Things to know about rest pause

How might resting during power lifting assist you with accomplishing your objectives? All things considered, by resting or taking a 10-to 15-second pause between every rep, you can really assist with expanding your solidarity and muscle hypertrophy.

Rest-pause training separates one set into various smaller than-expected sets, with 10-to 15-second in the middle. This procedure helps exhaust the muscle strands, however, can likewise assist with getting through testing strength and development levels.

In the event that you’ve been weightlifting for some time and are hoping to wrench things up a score, there are a lot of procedures you can hope to consolidate to build power and quick track results.

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What Happens to Your Body When You Suddenly Stop Exercising?

Are you also the one who does regular workouts and then suddenly stops it? Let us face the truth – yes, it is true with almost everybody around because exercising regularly is a bit of a difficult task. Most people never enter a gym, nor do they become so obsessed with running marathons. And even those who end up going for exercise at some point in their lives – suddenly stop it due to laziness or any injury or maybe any other circumstances.

ACE YOUR WORKOUTS WITH THE RIGHT ROOM TEMPERATURE

As random as it may sound but yes, there IS an ideal room temperature for workout. As you would know, there are multiple factors that work in tandem to make a workout session successful. Room temperature being one of them. In outdoor workouts, temperature cannot be controlled and since it is natural with more air and usually sunlight, it does the body good.

But it becomes important when it comes to indoor / closed room workouts, such as in gym or fitness studios.

Physical Exercise for Brain Development and Stimulation

It cannot be emphasised enough that working out help us not only physically but also mentally and emotionally. It is a well-known fact that exercise stimulates the brain and help release dopamine, which is the happy hormone. That is why you must have heard many times that people went for a run or hit the gym because they were feeling low.

But did you know that this is just the tip of the iceberg? Exercising has numerous benefits for the brain development. Today, let’s explore those.

Benefits of Flexibility

More often than not, you would have stumbled upon this word – FLEXIBILITY. Many times it is either yourself or your fitness trainer who says you are/are not flexible enough. When you cannot push or stretch a muscle beyond a certain point, you say you aren’t very flexible. And many a times, you find yourself in a position that hurts or even cramps a muscle (set) because of low flexibility. While this term is easily skipped in fitness, it is equally important in overall well-being as it improves body’s day to day agility and performance.

Today, explore the importance of flexibility and how stretching can help you be your flexible best.

Destination Workout

A new trend in the fitness industry is Destination Workouts. What are they you ask? It’s about a fitness and travel enthusiast traveling to various locations all across and working out in a natural environment. It gives a raw feel when you work out amidst nature and with no gym equipment support.

The workout focuses on strength training as well as cardio, while using your body weight and what nature has to offer. Sometimes, a few people also include basic equipment if nothing is available in the surroundings. The impact is not only on your physical body but also your mental well-being as nature makes you happy!

Dieting-A Good Diet

Diet – a phenomena so famous that everyone knows this much-loved trend. As discussed in my article, DIETING – An introduction to mindful eating and Bad Weight Loss Diets to Avoid, diet is what makes or breaks your health. No matter what your goal is, being mindful about dieting will accelerate your journey towards your fitness goals.

Now that we know what type of diets to avoid, let’s discuss the good side of diets – HEALTHY AND GOOD DIET.

Keep That Cholesterol Under Control

You must be well aware of this infamous word – CHOLESTEROL. You must also know someone who suffers from high cholesterol levels or someone who is struggling to keep the cholesterol level low.

First things first, NOT ALL CHOLESTEROL IS BAD. Surprised?

Today, let’s break down this demonized word and understand what exactly it is, how it supports as well as harms the body, and what can we do to maintain it at a healthy level.

Tuning In To The Power Of Music

Keeping yourself on track to stay focused on your fitness goals can be hard. There are a lot of things to do, too many distractions around and too little time to finish it all. Sounds familiar? Let’s face it, we’ve all been there.  But all you need is get yourself up and running requires determination and self discipline. Motivational speeches and talks work for some, but they may seem a little too clichéd for some. Personally, I really think music can do wonders in terms of pumping you up, if you manage to find the right track.

Five Tips to Stay Motivated in Your Fitness Journey

As I have emphasised in my earlier posts, fitness is not a goal but a journey, which one must undertake with focus and discipline. The fifth month of the new year is over and at times the determination that we started with also reduces and so does the frequency to go to the fitness centre. This is also the time of the year, when new year resolutions, which seemed so strong, now seems to waver. Here are five tips which helped me, and would probably help you stay on track :