Posts Tagged ‘fitness’
The Advantages of Doing Cardio
Cardiovascular training is the basis of fitness
A regular cardio workout has many advantages. Compared to a sedentary person, the “heart” is:
- Increased VO2 max.
- Reduced maximum heart rate and resting
- Increased amount of blood pumped by each heartbeat, so you can lower the F / C
- Lower body fat percentage
- Low blood pressure
- Most “good” cholesterol HDL
- A glucose metabolism more efficient
- Increased efficiency in the transport and use oxygen
- Improved organizational capacity to burn fat
The VO2 max is the maximum amount of oxygen that your body can consume. The higher this number the greater our ability to develop heavy exertion. An indication of performance.
Proteins
Proteins how to obtain and to serve
It has become a hot topic to talk about the proteins, with the rise of gym, fitness and bodybuilding and everyone knows it’s necessary intake of protein for good muscle development.
It mistakenly believes that food supplements should use to obtain them, when in fact carrying a balanced diet will get all the proteins necessary for the health of the organism and also getting a good muscle development.
We’ll provide a brief overview of the importance of proteins and how to obtain a normal diet.
The proteins involved in all biological processes in the body, and are present in each cell.
Protein is essential for the production of cells and tissues to repair the damage suffered. Read the rest of this entry »