‘Fat Burning Zone’? The Best Way to Exercise to Burn Fat

“One theory suggests that exercising at around 60% of your maximum heart rate will bring our bodies into a so-called “fat burning zone”, optimal for losing weight.”

Read on to learn whether this “fat burning zone” even exits https://getpocket.com/explore/item/fat-burning-zone-the-best-way-to-exercise-to-burn-fat

Article by Justin Roberts, Ash Willmott and Dan Gordon for Pocket Worthy

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There’s a Better Way to Warm up Than Stretching

Warmup/dynamic exercises are recommended before a workout or race to help get your body ready for more strenuous activity. Warming up will increase blood flow to your muscles, raise your core temperature and can help boost your flexibility and athletic performance.

Cooling down/static stretching is great at the end of

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Muscle Strain Overview

When you’re active in sports strains, sprains and injuries are inevitable, a by-product in fact! When injured, the key is to act quickly to minimize downtime. Protection, rest, ice, compression, and elevation (known as the PRICE formula) can help the affected muscle. If you have a significant muscle injury (or

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Why You Might Need to Do More Low-Intensity, Steady-State (LISS) Cardio

“Previous research supports doing the bulk of your training at a long duration and low intensity, with just a few high-intensity workouts thrown in—this will optimize your endurance performance in the long run. In fact, even the world’s top-performing athletes use this method.”

Low-intensity, steady-state (LISS) exercise has some benefits

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Health Benefits of Running

Have you been inactive for awhile and thinking about running to improve your fitness levels? Or maybe you’ve considered running in the past, but for whatever reason, just haven’t been feeling all that motivated.

Read on to discover how running can significantly improve both your physical fitness and mental health

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Yes, Walking Can Be A Great Cardio Workout

Even though running is one of the fitness industry’s most beloved sports, running is not easy, and some folks just hate it and will never learn to love it no matter how hard they try. The good news is that walking can definitely count as cardio and you can reap

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