U.S. Navy SEALs are strong, dedicated and incredibly qualified for their strenuous jobs. Working to get in and out of places in on piece as fast as possible is their main mission. Throw in about a million obstacles and you’ve just scratched the surface of what it’s like. Standing for Sea, Air and Land, the SEALs are required to operate in just about any environment and are trained...

Cross training is simply working out in a variety of different ways, to improve overall performance. Changing your fitness routine and training for different activities, conditions your body for a higher level of fitness. For example, a basketball player’s main objective is to practice and be the best at playing the game. To guarantee success, outside of the court s/he would also have...

It’s pretty easy to get sucked into the belief that if you want to lose weight you have to lift weights 3 times a week and then do cardio in addition to that at least 4-5 times for half an hour. Does that sound familiar? Of course it does, because it works. However, if it has not worked for you in the past, it’s probably because it just doesn’t rock your world. In other words,...

We now know that cross-training helps runners reach a higher level of fitness, and it can help to improve running performance. The list of cross-training activities is a long one. So how do you figure out how to incorporate cross-training into your current schedule? Decide what you want to get out of it. Are you looking for variety to reduce boredom? Then you might pick an activity just for fun,...

Bodyweight exercises are the fastest and most efficient way to reach multiple fitness goals: building aerobic capacity, stretching muscles, building strength, and increasing a set of skills. Cross-training with multiple bodyweight exercises achieves all these goals and prevents your body from establishing a “comfort level” and frustrate your gains. Using cross-training forces your body...

  Cross training is simply working out in a variety of different ways, to improve overall performance. Changing your fitness routine and training for different activities, conditions your body for a higher level of fitness. For example, a basketball player’s main objective is to practice and be the best at playing the game. To guarantee success, outside of the court s/he would also have...

Exercise is one of the best gifts you can give your body. You can tone and strengthen muscles, lose body fat, lower your blood pressure and strengthen your heart. To gain the maximum amount of benefit to your body, it’s important to vary your exercise routine, as no one exercise can do everything. One popular way to get a total body workout is cross training – a method that includes alternating...

  The numbers on your scale do not indicate whether you are fit or fat. Far more significant than your total body weight is the composition of your body tissue. If a man’s fatty tissue is bigger than 14% up to 15% of his body mass, or if a woman’s is more than 20% to 22%, he or she is overweight, or more precisely, overfat. A small amount of fat is needed for padding the internal...

Everyone knows that exercise is good for you, but there can also be too much of a good thing! That’s why many people have turned to cross-training workouts. Cross training allows you to get plenty of exercise without the pain, injuries, and boredom of doing the same exercise routine day after day. So, what is cross training anyway? Technically, cross training means performing two or more types...

Its pretty easy to get sucked into the belief that if you want to lose weight you have to lift weights 3 times a week and then do cardio in addition to that at least 4-5 times for half an hour. Does that sound familiar? Of course it does, because it works. However, if it has not worked for you in the past, it’s probably because it just doesn’t rock your world. In other words, you would...