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About the benefits of swimming, swimming lessons for health

Here we are cold. And summer, with its warm, gentle sunshine, fun trip, hotels, swimming pools left behind. Unfortunately, recreational activities, often to go to nature, swim in the rivers or the sea — entertainment in season. Sit on the flats, don’t move, the street ran a dozen meters to the car or bus, well, a maximum, on what we need for the morning exercises…

But this is too little for the human body! At work, often sitting at home, too — dining table, TV, computer… physical Inactivity is slowly but surely leads to a state of disrepair our cardio-vascular system, respiratory system, weakens the ligaments, deprives endurance. And after a rather difficult person to engage in vigorous activity, it simply does not have enough strength, not enough breathing, whining muscles, sick back …

What is the way for an untrained person? How, without breaking itself and imposing its will, yet to take care of your health, strengthening your body?

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Unique rehabilitation program

Even experienced runners should remember that a too heavy load not heals, but on the contrary, destroy the body.

I repeat: even if you feel good, you should consult with your doctor before you run!

Medical monitoring is especially necessary for those who have serious cardiac abnormalities. People with moderate to high coronary risk can start

and without such control under condition of strict observance of gradualism in building loads.

To begin with, determine your optimal heart rate — a heart rate (HR), which yields optimal health benefits. How to calculate this value?

Determine your maximum heart rate, which is $ 205 minus half your age (women from 220 take away your full age). For example, in 50 years the maximum heart rate for men will be 205 — 25 = 180, women: 220 — 50 = 170 BPM is the Optimal heart rate is 80 percent of these indicators. For example, Continue reading

How to eat before and after workout

So, today let’s talk about how to eat before and after exercise in order to lose weight and to build muscle.

Let’s start with building muscle.

If your goal is to build muscle, workout and proper diet is required. Training in this case should be 4-5 times a week, with large weights and small number of approaches. Special attention should be paid what you work with weight should be based on the limit, i.e., the latter approach should

really be the last, not so that you have 20 times can raise the dumbbell, for example. Cardio activity should be, but more in the form of warm-UPS and cool-downs, i.e. not as intensive as those who want to lose weight.

About the power situation is this:

Before exercise for 15-30 minutes, you must drink a protein shake and eat a piece of fruit.

Many people prefer to train in the evenings. So the question is: how to eat after a workout, in this case, it is also Continue reading

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