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Did you all take that Exercise Personality Quiz from last week?! If so what were your scores?
I was mostly A’s, always multitasking to the fullest. Now here’s some elliptical workouts to try that match your exercise personality: Read the rest of this entry »
While rummaging through the endless amounts of emails I receive I found this fun exercise personality quiz from SparkPeople’s site. You can find the actual quiz slideshow here.
But for those of you who don’t want to take the time to head over to the site, I thought it’d be fun to share with all of our ellipticalcoupons.com blog readers on here. Yet you will have to go over to see what your answers reveal! Sorry!
This quiz is made to determine what kind of exerciser you are. They say knowing your fitness personality will in turn help you use this information to your advantage and make it more likely for you to stick to a routine.
Elliptical trainers are one of the best cardio machines around, for good reason too. They provide a great cardio burn and total-body workout, without all the pressure on the joints. Another great bonus is the added strength training your receive on your arms, chest and back with the moving handles. You’re also working the quads and hamstrings with each stride.
So it’s summer time again, and if you’re like me, you may or may not be dreading that first pool party of the year where everyone gets to see how much your didn’t work out over the spring semester. Yeah, it can be a painful time, but it’s all the more reason to get back into the habit of exercising. The problem is, it’s hard. Let’s be honest, you’ve probably ran a couple miles here and there, and then told yourself it was too cold to start running again, or you thought about going to the gym, but you told yourself I’ll do it once finals are over. The fact of the matter is, it has to be done, whether or not it’s hard for you, because, it’s good for you.
Finding time to exercise is about learning how to balance your life well. Everything we do if we want to do it well needs to be balanced and done with good use of time.
Time management is not something everyone is born with and some people struggle daily with using their time well. When it comes to exercise you really need to plan time for stretching, warm-ups and cool downs. Make sure you add these important steps into your exercise time so you do not feel rushed and skip them.
This is the best way to protect your muscles from injuries specifically related to working out. The health and wellness industry these days has become all about preventative care so it makes complete sense.
Over the years there have been many health and fitness products that have come and gone. Personal pedometers are an interesting product for individuals who are seeking to get in shape because the product offers no physical benefits– it’s not an exercise video, it’s not a protein shake, it’s just a little device that tracks your steps.
Make no mistake, working out at home is a great alternative to going to a gym and taking the chance of making somebody mad by using “their” machine, or using the machine totally wrong! Working out from home lets you get a serious workout in the comfort of your own home, and not getting any of those hateful stares. Another benefit would be that you don’t have to spend money on a gym membership; granted, you have to buy equipment, but in the long run it is going to save you money. Here are the 3 things you need to know before starting a home gym.
As with anything, in working out to lose weight, or getting into shape, there are a tricks of the trade that some people might not know. Most of these things are pretty simple, but sometimes the most simple things are the ones that are overlooked the most. I found that these ones in particular were the most interesting. Also, as an added side note, these have all been proven through different studies to be true, so they are all coming from pretty credible sources.
I just read a funny article, which had nothing to do with ellipticals and everything to do with smoking cigarettes. The article starts out with this picture, right. It is an elliptical with a caption underneath that says, “You can achieve a full body workout on an elliptical-cross trainer by working your arms and legs simultaneously.” Ok, so I guess it had a tiny bit to do with ellipticals. But after that, for the next 361 words – yes I counted all of them, out loud, one by one, while poking my grubby pointer finger against my computer monitor.—were all about smoking cigarettes and about how they are bad for you.
Too many people think that there is a magic pill that they will be able to take in order to get fit and have the life that they always wanted. This is a sorry lie and people should start exercising their personal agency in order to get the results that they want out of life including physical fitness.
Getting in shape means getting all of your body systems in line as well as maintaining good mental and emotional health. None of these will come without effort, so an imbalanced effort whether it be higher costs without real effort; physical effort without fitness education; or physical education without putting anything into practice; none of these will help a person achieve physical fitness.