ICE Expo

A great tip for healthier living is to perform strength training. Strength training keeps your muscles strong and healthy. Having more muscle mass is a great way to manage your weight because the more muscle mass you have, the more calories you can consume. This is because the extra calories will go to the muscle…

Ideally, your workouts should follow the same order every time: first, work with dumbbells, which works smaller muscles. Next, switch to barbells. Finally, move to the free-weight machines. You will have progressively engaged all the muscle groups in your body and are therefore more likely to see results in all sizes of muscles. Work your…

when in the gym, you can save more time by only resting when you need to. You shouldn’t need to doing early sets as your muscles are just warming up. As your routines progress just rest as you need instead of wasting a set amount of time which you may not even need to use…

Making exercise a priority is one of the main ingredients of a successful exercise program. It is just too easy to rationalize putting exercise off. When one thinks about it as there being numerous tasks we have to complete during the day and we can always exercise afterwards, this results in exercise being put off…

When stretching, you should spend twice as much time on stretching tight muscles as you would for flexible muscles. Focus your stretching on muscles that are tight, not so much on the ones that are flexible. Men typically have a few problem areas, such as lower back, hamstrings, and shoulders. If you have to stand…

Are you bored with your exercise habits? Try taking a social dance class. You’ll meet people and learn new skills while having fun and getting fit. Let your taste in music be your guide. Like country music? Go for clogging or square dancing. Prefer classical? Try English country dancing. Do you long for Latin music?…

If you are having trouble with the portions that you are eating at breakfast, lunch or dinner, try using a smaller plate. This will reduce the amount of food that you put on your plate and can go a long way in constraining the amount of food that you consume during meals. A good way…

If you’re trying a fitness routine on for size, make sure your shoes fit the bill too! Buy your workout shoes at the end of a workday when your feet are at their largest. This way, your shoes will fit throughout your workout routine as your muscles stretch. It will also ensure that your leg…

Build up your abs through dead lifts and squats. These sets of exercises really provide your abdominal muscles with a thorough workout that really puts them to work and builds them up quickly. Another benefit to doing these regularly is that they also help to improve your entire body’s posture. Improve your running by learning…

Before sitting down to eat, take a walk. Exercising before a meal, not only helps out on the weight loss front, it will also make you much less likely to choose something full of empty calories to eat. A large percentage of weight loss is a mental game and you will definitely need to learn…