Tag: workout
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Functional Training: Elevating Everyday Performance
Functional training emerges as a crucial concept in the landscape of fitness and exercise. It seamlessly bridges the gap between daily movements and structured workout routines. This approach to exercise enhances the natural movements we perform daily, such as bending, lifting, and reaching, thereby improving our ability to tackle day-to-day tasks with ease and efficiency.…
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Animal Flow Workout: Unleashing the Power of Movement
Animal Flow Workout is an innovative approach to fitness that blurs the lines between strength, flexibility, and mental agility. This engaging form of callisthenics does not just challenge the body; it invites you to rediscover movement through a fusion of bodyweight exercises grounded in the primal grace of animal movements. Crafted by Mike Fitch, a…
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Post-workout Nutrition: 5 Foods for a Protein Boost
Working hard at the gym is great only if you support it with adequate time for muscle recovery. As muscles use up stored glucose during exercise, making proper recovery is vital. Striking the right balance by including proteins and carbohydrates is necessary. Let’s set aside the buzz surrounding sports drinks or contrast water therapy and…
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Balancing Blood Sugar with Smart Carb Strategies
We’re all aware that carbs have the potential to spike your blood sugar levels, but what if I told you that making small changes to the carbs you consume can actually make a significant difference? To make smarter carb choices, it’s important to understand the Glycemic Index (GI). The GI ranks carbohydrates based on how…
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Muscular Hypertrophy: A Beginner’s Guide to Building Muscle
Hypertrophy training is what someone’s searching for if they’re seeking an exercise regimen that can help them gain muscle mass. The process of gaining muscle mass is called hypertrophy. It causes the body’s cells, tissues, or organs to enlarge. It leads to increased myofibril proteins (myofilaments) in each muscle fibre, the cross-sectional area. Muscular hypertrophy…