All Fitness Goals

We all love the internet, we all spent a lot of time on sitting while doing our work, internet surfing or just chit chat while sitting. Even most of the day, some people are sitting the whole day. Yeah, we also do the workout when we get time. Spending time in Gyms, dance class, etc. So, It's OKAY? The answer is NO. If your lifestyle is sedentary, you need to be serious about it and should take smart steps. Actually, our heart and cardiovascular system work better when we stand upright. Our body is designed for regular movement. Sedentary LifeStyle Health Hazards According to a 2012 Study from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Around 70% of people spend more than 6 hours each day sitting down. And the impact of this level of inactivity is grim. A link between sedentary behaviour and many cancers exist. Lung Cancer-  Lung cancer risk increases by 54% Uterine Cancer- risk increases by 66% Colon Cancer-  risk increases by 30%. Ris...

What do you think about cooking oil? Whatever you are looking for losing fat, gaining muscles or just to maintain your body. First, think oil doesn't have your enemy at all. Even it makes our food delicious and non-sticky. But not fats are equally created. The must thing for cooking and baking food in your kitchen. Now discuss some healthy fats here, their advantages and limitations. As not all oils behaving same with heat. Each oil has its smoking point. Now find out the one that best suited you. Olive Oil In my list, olive oil is at rank 1. A lot of benefits, you can have it with your salad or use it to cook your food. Olive oil contains the high amount of monounsaturated fat and its a great source of phytochemicals that are very helpful to prevent the cancer disease. In 100 grams of Olive oil, 73 grams monounsaturated fat, 11 grams polyunsaturated fat and 14 grams saturated fat.  As we know that monounsaturated and polyunsaturated are healthy fats, so the over...

A very known word to all of us whether you are a fitness freak or not, Metabolism! You are not losing fat faster because of low metabolism. You are not gaining weight easily because of very high metabolism. These are the lines you people heard many times. So let's talk about what metabolism is all about? How much energy you burn in a day or how much energy or calories your body uses is metabolism. So metabolism plays an important role to see results. The faster your metabolic rate, the more calories you burn. How to check Metabolism You need to calculate BMR(Basal Metabolic Rate ), BMR calculates the calories you burn while resting whole day. Actually, our body burns calories even though we are not doing any physical workout. Our body needs energy or calories to do all natural processes like the heartbeat, breathing, maintaining muscles, other functions. Beware of Myth With the name of Metabolism, you encounter a lot of myths.  Very first is by weight l...

We always read this Quote NO PAIN, NO GAIN in gyms. So it's time to discuss it deeply, let us cover the points to understand muscle pain. Have you ever felt pain when you change your workout routine or someday you did intense training regardless of your fitness level. Usually, this type of muscles stiffness and soreness is very normal and would recover in days. Actually, it's also a sign of raising fitness level. So the question is Why we feel it? A bit technical term, Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) . The soreness we feel after a physical workout is known as DOMS. It usually occurs when we change our physical activity like change workout routine in the gym Myth: DOMS  is caused by lactic acid build up DOMS caused by the lactic acid build is totally a myth and is caused by micro-fractures in the muscle cells. Another symptom of DOMS is muscle swelling. It is one of the serious effect of DOMS that your muscle looks eventually bigger. ...