by Sandra | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, 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...
by Sandra | Mar 14, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Nutrition & Dietary
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...
by Sandra | Mar 13, 2015 | Blog, Bodybuilding, Exercise, Weight Training
Increases Muscle Mass and Tone Weight training makes your muscles grow by increasing the size of your muscle fibers and storing more glycogen in the muscles. (Two factors contribute to hypertrophy: sarcoplasmic hypertrophy, which focuses more on increased muscle...
by Sandra | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog, Exercise, Nutrition & Dietary
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...
by Sandra | Mar 10, 2015 | Blog
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...