise your legs off the floor and ensure that you keep your legs together. Also, legs must be kept ...

During pregnancy, regular exercise is essential for you if you want to have a healthy delivery. There are exercises designed for pregnant women and most of them are actually so simple you can do them while enjoying at the same time. Your health and the health of your baby are very important so before you try any of these exercise routines, ensure that you have the approval of your doctor. Pregnancy exercises should be kept simple but effective at the same time. Walking is definitely best described by those two words that is why it is one of the exercises you should keep doing all throughout the stages of your pregnancy. Enjoy walking for at least 30 minutes 3 or 4 times a week to strengthen your knee joints and leg muscles. Walking is effective in strengthening the abs as well. There's no way you cannot swim while you are pregnant. Most pregnant women consider swimming as the best form of exercise since it allows them to take advantage of the water's buoyancy and just relie...

Losing weight is not at all a difficult task for the people having the right information, at the right moment along with the right tools to use. Losing weight is one of the major concerns of the obese people these days because surplus weight not only makes them appear unattractive but also accompanies along some major health problems. According to various studies, maximum number of heart problems, diabetes and other ailments are found in the overweight people. Therefore, if you are storing surplus fat in your body, you need to follow some effective and healthy diet plans in addition to various weight loss exercises in order to reduce your weight. Listed below are the top ten belly fat exercises that are proven to generate fruitful results. 1. Jogging With the help of jogging, you will be able to reduce a considerable amount of weight by burning about 500-550 calories/hour. Apart from burning the calories, you will get enough time to think on various matters while jogging. This exerc...

This article will give you a general Exercise bike review, essential for anyone who is not familiar with this fantastic exercising machine. Often referred as Stationary Bicycle; an Exercise Bike is a special purpose bicycle designed specifically as an exercise machine rather than a transportation option. It is referred to as bicycle because of its striking resemblance with an ordinary bicycle. As the name implies; stationary bicycle, it is obvious that these exercise bikes are made without wheels. Even then, the exercise bike has got many common bicycle parts like: * Saddle * Pedals * Handlebars * A comfy seat 2. A Mini Exercise Bike Some exercise bikes, also called as Mini Exercise Bicycles, doesn't contain the handlebars or the saddles since they are designed for only exercise purpose, while others are equipped with saddle and handlebar that can serve the purpose of a trainer for bicycle ride. Various Models of an Exercise Bike: There are various types of exercise ...

In today's world less and less time is spent on our health. Exercising has become a very small priority in many of our lives. We all know that we should exercise and while many of us want to, we feel that exercise just simply would not fit into our current life style for various reasons. Exercise is particularly important when trying to lose weight. I bet you know this and the other benefits of exercise as well as the next person. We all do. However, the majority of people continue to either do the least amount of exercise they can or simply do none at all. If we all know the benefits, then why are we not doing enough exercise? Let's consider four common excuses and what we can do about them. No Time to Exercise? This is one of the main reasons for lack of exercise. However, it is not about the amount of time we have available but how we use it. Look at what your do on a daily basis. Could you get up half an hour earlier and fit something in? How about the hour or s...

Cycling is a fun and enjoyable activity and a good way to improve your health. It makes you feel better about yourself and most importantly. It is a good way to lose weight quick and easy if you enjoy riding a bike. As a preferred choice to lose weight cycling can reduce the risk of serious illnesses such as heart disease, obesity and high blood pressure. It also shows that you care about the environment by not contributing to the carbon omissions while at the same time you stay in good shape. Cycling is a good way to show that you care about public health and your own. It is a good way of improving your balance and all round coordination. Cycling each day generally enhances physical well-being and promotes mental health. Besides all the other listed factors. Cycling is usually and enjoyable way of getting around and exploring places. It brings about positive attitudes on how we feel and view the world. Cycling is also proven to be effective from the aerobics point of view. R...

Getting Started Visiting a cycling shop to purchase a bicycle, or joining the local cycling club may be your first step toward fitness through cycling. The advantages of cycling as an exercise medium of choice include the low level of impact cycling has upon your knees, as well as the enjoyment that one gets out of it. Indeed cycling is unique as a sport in that it takes you out into the countryside and allows you to step outside of your busy schedule to enjoy the scenery of your area, all the while giving you an excellent workout. Of course cycling can be done with the aspiration of winning the Tour de France, or simply to enjoy a Sunday morning spin around your chosen cycling route. Training and equipment for cycling thus logically vary in accordance to your individual needs. Most importantly you should wear a good cycling helmet, complying with safety standards and fitted properly to your head. Next a pair of cycling shorts will give you some welcome relief over a ride longer th...

Hello and welcome to "5 Great Exercise Routines", the aim of this article is to give beginners (or re-starters) to regular exercise some good options to consider before getting into it. I have only included types of exercise with which I am personally experienced, this way I can highlight both the major benefits and potential problems, this knowledge will allow you to take the good and leave the bad from whatever exercise routines you decide upon. First up we are going to have a close look at boxing, now before you recoil in horror from this violent and challenging sport please understand that I'm not suggesting you jump in at the deep end with sparring sessions and fights. That part comes later if you personally decide it should, what we are looking at in this article are the sometimes overlooked benefits of regular boxing exercise. The first is greatly increased stamina, after a few regular training sessions (and especially if you stick to it) your lung power wi...

There are many reasons to why we would want to lengthen our legs. Whether you just want to improve your looks with longer legs or want to actually increase your height, there are a few exercises to lengthen legs. Let's take a look at these exercises and what kind of results you can expect from them. Please keep in mind that I mainly write from the perspective of growing taller. Two Types of Exercises to Lengthen Legs From my experience, there are mainly two exercises to lengthen your legs naturally: Sprinting; Cycling I suppose you could also lengthen your legs naturally with certain stretching exercises; however, I have not tried them out and thus cannot write about it. For this reason I want to focus on the sprinting and cycling exercises; two exercises that can measurably lengthen your legs. Lengthening Your Legs with Sprints Whether you use sprinting or cycling exercises to lengthen your legs, they both aim to achieve the same thing: Making use of the spaces between...

If you are looking for the ultimate aerobic workout to add to your women's fitness and exercise program, give indoor cycling a whirl. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this indoor cycling exercise, I'll try and explain it a bit. Indoor Cycling is an aerobic exercise that takes place on a specially designed stationary bicycle called a spinning bike. In a class of other stationary cyclists, you pedal while motivating music plays and an instructor talks you through a visualization of an outdoor cycling workout. Emulating hill climbing and traveling down hill, you are sometimes pedaling as fast as you can, other times cranking up the tension and pedaling slowly from a standing position. Cycling helps you to focus inward and to work on your mind and your body. This is an ultimate workout for any women's fitness program. Cycling burns a big bunch of calories, if you feel the need to count them that is. An average 340 to 450 calories can be burned in 45 minutes. Cycling...

Losing fat is not an easy goal. However, if you get advice from a professional or follow some tried-and-tested methods, the goal can be a bit easier to achieve. If you have been looking for an expert, we suggest that you follow the tips given below. The tips may help you shed the extra fat. Read on to know more. Heavy Weights As far as workouts are concerned, you may not want to ditch heavy weights. For most people who want to burn the extra fat, lifting heavy weights for 5 to 8 reps is a good idea. Moreover, focusing on big lifts, such as bench press, deadlift, and squat works for most people. We suggest that you go as heavy as you can. Use Supersets According to experts, resistance training does help with fat loss; however, you may not want to follow the straight-sets method. Aside from this, you may want to rearrange your workouts. For instance, you can add supersts, dropsets and circuits for better results. Moreover, you may want to keep your heart beating fast and take sho...

What does Edward Cullen and Insulin levels have in common? Nothing really but you would think vampires have an appreciation for the effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels! Anyways to look as lean as Robert Pattinson does for the Twilight series, you might want to try Carb Cycling to loose fat but not muscle along the way. So shoveling breads, cereals, and pastas into yourself as if it's a race to the finish, is not the answer. Eating meals or snacks like this which are high in carbohydrates will send your blood glucose level into outer space. To counter for this rapid rise, your pancreas secretes the hormone insulin into the bloodstream which lowers the levels of blood glucose. This insulin level caused by excess carbohydrates will ultimately promote the accumulation of body fat. OOPS and that's what we don't want! In other words, if we eat too many carbohydrates, we're sending a hormonal message to store fat. However, regulating your blood sugar level is...

Help I'm Stuck Being Fat! Every time I hauled myself onto the scales it was same result just a different day: no loss or a little more weight put on.  Even when I mustered the willpower to keep going with a diet I'd cruise along just fine for the first few days and then it all came to a sudden halt.  The scales rising just like my discouragement.  Even when I did manage to lose a little fat, I wasn't sure it was strictly fat. Wouldn't it be great if there was a better way?  Well, there is.  There is the world's easiest diet method.  It is so easy that the Internets number one diet developed its entire fat loss program around this idea.  It is a very popular approach used by bodybuilders to strip fat from their muscles with out losing any muscle itself.  Its called Caloric Cycling or Calorie Cycling. The Nuts and Bolts of Calorie Cycling The way caloric cycling works is by keeping the body not knowing what is coming next..  You see, the bo...

Stress is a part of everyday life and a certain amount of stress can usually be dealt with pretty effectively. However, when it builds to the point that it is seemingly ever present, steps need to be taken to significantly reduce the effects it has on the body. We live in a very fast-paced world and there seems to be less and less time for relaxing and just letting our minds rest. All that takes a toll on our mental outlook and our health in general. The results include headaches, stomach ailments, sleep problems and deteriorating well being. Since we cannot eliminate stress from our lives we need to find a way to better deal with it and to treat the symptoms before they become incapacitating. Perhaps one of the best stress relievers is physical activity. It does not matter whether you put on your cycling jersey and head out for a stimulating ride or lace up a pair of boxing gloves to take out your tension on a punching bag or any of dozens of other outlets. Just the act of releasin...

What I love about cycling is the fact that it's very enjoyable, it gets me outside seeing places that I might not otherwise see, and is very beneficial to my health. So, as well as being a lot of fun, cycling is also a great way to get fit and can result in many health benefits too. So in what ways is cycling good for you? There are a number of ways in which your body benefits from cycling, though perhaps the most important in terms of helping to extend your life are the cardiovascular benefits. Cycling is what's known as 'aerobic' exercise. Aerobic exercise uses, and improves, the consumption of oxygen in the body. While this in itself may not sound like anything special, it actually results in a number of benefits... In terms of the heart, cycling can strengthen the heart muscle which means it's stronger and can pump blood more efficiently. It also strengthens the muscles used for respiration, and hence helps the flow of air in and out of the lungs. The whol...

Physical activity is very important in order to be fit and healthy. Regular physical activities could help protect from diseases or disorders such as heart disease, mental illness, cancer, arthritis, diabetes and even obesity. Cycling regularly is one of the best physical activities you can do to greatly reduce the risk of health problems. It is healthy, low-impact form of exercise that could be enjoyed by people of all ages. Also, it's less expensive and environment friendly. Bicycling is a great way to get some exercise for heavy people. It is easy on the joints. But if you'd like to take on longer bicycle rides, the discomforts experienced by all cyclists will be doubled or even tripled. But do not be discouraged. The point is, if you start feeling pain, simply stop. Do not push yourself until your bottom is sore or your hands are numb. Rest and then start again when all your ailments are healed. As a heavy rider, you'll be putting more strain on your knees, rear, an...

Cycling is good for the health; LED bike lights and your choices Obviously cycling is good for your health! But just how good is it? Of all the fitness related sports and activities, cycling is one of the best because it is very easy on the body. Cycling is a low impact sport, which unlike running does not place undue pressure on joints or bones. Professional and keen cyclists can enjoy fitness levels which are comparable to people ten years younger than themselves! That's no small thing when one considers how much fun cycling is. Riding a cycle is green, cheap and good for you; so what more could we ask for? Good safety awareness is paramount and a responsible rider knows this and ensures their equipment is well maintained and that they have all of the legal requirements on their cycle such as good lighting. LED bike lights are an excellent choice, inexpensive to buy and excellent as far as power consumption is concerned LED bike lights are fast becoming the light of choice for ...

Sodium is the most important mineral that is lost in sweat during prolonged exercise. Marathon runners are particularly susceptible to hyponatremia, a deficiency of sodium. Other important electrolytes include magnesium, potassium and calcium. In addition to electrolytes, several key vitamins that are important for energy metabolism, including vitamin B3, B5, B6, B12 and folic acid. Zinc and chromium are co-factors for the enzymes involved in energy production. Vitamin C and zinc are antioxidants that help reduce oxidative stress that occurs after strenuous activity. Recent studies have shown an increase in plasma homocysteine in athletes after strong physical activity. Vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid help reduce homocysteine levels. Calcium, vitamin C and Aloe vera may also aid in recovery after strenuous physical activity. Calcium Calcium participates in muscle contraction and nerve transmission. Calcium is a component of bone, and is particularly important for female a...

Thinking about treadmills, workouts for long hours, restrictions on food to get that perfect figure makes your hair stand on end. But just don't fret because now you can lose weight in a cool way, which is by enjoying your favorite sports. Ever imagined that you can lose weight through sports? Believe me it is one of the best way to lose weight and stay healthy. So what are these sports? Running Running - Running is the best way to stay fit and lose weight. Running can be a great fun and can work wonders on your body if taken up seriously. Running can be very beneficial for people who want to maintain their normal weight and to those people who want to shed those extra pounds which is causing problem to maintain their normal weight. If your are obese and are thinking about taking running as a way to lose weight then think twice because you might harm yourself more rather than reaping the gain out of it. If a person is already obese, running can put a strain on his muscle join...