Bodyweight training is fast, effective, accessible, and the best way into training. With a progressive, consistent approach, elite levels of fitness can be forged in this manner. After all, the body and its environment are really all most humans have ever had to train with. Bodyweight calisthenics is the backbone of Georges Hebért’s Natural Method and the training
(Natural News) Researchers from the U.S. and China recently revealed that any type of physical activity could reduce overall death risk. The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that even 10 minutes of moderate, leisurely activities – like walking and gardening – can reduce the risk of all-cause death. This correlation increased more for people
By Scott Charland, MA, SCCC, CSCS Four minutes isn’t a long enough time to experience any meaningful results for a well-conditioned athlete, bodybuilder or weightlifter, let alone develop the aerobic system and result in anaerobic strength gains. Right? Not exactly. The four-minute workout proclaiming the dramatic results was used by Olympic athletes and the results
Bodybuilder and gym owner Kyl Raggio adopted a vegan diet five weeks ago Was intrigued about the benefits of the diet after watching a documentary He says he already feels stronger and his ‚brain is working better‘ A bodybuilder who adopted a vegan diet as an ‚experiment‘ claims he now performs better on a plant-based
What if you have a few minutes only, a little time before you get back to work, pick up the kids, go to your next appointment? Do you get in a quick workout in or scroll through the posts on your phone? The exercises that follow can be done in a quarter of an hour. They are
For the record, I’m not a fan of bodyweight only workouts. Here’s why: One of the questions I hear a lot of other trainers get is “Can we do a really cool bodyweight-only workout that can get me really muscular and jacked?” My answer in one word-no. That’s the bad news. Now before everyone asks to have
A physical therapist explains the benefits of this all-fours move that strengthens your core, glutes, shoulders, hips, and more. When you think of crawling, you probably think of adorable little rugrats. But according to Mayo Clinic physical therapist Danielle Johnson, crawling is an essential move for grown-ups too. She actually does it every day—and she’s not
“Stop slouching.” “Sit up straight.” “Your posture is just horrendous.” Posture bullies are the worst, aren’t they? Chances are your mom was the biggest posture bully of all. And chances are your reaction was to want to tell her to f-off (even though deep down you knew she was right because bad posture isn’t attractive).
Source: Boosting Brain Function with Dr. Lana Morrow, Neuroscientist and Inventor
The Meat Atlas — co-published by Friends of the Earth — revealed in 2014 that up to 10 percent of Europeans follow a vegan or vegetarian diet. This number has almost certainly grown. In the last few years, the vegan movement has exploded as people are becoming aware of the health, environmental, and ethical issues
