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Is lifting weights as important to my physical fitness as aerobic exercise?
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Absolutely. Although aerobic exercise burns far more calories, and a higher percentage fat calories, than strength or anaerobic training, weight lifting, or resistance training, increases your lean body mass. Muscle tissue is metabolically active. It
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What are some arm exercises I can do to get rid of the flab under my arms?
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Ok...first off, half these answers are stupid, i'm in the fitness field and running won't help your triceps, that's the muscle that looks like you're flag waving....it's a muscle that needs to be alienated to work it, as in tricep dips, the post abov
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What experience does 50fifty have regarding brain fitness?
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50fifty is affiliated with Lumosity, one of the world's leading research development companies in cognitive neuroscience brain games. Lumosity has been tested among 7,200,000 people worldwide. Lumosity was selected vs. hundreds of other online and so
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What types of equipment will be included in the new satellite fitness center?
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The new center will feature more than 70 equipment pieces, including: • Cardio machines such as elliptical machines, treadmills and stair climbers • Stationary equipment like upright/recumbent bikes and rowers • Free weights like dumbbells and barbel
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Why does SDSU need a satellite fitness center?
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The proposed satellite fitness center will provide more convenience to SDSU students and reduce current crowding at the Aztec Recreation Center. The new space will provide another destination to meet the expanding and diverse fitness needs of student
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How many calories does hula-hooping burn?
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A standard hula hoop will burn about 60-80 cal in 10 min. Now there are special hoola hoops for exercising, they come in different weights so the heavier hula hoop the more calories you will burn. You should always start with a standard one and get f
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Can i lose my waist size with hula hoops?
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Any cardio you do will lose the waist size. 15-20 mins of moderate cardio is a good place to start (you should be breathing heavily, but still be able to carry on a conversation).
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Fitness toys. Do kids still play with jump ropes and hula hoops?
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I think the problem is that it is no longer safe for kids to play outdoors, unsupervised. Not many parents have the time or interest needed to just "sit" and watch while children play for hours, as they used to. Kids used to climb trees, build forts,
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Does Binge Eating Disorder require serious treatment?
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YES. Some people seem to think that just because you're not a skeleton, your eating disorder must not be as serious as Anorexia Nervosa- that is not even remotely close to being true. It is just as serious a disease and needs to be treated as soon as
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What are some common exercising myths?
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Asked in Fitness at 3:39 PM on December 18, 2007 Tags: common, exercising, myths
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