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Can You Benefit from 10 Minutes of Exercise a Day?
To answer the big question up front, your body can benefit from 10 minutes of exercise per day. Simple activities such as walking, light strength training, and stretching will benefit you for years to come. You will increase your blood flow, allow your endorphins to release and stretch your muscles while increasing your bone density. These four benefits combined together can add years to your life. Imagine not getting high blood pressure for ten years after your father and/or mother was diagnosed with it. Imagine not being diagnosed as pre-diabetic or diabetic ten years after your parents or grandparents. It is possible with just ten minutes of exercise/activity per day. …
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What Aerobic Zone Should You Exercise In and Why
Know Your Heart Rate Zones
We know that cardiovascular exercise is important for weight loss; heart strength; respiratory strength etc. Do you know how long you should stay on your cardio equipment to become a healthier you? It’s really not just about time but also about how your body responds to your work load. …
Navigating Midlife: Staying Youthful & Strong As You Age
The midlife challenges we go through can seem overwhelming at times. Issues such as weight gain or muscle loss, emotional overload, bone density concerns, menopause and the list go on can take its toll over time. Good nutrition and increased physical activity can help you address these issues and more to reveal a healthy and vibrant you.
As we age we start to lose bone mass, muscle mass and your body starts to store fat in different places. An average woman may find as she enters menopause fat starts accumulating more around her midsection. This “visceral” fat can cause many health issues including heart disease and high blood pressure. Adding in physical activity is one way to combat extra fat stores and keep a healthy heart. …
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How to Stay Fit with No Babysitter in Sight!
As your toddler jumps on your bed and your baby’s crying, your dreams of a quiet morning run followed by a hot cup of coffee fade away. Although a quiet, calm morning may be a distant dream, your workout doesn’t need to be. By following these tips, you can get your exercise with your kids in tow. …
The Germs You Avoid When You Exercise at HOME
Would you be disgusted if a stranger on the subway dripped his sweat on you? Of course! Do you touch the same exercise equipment a sweaty stranger just touched every time you go to the gym? Yes, you do. Lucky for you, there are a few ways to easily avoid this dilemma. Read more to find out! …
Five Healthy Summer Recipes
Summer is in full swing and if you haven’t yet started your journey towards better health and fitness – there is no better time than now! If you’ve established a routine and are starting to see results, good for you! At BODYCRAFT, we’re here to help your fitness journey any way we can. Whether it’s providing a little extra motivation or offering huge savings on fitness equipment, you can always turn to us.
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10 Workout Motivation Tips
There always seem to be excuses not to workout throughout the year. In November and December, you’re in holiday mode. If you’re a parent, maybe you’re dropping your kids off at school in September and don’t have the extra time for that morning workout. During the summer, perhaps you’re traveling, staying up later, or drinking a little bit too much at those wonderful summer cookouts.
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Five Exercise Benefits You May Not Know About
If someone tells you that it’s important to exercise more, the first question on your mind probably wouldn’t be, “why?” By now, you’re probably aware of several of the main exercise benefits – lose weight, gain muscle, battle depression, live healthier, and so on.
However, it seems like with each passing day, we’re learning more and more about all the potential benefits of exercise. Here are a few exercise benefits you may not have heard of before, all backed by research.
It Can Protect the Brain from Alzheimer’s
The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease recently published a study that involved 93 adults who had at least one parent with Alzheimer’s, putting them at high risk for developing the disease. All participants wore an accelerometer for one week to measure their physical activity and received PET scans to measure their glucose metabolism. The goal was to find a relationship between brain activity and exercise levels.
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Five Benefits of Morning Exercise
We all know one person (or at least follow one on Instagram) who gets up every morning at 4:00 am to workout. If you’re not a morning person, this seems absolutely insane – especially when there are 12 more hours in a day to exercise!
However, there are actually some major benefits of morning exercise. And while 4:00 am is a little extreme, giving yourself an extra 30-40 minutes each morning before work or school may become your new favorite way to wake up! As you work on crafting your summer body, the sun is rising earlier, and morning exercise might be something you should consider. Here are a few benefits, as well as a few tips for getting it done.
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10 Health and Fitness Goals for Working Professionals
Do you want to be in better shape and practice healthier living? We all do! Unfortunately, many working professionals struggle to establish healthy routines in the midst of a busy work schedule. If you’re a working parent with children, it becomes even more difficult.
The key is to start with smaller goals. Maybe you don’t have time to commit to two hours, or even an hour in the gym every day. That’s OK. Start smaller and focus on creating healthier, more consistent habits. Here are 10 simple health and fitness goals that any working professional, entrepreneur, or busy parent can master in no time:
- Eat a Healthy Breakfast
Start your busy day off right! This may mean getting out of bed 15-20 minutes earlier or doing some meal prep in the evenings, but eating a healthy, nutrient-rich breakfast will give you energy throughout the day. Pair a whole fruit with a high fiber slice of toast or bran cereal and milk for one great breakfast example! …
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What’s New In The World Of Fitness?
Keeping you updated with the latest trends and future outlook of fitness equipment
When BODYCRAFT was founded in 1994, our progressive vision was to help as many people as possible achieve their wellness goals through creating the ultimate in safety, variety, design, affordability, and motivation. Of course, a lot has changed in the past 20+ years, but we strive to remain open-minded in our approach to fitness and wellness.
After reading Technavio’s latest report on the global connected gym equipment market – an analysis on major trends expected to impact the market over the next five years, it got us thinking more about some of the most recent fitness trends and where the industry could be headed.
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