If anyone asked if I get enough exercise, my answer would be unequivocal: Yes, I make a point of carving out time to sweat, get my heart pumping and move around. I probably would not mention that I prefer to drive the half mile to pick up my coffee instead […]
Fitness
The development of one’s emotional, mental, social, and physical selves are only a few of the many aspects or dimensions of personality. All of these facets of personality are developed through various physical education programmes. Both physical and mental health are enhanced by exercise. Indeed, research demonstrate that “taking […]
Conceivably, you also could cram all of your exercise into long Saturday and Sunday workouts. In a 2017 study by Dr. Stamatakis and colleagues, people who reported exercising almost entirely on weekends were less likely to die prematurely than those who said they rarely exercised at all. But being a […]
If you’re looking to crank up the intensity of your workout, may we suggest adding plyometric exercises to your routine? These challenging moves can supercharge any session—plus provide some serious benefits in the process. Plyometrics, or plyos for short, are explosive exercises that require you to generate a large amount […]
Main Street Lorain is strengthening the community through consistent connection with residents. The organization held a fitness-themed First Friday on Aug. 4 on Broadway in downtown Lorain. The popular monthly events will continue year-round, said Main Street Lorain Board of Directors President Chris Cocco. “Starting in May, we’ve implemented First […]
Woman doing bodyweight squat Do you do any functional fitness training? If you want to improve your strength, build muscle and have your body ready to support you with everyday life, then you should be. This workout does all the above, it gets your heart rate up, but also builds […]
A functional fitness workout means you’ll move your body using multi-joint, multi-muscle compound exercises, targeting, strengthening and building muscle across your entire body. Using exercises like pulling, lunging or pushing, you can build functional strength, muscle and power, which all sit under that big old functional umbrella of workouts with […]
When you enter a gym, the variety of exercises people are performing can seem endlessly varied — not to mention overwhelming. But if you observe closely, there are seven fundamental movement patterns that pretty much all exercises boil down to. Familiarizing yourself with the basic movement patterns can help you […]
