Staying in Shape During Your Off-Season

  Image via Wikipedia If you play sports, you know the importance of staying in shape, even during off-season. No matter what sport you play, dong some form of exercise during your off-season is important to maintain your healthy weight, keep your muscles toned, and keep your agility up. If you’re having trouble staying motivated, there are websites that can help support your training during the off-season. Sports Fitness Advisor has several tips to help you stay in shape during your off-season. You’ll find tips on different types of training, fitness tips for your specific … [Read more...]

Interval Training

There is such a variety of exercise routines, from aerobics, Zumba, pilates and yoga, and heavy cardio. A great mix of exercises are found in interval training, where you perform high intensity and quick movements to get your heart rate up, then follow it with some lower aerobic activity or strength training, which offers a maximum benefit of burning additional calories due to the burst of cardio and higher heart rate. Interval training is also sometimes referred to as high-low workouts, since you have high peaks of training, combined with less intensity workouts. Interval training can be … [Read more...]