Create your Home Gym with Minimum of Equipment (by Isabel Curini )
Training at home could prove as a good solution for the ones interested. The effectiveness of this type of training could compare to the one of working out in the gym, as long as some factors are considered. The first...
Does abs work for spot reduction or not ? ( by Isabel Curini )
Burning fat from the abdomen through exercises specially destined to the abdominal muscles was, is and will always be one of the most resistant myths. Almost all the people with a big belly take up, with a lot of determination, sit-ups, crunches, side-bends, twists, etc., hoping that...
Exercise - Hydration before, during and after physical effort ( by Isabel Curini )
Hydrating, like diet, is extremely important in fitness and in sport in general. If the body does not get enough calories during physical effort, it can take them from its own 'deposits' of adipose tissue, or even from the muscular proteins; but...
Exercise with a Fitness Trainer ( by Isabel Curini )
Even in the case of general fitness, training has its own well established rules. These rules refer to different aspects of doing the exercises: dosing (the number of series), repeating, intensity, rhythm, etc; but...
Exercise with best results ( by Isabel Curini )
The problem of setting the training at a certain moment in the day is more serious than it appears to be. The choice of the period when we train depends on more factors. It's clear from the start that we cannot consider the period of three hours after every main meal, because...
Fitness Training - How to Make it More Effective ( by Isabel Curini )
1. Number of trainings. What's most necessary for making a fitness program more effective is establishing a certain number of trainings every week. It is considered that the minimum number of trainings is...
How to Deal with Muscle Cramps ( by Isabel Curini )
Muscle cramps are temporary contractions of the muscles and they usually appear during physical effort. The sensation is similar to the one you have when you feel a strong, involuntary tightening of the muscle group that you can't control any more. There are many causes...
Technique in Weight Training ( by Isabel Curini )
Technique in weight training is very important for achieving the expected progress, but also for protecting the body of the sportsman. The first important thing is to learn correctly the basic movements. In this type of training there is...
The Importance of Stretching ( by Isabel Curini )
...Even before the term itself and the specific methods gained individuality, stretching was used a lot, especially in sports or activities which require a very good mobility of the joints and special muscle suppleness (gymnastics, martial arts, ballet, etc.). The positions specific to...
The Routine of the Training ( by Isabel Curini )
In order to be effective, fitness training must be well assimilated and personalized. The process of learning and mastering the exercises properly takes a lot of time. Many of the movements must be practiced until they become automatisms; this way, the focus will be on...
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