General Exercises
Physical exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. It is performed for various reasons. These include strengthening muscles and the cardiovascular system, honing athletic skills, weight loss or maintenance and for enjoyment. Frequent and regular physical exercise boosts the immune system, and helps prevent the “diseases of affluence” such as heart disease, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity. It also improves mental health, helps prevent depression, helps to promote or maintain positive self-esteem, and can even augment an individual’s sex appeal or body image.
Aquatic Exercise
For those of us who have fallen in a rut about how to stay motivated or have suffered an injury that has kept us away from our favorite workout, here is an alternative that perhaps has been overlooked–aquatics. Water provides a fun, social environment that produces relaxation and pleasure. Cla...
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Bike Month
Hello, May! Living in the Rio Grande Valley, it is that time between those few nice spring days and the full-on heat attack we all know as the South Texas Summer, which is why it is fitting that May is designated as National Bike Month. Regardless of your current relationship with your bike (whether...
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Boot Camp Benefits
Boot camp workouts are intense exercise sessions that challenge every muscle in your body. By rapidly moving from exercise to exercise with little rest in between, you tone and firm muscles while getting a good cardiovascular workout at the same time. These sessions are known as boot camp workouts b...
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Cuban Dance
When considering dance schools, first and foremost, parents should always check to see if the dance teacher has a degree in dance education or something equivalent. This is very important for parents who are thinking of enrolling their children in ballet classes, as young bodies are particularly sus...
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Dance Away Depression
Depression is the number one psychological disorder in the western world. It is growing in all age groups and in virtually every community, and the growth is seen most in the young, especially teenagers. This is not surprising as young people face a lot of self–imposed pressure – to have the ‘perfec...
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ES: ¿Qué es Power Plate®?
El equipo Power Plate® es un dispositivo vibratorio de alta calidad que aporta una nueva dimensión a las soluciones de salud para todas las edades, estilos de vida y capacidades físicas. Este equipo usa los principios de Acceleration Training™ (entrenamiento acelerado) para e...
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ES: Beneficios del entrenamiento milita
Los ejercicios de entrenamiento militar son sesiones intensas de ejercicio que trabajan todos los músculos de su cuerpo. Pasando rápidamente de un ejercicio al otro con un tiempo de descanso muy corto entre cada uno, podrá tonificar sus músculos y a la vez realizar ejerci...
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ES: La importancia de la buena forma física en los niños
Llegó la primavera y es el mejor momento para que los niños y adolescentes realicen actividades físicas. Actualmente, existe un gran número de actividades y deportes en los que un niño puede participar. Siempre les insisto a los padres que el elemento más im...
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ES: Mes Nacional de la Bicicleta 2010
El mes de mayo en el Valle de Río Grande significa que el verano ya está aquí y qué mejor manera de iniciarlo que tomar parte en el festival conocido como el Mes Nacional de la Bicicleta....
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Exercise and Fitness
Before starting any exercise program, talk it over with your doctor. If you haven’t been very active until now, start off easy–you may only be able to do five minutes per day. But gradually increase your time until you’re up to 20 minutes or more per day. Your goal is to increase y...
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How Can I Know My Level of Fitness and How Much Muscle and Fat do I Have?
Our Executive Health Evaluation is very extensive. One of the areas that we test is how fit the patient is. To measure this we use the VO2 Max test. ...
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Journey of a lifetime
It is said that the journey of a lifetime begins with a single step. In my case my first step was practically made for me, leading me to a career in fitness as a personal trainer. I was 28 years old and found myself to be morbidly obese. At 5’8” and 315 pounds something had to be done. O...
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National Bike Month 2010
The month of May in the Rio Grande Valley means that our full–blown summer is upon us, and what better way to get it started than partaking in the nation–wide festival known as National Bike Month....
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Pilates
The word Pilates has a nice way of rolling off the tongue. Since its creation, the famous exercise with the odd name has been taking off for both men and women, with 11 million people who practice the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States. By focusing on the spine and its ...
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Pilates: The Next Step
After hearing all the great reviews and amazing results, people across the nation are finally settling down and trying Pilates. With its popularity on the rise, Pilates is now easily found in many locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. So now that you’ve decided, what is the next step?...
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The Gift of Health
It can be so difficult to find that perfect gift to give. Each year it can be a struggle to find a unique gift that is going to be both unique and different. Although the holiday season is when many people let go of their health cares and simply enjoy the foods and drinks that are integral to winter...
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The Importance of Physical Fitness in Children
Spring has come and there’s no better time for children and adolescents to get involved in physical activities. Nowadays, there are a significant number of activities and sports in which a child can participate. I always like to stress to parents that the most important element concerning acti...
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What Is Power Plate®?
Power Plate® equipment is the premium vibration device powering a new dimension in wellness solutions for all ages, lifestyles, and physical abilities. It uses the principles of Acceleration Training™ to stimulate the body’s natural response to vibration. These vibrations transmit wa...
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