Exercise and Sleep Work Together for Your Wellness

Exercise and Sleep go hand in handThe fact that exercise and sleep are both critical to your health and wellness likely doesn’t come as any form of a surprise. This has been known for thousands of years and nothing has changed in that sense. However, what many of us don’t realize is how heavily linked they are.

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Workouts That Burn the Most Calories

Exercises that Burn the Most Calories

When your goal is to burn the most calories, the exercises you choose will make a considerable difference to your outcomes. While all activity will use a certain amount of energy, there are some that simply use a lot more than others. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, as everyone knows that someone who runs will use far more energy than they would if they were out for a slow stroll.

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These Exercises Are Great for a Calorie-Burning Workout

Calorie-Burning Workout ExercisesWhen you’re looking for a calorie-burning workout, there are lots of great exercises that you can throw into the mix to get the job done. Of course, the best ones for you are the ones that suit your fitness level… and that you’ll actually do.  After all, consistency is key.  If you aren’t doing them much, they won’t offer you much in return.

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Piyo Workouts: Extreme Results With Low Impact Moves

PiYo Workouts Results

There are so many wonderful workouts out there that it can be hard to pick the one that you think is right for you. If you are a runner then it’s pretty clear cut and easy to know what you’re going to do every day. Even at that though you want to mix it up so that you not only shed fat, but also build muscle.

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A Short Guide to Sandbag Training for Beginners

Sandbag Training Guide

If you are tired and bored of working with hand-weights and barbells, sandbags are most definitely for you. Sandbag training for beginners provides the most extraordinary challenge because sandbags are truly awkward to use. As with any exercise, practice enables you to gain an understanding of how sandbags are used. In your initial attempts, you may find it difficult due to the shifting nature of the sand in the bag, which requires you to do a lot of balancing work.

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How to Enjoy Your Workout and Even Look Forward to It

How to Enjoy Your WorkoutWondering if it’s possible to enjoy your workout when it’s never been the case before? That’s a very good question. After all, it’s hard to keep doing something regularly over the long term when you loathe it.  If the last thing you want to do at the start of your day or after you’ve just had a long and busy day is exercise, you’re not likely to do it often. The good news is that it’s possible to teach yourself to like exercising, so it will be much easier to keep it up.

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Sedentary Behavior Causes More than Weight Gain

Sedentary Behavior

With the way that most modern jobs work, it is not that uncommon for sedentary behaviors to be the normal more now than ever before. People are sitting at desks all day long to get things done instead of being outside and moving about. But the issue with this kind of sedentary behavior is that it is really bad for your health.

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How to Get Trim and Toned for Spring Break

Get Toned for Spring Break

Are thoughts of looking toned for spring break creeping into your head? It’s hard to believe that spring break is actually just around the corner, but it is! As much as we all look forward to the fun and excitement, it also means that many of us will need to shed the massive sweaters we’ve been hiding behind for months. If that’s not motivation to get back into shape, nothing is!

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Can Sleeping Longer Help You Lose More Weight?

Lose More Weight with sleep

These days, many of us look at sleep as a luxury, but it might just be the key to helping you to lose more weight. In fact, it is key to helping you to improve many parts of your overall health in order to help your body and mind function at their best. If you think about it, there’s a reason that health experts promote sleep as an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

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