Benefits of Physical Activity and Fitness Do you consider yourself physically healthy, where you can climb a flight of stairs and feel good when you get to the top? Or are you grasping the handrail totally out of breath? Regardless of which scenario fits you, it’s important to be physically healthy even if you are…
Category: Fitness
Exercises to Improve Balance
Balance Exercises Are An Important Part of Your Physical Health Balance. Without it, it would be hard to function the way we hope and want to. Standing upright would be difficult if not impossible to do. With poor balance, we are at a much greater risk of injuries and falls. Therefore, balance exercises should be…
Training Frequency and Rest Days
Training Frequency & Rest Days When it comes to muscle-building, how often you train and how often you rest are just as important as what you do when training and exercising. This is because the actually muscle-building part of the process happens not in the gym, but when you’re resting. During exercise, muscles are strained…
How to Know Whether Your Fitness Goals Are Unrealistic
How to Know Whether Your Fitness Goals Are Unrealistic Setting a new fitness goal can be exciting and add a new spark to a dying fitness flame, but sometimes we get too exuberant and overestimate our abilities. We want to challenge ourselves with a new and loftier goal, but sometimes we expect more out of…
Assisted Living-Try These Workouts In Bed
Workouts in Bed When you are living in an assisted living facility, it is not always possible to get up and go to the workout room or even go for a walk. On days when you are bedridden, such as following an illness or procedure, you should still try to move your body as much…