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Returning to Working Out Following a Layoff Falling off the wagon and failing to get to the gym on a regular basis is common and occurs for many reasons. They may include an approaching deadline for work, a recent injury, family commitments, or a general lack of motivation. Getting back into an effective exercise routine can be easy but it requires patience. You will be more successful starting slow and being patient than if you dive in full speed ahead with unrealistic expectations. A reference to a popular children’s story…

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The Names of stretches and The Importance in Fitness

February 15, 2017February 14, 2017 howliven Lateral Neck Flexion, Names of stretches, stretches, stretches name0 comment

Before we explore the names of stretches, it’s important to stress how vital stretching is to your fitness routine. It really doesn’t matter if your regime happens to be, Cardio, Cycling, Running, Weight training, MMA fighting, you need to stretch as part it. Preferably everyone needs to be stretching before and after a workout, a good way around this is to set aside a time for warm up so all the muscles can be stretched out throughly . So why is stretching your muscles important? The muscles, even those you may…

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4 Effective Ways to Stay Motivated During Exercise

December 28, 2016 howliven Motivated During Exercise0 comment

Abruptly received drained of ones work out routines? We have all been there, and that i know it is challenging to maintain up together with your gym schedule or physical exercise whenever you have other important factors to do. At times it can appear to be a chore. But to keep up a wholesome way of life exercising is critical. Plus, if you want to shed excess weight, exercising will help you reach that entire body you’ve always needed a lot more speedily. So the place could you get that…

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Will super sets help you build muscle

December 1, 2016November 26, 2016 howliven superset muscle building, superset muscle building workout0 comment

It’s a very good question I think, an one that deserves a bit of looking into. As I see them becoming more and more popular, if you look in any fitness magazine today you will nearly always see a super set in a program in there somewhere. On the surface, they do seem like a good technique to apply to your program. They basically involve working to opposing muscle groups back to back without any rest between sets. Usually, this technique would be applied to antagonistic muscle groups much like…

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The main reasons you’re not building muscle

November 29, 2016November 26, 2016 howliven building muscle, building muscle fails0 comment

If you are training regularly, there is nothing more frustrating than not noticing any changes. I mean there is no greater compliment that when someone you have seen in awhile says ‘you look bigger or have you being working out’. Let’s face it if you ever had that happen you it’s a great feeling your ego just fills the room. On the other hand, if you are training day after day and not noticing any results or no one else is seeing them it can be frustrating. You can get…

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Exercises for building bigger arms

November 27, 2016November 26, 2016 howliven bigger arms Exercises, building bigger arms0 comment

Everyone wants bigger arms, next to a six pack it’s the most sought after feature. As fair as your visible body goes your arms are the first part someone will look at to gauge how strong and muscular you are. It’s also the first place you will really notice change when you start lifting weights. There’s no fella alive that can say they haven flexed in a mirror after a workout when no one’s looking to see if there’s any improvement. Similarly when you have being putting in the hours…

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How to really get a six pack

November 26, 2016 howliven get six pack, six pack guide0 comment

Who doesn’t want a beautifully sculpted stomach? Having a well-defined midsection is a goal that many people have, yet very few seem to be able to achieve. While it is certainly easier to focus on biceps, triceps and deltoids they are nowhere near as impressive as a set of finally toned abdominals. Often the core muscles are neglected or simply over looked in favour of doing another big arms session. There are a lot of people out there with really impressive physics really big powerful shoulders and chest yet they…

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Steps to designing an effective workout routine

November 26, 2016November 26, 2016 howliven design effective workout routine, effective workout routine, workout routine0 comment

If you have found yourself reading this article, I’ll assume that you are looking or at least interested in designing your own workout routines. So am going to give you all the information that you require to design the most effective and efficient workouts possible for you, your body type, experience level, your work and life schedule and of course the most important what your actual goals are be it strength endurance, flexibility or weight loss. To do this I will outline what I consider to be the 7 key…

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The best diet plan for building muscle

November 22, 2016 howliven building muscle diet plan, muscle building diet plan0 comment

Everybody knows building muscle isn’t easy, it requires hard work and a lot of dedication, not just at the gym but in the kitchen too. That dedication will pay off when you can look at yourself in the mirror and be proud of what you see. Regardless of your reasons for wanting to build muscle everyone deep down wants to look good naked, the fitness, body building industry’s are all built on vanity. With that in mind building lean muscle requires large amounts of calories, which if not controlled properly…

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Diabetes and Changing Habits

November 8, 2016 howliven Diabetes, diabetes exercise0 comment

There are many reasons why a diabetic needs to exercise but the problem is adjusting, either the tablets/capsules, or adjusting insulin taken as you get fitter and stronger. Obviously it will depend on the type of exercise done by any diabetic on a regular basis. In the last 20 years there have been many empirical studies conclusively proving the benefit of exercise for diabetes. It will not happen overnight as it requires a lifestyle change which takes at least three months to settle down. If you are a diabetic on…