Staying active will help you look and feel better. Here you’ll find the latest news on fitness trends, exercise and sports along with professional advice and tips from Activebeat’s own set of fitness experts.
We all tell ourselves that in the coming year we’re going to completely stop eating junk food, workout 4-days a week at the gym, and walk to work everyday even when it’s 8-miles away. However, making health vows that are too big may be the very thing that ruins your efforts. Experts note that around […]
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Ah, the stocking. Some people rip into it as soon as they come down the stairs on Christmas morning, while others wait until they’ve opened their other gifts—so it’s kind of like a dessert. Speaking of which, many times you find items in your stocking that are sweet, like chocolate bars. However, it’s pretty tempting […]
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For some, high-impact is not an option due to physical issues, lack of time, or a variety of other factors. The good news is that you don’t have to be an athlete to boost your metabolism and get muscle tone. Here are seven relatively easy exercises to try in place buying a gym membership.
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Do you exercise mindfully? By that I mean tuning into the thoughts going through your head, and how the exercise physical makes you feels? The following infographic from MyFitnessBoutique.co.uk shows that when we exercise mindfully, we end up getting a lot more mind and body benefits out of physical activity versus if we just performed the exercise absentmindedly. Being mindful […]
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The advantages of fitness trackers seem clear: they help you monitor the number of steps you take and, in some cases, can help track heartbeat, distance run, even the amount of quality sleep you get. But there are some significant drawbacks to wearing a fitness tracker and you should be aware of these issues.
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