8 Surprising Fitness Tips that Can Rejuvenate Your Workout

Some fitness tips are pretty much common sense pieces of advice you could probably work out for yourself. However, there are some pretty surprising ways to rejuvenate your exercise routine and keep your wellbeing in tip-top shape.

 

1. Go Barefoot for Whole-Body Health: Wellness expert Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen details, ‘If you refuse to wear shoes in the summer, you may enjoy better blood circulation, a happier mood, stronger bones and better posture. According to Barefoot in Toronto, a group that promotes a barefoot lifestyle, barefoot walking increases skin health, reduces foot calluses, builds arch strength and enhances sensory stimulation. Going barefoot also creates healthier toenails and reduces foot odour.’

 

2. To Burn Fat, Don’t Sweat it: Pawlik-Kienlen explains, ‘Sweat signals a rising body temperature, not necessarily an increased calorie burn (although most of us will sweat as we work harder).’ Brad Schoenfeld, author of 28 Day Body Shapeover, points out, ‘In the sauna you’ll sweat buckets but you aren’t burning fat. The best indicator of calorie burn is either heart rate or a rating of perceived exertion (RPE).’

 

3. Yelling Increases Your Fitness Levels and Confidence: ‘IntenSati is “active meditation”—a fitness programme that uses the voice and mind to intensify physical workouts,’ says Pawlik-Kienlen. ‘Participants say or shout empowering affirmations while kicking, jumping or lunging. For example, while punching, they yell, “I. Am. Strong. Now!” These motivational phrases boost confidence and distract participants from feeling fatigued, which increases the workout benefits. If you can’t join the programme, you may want to try this one in the privacy of your home gym.’

 

4. Interval Training Gives You the Best Results: ‘You can do too much cardio,’ warns fitness lifestylist Susie Shina, author of 60 Second Circuits: 1000 Ways to Get Your Body Back. ‘To burn fat effectively, one-minute sprint/recover repeats (interval training) on any cardio machine for a total of 20 minutes can be more beneficial than exercising at a steady rate.’ Otherwise, you can tackle your intervals outside by walking, running, biking or skipping.

 

5. Bond with Others to Increase Your Focus and Motivation: Florida-based John Kent, owner of Adventure Boot Camp for Women, notes, ‘It’s not necessarily resistance training, cardio or core work that keeps you fit. It’s meeting with others.’ Pawlik-Kienlen adds, ‘Healthy bonding moments—such as running hills or attending Pilates classes in a group setting—keep you motivated and focused on your fitness goals.’

 

6. Take Celebrity Wellness Advice with a Pinch of Salt: Los Angeles-based fitness instructor Torri Shack cautions, ‘Don’t believe everything you read about how the stars stay fit. Many celebrities work out four to six days a week for up to 90 minutes each time, have professional trainers and eat a clean, very calorie-restrictive diet. They don’t “just” do Pilates or yoga twice a week.’

 

7. Being Too Busy Can Actually Improve Your Workout: Personal trainer Keith Morton, founder of CityWide SuperSlow in Chicago, comments, ‘People are surprised at how little exercise they need to get and stay fit. It’s the quality, not quantity, of exercise that counts.’ Mississauga-based fitness trainer Marc Lebert adds, ‘If I give myself 20 minutes to work my legs, I know I have to increase my intensity. A time limit makes every set count.’

 

8. Diet and Attitude Pack More of a Punch Than Exercise: ‘When it comes to changing the size and shape of your body, exercise is only 30% of it,’ asserts Ariane Hundt, a New York City-based certified personal trainer and instructor at Brooklyn Bridge Boot Camp. ‘The rest needs to come from proper nutrition and a positive sense of self.’

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These Sexy Secrets Could Help Improve Your Love Life

At any one time, 4,000 people around the world are having sexual intercourse. Sex is not all about what you can do in bed, however. It is about a more rounded picture that includes your physical and emotional wellness and wellbeing. In order to have a good sexual relationship with a woman, you need to focus on the skills of caring, communication and confidence (otherwise known as the three cs).

 

The best news of this article is possibly the fact that sweatiness is a turn on. Men who sweat are actually oozing testosterone, and this is a biological turn on for many women. Therefore, if you find that you work up a bit of a sweat during a sex session, there is no need to worry.

 

When you are having sex, you should also consider the temperature of the room. A warm room is better than a cold one. If necessary, turn off the ear conditioner (or at least turn it down low) in the summer, or turn up the heating in the winter. Heat can cause the blood vessels to dilate and make the penis and vagina more likely to dilate and swell, leading enhanced arousal.

 

If you are having sex for reproductive purposes rather than purely for pleasure, try to ensure that the woman has an orgasm. If a woman has an orgasm she is more likely to become pregnant because the muscles in the pelvis contracting helps to draw the sperm up into the birth canal, where fertilsation can occur.

 

In order to make sure that an orgasm occurs make sure that you don’t rush into the main act. Foreplay such as stroking, sucking, licking and touching can help to start the process towards orgasm. You can then gradually build up the momentum until the grand finale.

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The Sauna is Not the Way to Weight-Loss

For women, the concept of a sauna is both intriguing and, to some extent, supposedly useful. You find yourself walking into a room that immediately surrounds you with a blistering, dry heat – your body is on fire and your skin suddenly feels alive.

Not to be confused with a steam room, a sauna is a room heated up to 70-90 degrees Centigrade, which is often kept heated by open coal or electricity. Steam rises from the same place to create a hot, but dry atmosphere that causes you to sweat and your pores to open up. In doing so, the body also releases toxins, hence why it is encouraged that you take a bath before and/or after to wipe away the remains of body oils that could ultimately slow this process.

If you suffer from breathing problems such as asthma or simply clogged sinuses from a cold, then it is said that the steam can help you to breathe easier.

In theory, at least, it seems like a good idea.

The myth that it can help you lose weight or cure skin problems however, is unfounded.

When entering a sauna, you need to be aware of a few things.

You’re walking into a room that’s deliberately set to a high, varying temperature. If you suffer from blood pressure, open wounds, diabetes or heart disease, you must consult your doctor. A sauna may only prolong the pain, rather than keep it down. A sauna is not a healthy alternative to a heating pack.

If you are pregnant, then it is highly advised that you don’t enter a sauna, as it can become unsafe for your baby.

Ideally, a sauna is not recommended for anyone below 20 years old nor for anyone over 50, as it can lead to harsh conditions such as heat stroke. Heat stroke occurs when the body is unable to regulate the body’s core temperature, the symptoms of which mean that the body will be unable to sweat or for the heart to beat rapidly. Ideally, you shouldn’t drink alcohol prior to entering the sauna – alcohol dehydrates you, which can encourage heat stroke and induce urine, which can lead to similar heat issues.

Former Health Club owner Rodrick Kakuba suggests that anyone entering a sauna must be careful about what they are wearing. “It is always better to wrap something light around one’s body; probably a bed sheet. While in there, breaks are encouraged as staying in for long might cause dizziness or even fainting. Two–three minute breaks accompanied by drinking water is advisable.”

Furthermore, wearing sandals or rubber shoes can stop you from slipping on a sweaty, damp floor. The last thing you want is to tumble whilst half-naked, after all.

In terms of weight loss, Kakuba notes that “One does not lose weight when in sauna or steam bath no matter how many times one goes in but rather, they help one become healthy.”

Whilst it does help you to sweat out toxins, your body is not sweating out fat; your body burns this through exercise, whether it is a 30-minute brisk walk three times a week or two hours in the gym each day.

The Sauna is Not the Way to Weight-Loss

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