How to Stay Motivated to Work Out
Working out is important for our physical and mental health. It can help us lose weight, build muscle, improve our cardiovascular health, and reduce stress. However, it can be difficult to stay motivated to work out, especially when we don’t see results immediately. Here are…
How to Lose Weight Fast and Effectively: A Comprehensive Guide
Losing weight can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. With a little planning and effort, you can lose weight safely and effectively. This guide will provide you with all the information you need to lose weight, including: How to set realistic…
The “feeling” after exercise or what that exercise does to our mental state
A few years ago there was a knock on the door in which physical activity is promoted on all sides, and we hear about the benefits of physical activity on every segment of an individual’s life almost daily. It seems as though there are no…
Osteoporosis and how to prevent it
Osteoporosis is a disease of the elderly, most of them women, characterized by low bone mass, bone loss and increased bone fragility causing frequent fractures. Today, osteoporosis is considered to be one of the biggest public health problems, given the growing population of developed countries…
How important is stability and mobility to our spine rehabilitation?
Postural irregularities, daily activities in life, professional exercise, and physiological changes caused by aging expose the spine to an increased load that causes pain accompanied by spasm of the paravertebral musculature. It is estimated that 80% of people in the Western world have lower back…
HIIT vs LISS or HIIT + LISS?
Reduction of subcutaneous adipose tissue and / or increase in muscle volume while improving health status. Preferably everything. Simplified – better appearance and higher level of health. These are the goals of millions of workouts and fitness trainers worldwide. What role do title abbreviations play…
Functional fitness – how to do a training program?
You want to start with the training but don’t know how? A problem often encountered by trainers, but also by novice trainers who are unsure how to program their training. An individualized approach requires diagnostics and tailoring of training to the specific person, but parts…
5 popular bodyweight exercises and should we keep doing it?
Bodyweight training, that is, self-body training, is (according to ACSM) in the top 10 fitness trends for 2019. (1) Back to basics? You could say. We are building a stable base for further continuation with external resistance or progression for more demanding positions with our…
Fartlek or Interval training
In 2009, the International Conference on “Strength and Conditioning” was held in Zagreb and the main topic was endurance training. Among many lectures presented, I was especially looking forward to one on fartlek and interval training. Such types of training are not new, but discussing…
The role of muscle mass in sports performance
The role of muscle mass varies according to the sport and the kinetic profile. In general, the lean mass has a significant impact on performance, especially at sports that include the throwing of an object such as handball, basketball and athletic throws, or jumps (horizontally…