Health & Fitness Articles

• Getting Started in Figure Competition: Prior to you starting a fitness/nutrition program, make sure you seek the advice of a physician. “How do you look like that?” “What do you do to make your arms look so toned?” “What do you eat?” “How much water do you drink a day?” These are the questions I have been asked as I walk into the gym.
  
  
• Rehabilitation of Training Injuries: Rehabilitation is an important step in the process of overcoming an injury and returning to training. Once the damage has occurred, the rehabilitation process must begin. It is important to determine the cause of the injury, and not just focus on the symptom before beginning rehabilitation.
  
  
• Prevention of Training Injuries: Many of the injuries that occur during training are due to lack of knowledge on how the body functions and are easily avoidable. Before any type of training takes place, stretching is necessary to warm up the muscles and get them ready for use. A cold muscle is easily pulled, causing pain and discomfort.
  
  
• Get Fit...Then Get Pregnant: If you want to give yourself, and your baby, every advantage, make the decision to get physically fit before you attempt to become pregnant. Check with your doctor, but many fitness experts recommend that physical activity become a part of your lifestyle at least six months to a year before you become pregnant.
  
  
• Fitness Question & Answer: I train three days a week and rarely begin my workout with any kind of stretching. People have told me I should always begin my workout with stretching, but I have never had a problem, so why now? How important is stretching before training?