Neuromotor Exercise

Neuromotor Exercise

by | Apr 23, 2016 | Health

HEALTH BASICS 101: Lesson 6 – Neuromotor Fitness A “new” type of fitness has hit the scene in the past couple of years. Neuromotor fitness incorporates motor skills such as balance, coordination, gait, and agility, and proprioceptive training. It often involves...

Flexibility

by | Apr 22, 2016 | Health

HEALTH BASICS 101: Lesson 5 – Flexibility It’s hard to believe, but stretching and flexibility is one of the more controversial and misinformed topics in fitness. Who would have thought? Most of us were probably brought up in the era of youth sports when we...

Resistance Exercise

by | Apr 21, 2016 | Fitness, General, Health

HEALTH BASICS 101: Lesson 4 – Resistance Training Why should we lift weights??? Lifting weight is NOT for becoming buff! It is for HEALTH! So many women I know are afraid to lift weight because they believe they will become hugely muscular and look like a female...
High Intensity Interval Training

High Intensity Interval Training

by | Apr 20, 2016 | Fitness, Health

Health Basics 101: Lesson 3 – High Intensity Interval Training If you are really trying to burn FAT, one of the best ways to do that is to incorporate High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) into your exercise routine. This is extreme exercise, at maximal...
Cardiorespiratory Exercise

Cardiorespiratory Exercise

by | Apr 19, 2016 | Fitness, General, Health

HEALTH BASICS 101: Lesson 2 – Cardiorespiratory Exercise Let’s talk exercise!!! For the next couple of days, our “lessons” are going to focus on exercise: What types we should be doing, how long we should do it for, and how many times per week. This largely...
Health Basics 101

Health Basics 101

by | Apr 18, 2016 | Health

Welcome to the HEALTH BASICS 101! Class is now in session! I thought I would take a little time every morning over the next week or so, to remind/educate us about basic health, fitness and nutrition topics. I plan to use a variety of formats (videos, text, pictures,...