HEALTHFITUMB

Did you know legs are the strongest muscle in your body? Meaning it's essential to do legs twice a week if you can. The benefit of doing legs are: bigger muscle overall. Yes it is possible to work your upper body without doing legs, however your body will look disproportional. Essentially speaking legs will built your overall body to faster and better results. Compound workouts are essential in growing muscles, they are the must-do exercises every week. Squats is considered a compound exercise. In this blog, I will show you the positioning of your stance, why squat barefooted, and how low should you go. In this photo, my partner will demonstrate briefly about what I am talking about. The recommendation for stance is to go  shoulder-width . Some people go wide and some people go narrow, but I usually recommend whatever your body feels comfortable.  Squat while barefoot  has its pro: it keeps the level of your feet parallel to the floor. The shoes that we common wear t...

In the previous blog about CrossFit, we talked a little bit about the introduction of this new workout and the benefits that it creates to our body. On this post I want to talk about some type of workouts and which ones we should start with. The most important part of these workouts are the warm ups, these are not regular warm ups where all you do is stretch, on these ones you will do some exercises but at a slower pace, so your body gets used to the following exercises on the workout. One of the easiest exercises that you could do anywhere are box jumps. All you need is a box or bench kind of high, and the exercise will consist on jumping from the ground level with both feet at the same time and land on the box. The pace and technique on this exercise is important for better benefits. Rowing ergometer is another exercise that professional CrossFit athletes used to get in shape and do cardio while working their abs and arms. It seems easy but the technique is also important to n...

When trying to live and practice a healthier life, it is easy to be misled on what is good for you and what is not by what you may see on the Internet or social media. It is important to make sure you are getting your facts from a reliable place. There are many ingredients that are amazing to add into your diet and provide major health benefits that aren’t just fads! Turmeric may be the most effective nutritional supplement in existence. This ingredient shows to have major benefits for your body and brain. ·       Turmeric contains bioactive compounds with powerful medicinal properties, anti-inflammatory effects and a very strong antioxidant. The main reason antioxidants are so beneficial is because they protect our bodies from free radicals. ·       Turmeric boosts brain-derived neurotropic factors in which are linked to improved brain function and lower risk of brain disease. ·     ...