Category: Fitness Facts
Fitness Facts: Trainers help keep resolutions
It’s always bathing suit season in Hawaii, so put down those last few Christmas cookies and fight for your health.
Fitness Facts: Proper running shoes prevent problems
Having the correct equipment is one of the most important factors while working out.
Fitness Facts: Exercise is beneficial for pregnant women
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OsbornSCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Regular exercise during pregnancy can help to improve posture, decrease back pain, relieve stress and build stamina.
Pregnant women who were physically active before their pregnancy should be able to continue their regimen with only moderate adjustments. Women who weren’t physically active before pregnancy can begin an exercise program after consulting with their health care provider.
Pregnant women should consult a doctor if there are risks; slow the activity pace or replace the activity as the pregnancy continues; and use low-impact cardio machines (such as the elliptical, stationary bike or treadmill) or do water aerobics or swim laps. They should also continue smooth-breathing techniques during exercise; dress in cool, layered clothing to prevent overheating; drink plenty of water to prevent overheating or dehydration; and modify the exercise or intensity, immediately, if overheating does occur.
Fitness Facts: New Years goals need to be realistic to get, keep fit
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OsbornSCHOFIELD BARRACKS — The key to success for any New Year’s resolution is to set realistic goals.
Be realistic about the time needed to accomplish goals. Re-evaluate goals whenever necessary to stay practical. Use baby steps, and set smaller goals inside the main resolution to reach that final goa
Fitness Facts: Motivation is key to weight loss
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Frieda and Adam: Frieda: dropped from a size 22 to a 12, Adam dropped from a size 44 to 35. They lost 75 pounds together.SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — This time of year can be difficult because of the holidays, which revolve around foods and drinks.
It’s easy to rack up 4,000 calories a day and end up doing little or no exercise during the holiday season.
Some local, personal stories may help motivate you to conquer the holidays with little or no weight gain.
Fitness Facts: Healthy bones are integral for an active lifestyle for all ages
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OsbornSCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Being healthy is more than skin deep when it comes to a person’s bones.
Bones are living tissues like muscles that are built up in response to stress. They will also start to break down as soon as this stress dissipates. Bone is constantly being broken down and rebuilt.
Fitness Facts: Lifestyle adjustments can help overcome exercise plateaus
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OsbornSCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Have you ever felt like you were working out harder than ever before and still not seeing any results?
Many who are new to exercise will see immediate results at the start of their workout regime because of the drastic change in their lifestyle. Once they hit a plateau, usually a month or so into their new workout routine, they abandon or cut back on fitness because of a loss in motivation or the results aren’t as obvious as before.
Fitness Facts: Adequate water intake essential for health
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OsbornSCHOFIELD BARRACKS — With summer here, people should be conscious of their water intake.
Humans can survive for extended periods of time without many vitamins or minerals, but we can only survive for a few short days without water, as every cell in the human body needs water.
Fitness Facts: Diabetes checklist details lifestyle factors to change
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OsbornSCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Diabetes is a quickly growing disease, as seen during the past 10 years.
Today, more and more young people in their 20s and 30s are being diagnosed with diabetes, whereas in the 1990s, it was rare for people under 40 years old to develop the disease.
There is no single culprit that causes diabetes, and prediabetes rarely has symptoms that can be detected, aside from a slight increase in thirst or the need to urinate more frequently.
Fitness Facts: Sleep deprivation can lead to weight gain, illness
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OsbornSCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Studies have shown that sleep-deprived people eat more snacks.
Appetite and food intake tend to increase following sleep deprivation since sleep-loss influences the hormones that regulate appetite.
Inadequate sleep interferes with metabolic mechanisms that regulate appetite, metabolic rate and physical activity levels.
