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Have you ever have to stop a sport or workout due to pain from an stubborn injury? Maybe you had to cut your golf game short due to low back pain or retire in the third set of your tennis match due to tennis elbow or a sore shoulder. Or possibly you were in the gym or out for a run, pulled a muscle, and had to stop. Whether sidelined with pain or competing at the top of your game, following these five tips will help 2012 be a happier, healthier, injury-free year.

During my weekly doses, you will often hear me refer to HIIT. So I though it was about time I explained what HIIT training is, why I use it so much, and how it keeps me fit and lean. HIIT is short for High Intensity Interval Training.

It’s a key component of fitness – cardiovascular (cardio) workouts. But, many of us over 50 find it tedious, boring or just go about cardio mindlessly. And, if you need to get your cardio in at home, you may be frustrated with your options. It doesn’t have to be a negative aspect of working out – read on for some advice and tips.

The media today is very much into appearances, styles and latest looks. Once this only applied to women but today men too face the pressure of living up to the movie star status. I’ve tried various forms of abs exercises over the years and I find that the best abs exercises are the ones which use the exercise ball.

A lot of people suffer from paralysis by analysis, always postponing their performance training until they have the best training tool, the best training situation or the best training partner. This is a huge mistake.

Getting the most out of your BJJ workouts involves making some decisions. Problem is, when making decisions its very easy to choose the wrong path or maybe the longer path to where you want to be.

Insanity workout is an sixty days cardio-based workout program, that combines high intensity aerobic and anaerobic Interval training, created by Shaun T, same person who created Hip Hop abs and other popular fitness programs. Since Insanity was released, it became a popular workout program and many who have written about Insanity workout reviews, have said that it might be one of the toughest and the best workout programs ever put on DVD’s.

Deadlifts are by far the best and most difficult exercise to perform. Grabbing a loaded barbell of the ground with no help requires an immense amount of strength and explosiveness.

The p90x is a home fitness plan created by Tony Horton and Carl Daikler.The workout system happens with 13 DVDs that are designed to confuse your muscles over a 90 day period.It will make you stronger and in good shape after the intense workout period.The demonstrations given in the DVDs are to be followed for 6 days a week for 13 weeks.The p90x come with a nutrition plan and a fitness guide.It also provides information on how to follow the techniques offered in the DVDs.

Fitness and exercise are an important part of leading a healthy life. People who exercise regularly have healthier hearts, and are less prone to problems related to obesity as well as depression and other mental illnesses. Read on to find out how you can set up your own fitness program and start to feel great.

Nothing works quite as well as the fundamentals. If you’re here, you probably aren’t asking the question, “What is a pull up?” But you may not know how to do a pull up correctly. The pull up is one of those fundamental exercises and can be a great part of any back, bicep, and abs routine, but here are a couple things you need to be aware of when you are considering adding the chin up into your workout routine.

If you are like me and find it hard to keep a good posture all day long, then these three simple tricks are going to be very helpful to you. Having a good posture is key if you want to grow taller naturally. So why not use a couple of my tricks to make it easier along the way?