The Benefits of Aerobic Exercise

Fat Burning When you exercise aerobically, your body draws on fat as one of its energy sources. Fat burning enzymes are increased in your body and these enzymes are needed in order to get lean. Aerobic exercise builds your oxygen-processing capacity. Fat is burned...

Body Composition

Body  Composition Definition: The percentage of your body weight composed of fat compared to fat-free mass. In our society, scale watching has become an American obsession. However, the scale can’t tell you how fat a person is, because both fat and muscle, as well as...

Rest and Sleep

It is important to Rest and Sleep To achieve maximum results on any exercise program, there must be a balance between the following three variables: • A training program of progressive overload • Nutrition to energize the body and build and repair new tissue • Enough...

Stress Reducers

Stress is a normal occurrence in our world of everyday life. It can be defined as good or bad, depending on the person and situation. An example of good stress could be daily exercise. A bad stress example could be losing a loved one. According to Medicorp’s Reference...

Supplementation

According to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, dietary supplements are defined as: • products (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: a vitamin, mineral, amino acid,...