The more frequent your workouts, the faster your weight loss – the equation is simple; the effort sometimes is not. So what can you do to burn calories outside of the gym? Plenty! Here are 5 very simple ideas:

Hot to burn calories by using the stairs You know choosing the stairs over the elevator or the escalator burns calories – but do not stop there, says Pierre Garcia of New York City’s Peak Performance. (more…)

Continued from CrossFit: Diet and Beginner Principles. The CrossFit workouts develop 10 aspects of physical fitness: cardiorespiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy.

The CrossFit workouts are designed in such a way that the exercises in the program change frequently. What is the benefit of frequently changing your workouts?

Doing so keeps your body constantly guessing as to what is coming next, hence your body does not adapt to any particular exercise. (more…)

Continued from CrossFit Training. The diet and beginner principles of CrossFit include:

Eat a “caveman”-type diet that emphasizes lean meats, vegetables, nuts, seeds and fruits, while minimizing intake of simple sugars. Eat enough calories to support exercise but not enough to promote obesity.

Do whole-body exercises. Practice major lifts, such as deadlifts, snatches, squats, presses and clean and jerks.

Do dumbbell and kettlebell exercises, such as swings, thrusters, one-arm snatches and overhead squats. Also, do basic gymnastic exercises on the floor, rings and parallel bars. (more…)

Tai chi is sometimes described as “meditation in motion.” Originally developed in China as a form of self-defense, this graceful form of exercise has existed for about 2,000 years. It’s becoming increasingly popular around the world, both as a basic exercise program and as a complement to other health care methods. (more…)

Have you heard recent news about fish oil possibly being bad for building muscle? If you have, what do you think about that? Do you agree? But what is the logic behind this anyway? Why would fish oil be bad for building muscles? Here is the short story: (more…)