Everyday we find an excuse for not exercising. But is any excuse a valid excuse, if it compromises your health and can lead to a debilitating sickness in the long run? So we challenged our editor to come up with a 101 reasons to exercise, to counter every conceivable excuse in the book for skipping your daily dose of exercise. Here are a hundred and one reasons why you must exercise, and how they...

Gone are the days when young children of schools would indulge more in outdoor games and activities. Every Sunday would be spent playing cricket outdoors in scorching heat of sun. Today we seldom see our young children even playing a board game indoors. They play chess and even cricket on the computer. Their hours are spent sitting in front of the idiot box or playing computer games. Our young...

High blood pressure is also called hypertension. Because the symptoms may not show up for years, hypertension earned the name the "silent killer. High blood pressure is defined as the pressure of blood against the walls of the blood vessels and arteries. When the heart contracts it pushes blood through your arteries with varying force. There is a difference between high blood pressure...

Dancercise is a combination of exercise and dancing to lose those excess pounds or just for fun. This program emphasizes increased agility and coordination through aerobics dance exercise.I tell my clients, ‘Movement creates energy and energy breathes life into your soul. I give you the tools to dig in and see what really drives you.

Pilates will continue to grow as one of the nation's most popular fitness trends. Based on the century-old teachings of Joseph Pilates, this artful discipline was originally designed to give dancers muscle strength without added bulk. This form of exercise is ideal for individuals seeking to improve strength, posture, flexibility and body awareness. Every Pilates exercise movement requires control...

Not many people believe that a change in one’s sleeping habits can have an impact on weight loss. But this is a fact that it will affect your weight. Maintaining a healthy and well shaped body is a dream for every person and it can be achieved without much trouble. There are two ways through which you can control your weight, the first one is to control your diet and the second is through...

Goal setting is one of the greatest keys to success of all time. Think of goals like road maps. If you don't have a destination, how will you get anywhere? When you know exactly where you want to go, it is much easier to plan out and execute. Goals, especially when written down and given a deadline, build your motivation and persistence. When you can picture yourself in the future of how you want...

So to answer this question you need to know that no amount of physical activity can give you your desired body if it is not coupled with bodybuilding nutrition and a total body workout. Actually, it is the bodybuilding nutrition that is the most vital factor in building the best body. But I will give you ten rules for building that good body.

If you want to get fitter, or try to lose some weight, the first point of call is your diet. You decide what you should cut back on and what you should add to your diet to achieve your goals. The second thing that you will probably consider is a good exercise program. In most peoples views a good exercise program will initially consist of some type of cardio exercise. After this some people may...

How many times have you made the excuse that you do not have time to eat healthy, exercise, or even get control of your finances? I admit that I am guilty of doing this; especially with the things I am not crazy about in the first place. One of the biggest reasons for our “lack of time” is the TV. A recent study done by Nielson shows that the average American household now has more TVs than...

Exercises with resistance bands provide all the workout of free weights, and more. How? The disadvantage of using free weights is that the majority of the work is done when you first begin moving the weight. By the time the motion is complete momentum has taken over some what. When exercising with resistance bands the opposite is true. The resistance of the tube increases with it's length, meaning...

Does it matter to you if you're overweight? That you feel lousy, day in and day out? That you're dragging yourself around, unable to do what you want to do? That your quality of life isn't as good as it should be? Martina believes it does matter. And she wants to help.

Aerobics are the only exercise that can burn fat, while sensible eating prevents fat from accumulating on your muscles. However some people have specific problem spots-arms, thighs, love-handles at the waist, etc. ­which stubbornly droop even after having lost fat.

The idea is that you should have in your corner, a certain minimum level of fitness for the daily requirements of life. And, if you have taken heed and acted on it, you are already - or well on the way to getting - fit.

What do you want to be first thing in the morning? Energetic Fresh. Vibrantly alive. You can be all these and more - because the key to them lies, in your hands! What you need to do is start your body's energy cycle that lasts for the entire day.