Strength and Tone Workout

Here is a great bodyweight strength and tone workout Warm Up Before you begin the workout, do a warm-up. For this you can walk, jog, and skip. Also make sure to stretch. For these exercises you are going to want to have a gym mat or something similar. You are going to want to have a set number of [...]

Staying Young With Strength Training

It’s no secret that more people expect to stay healthy and youthful for as long as possible. Baby Boomers are aging but they don’t want to get “old” – they are smart, well-informed and still leading the pack in terms of making thing happen the way they want them to. Maintaining muscle mass is critical to [...]

Over 50′s Natural Bodybuilding – Grand Masters

Rudi is 53 years old. One and a half years ago he decided to put his body to the test to find out whether he could get it into competition-ready shape without the help of testosterone, growth hormone or anabolic steroids. Added to the challenge – no artificial sweeteners, colors or additives were allowed in [...]

Spartacus To The Max!

Want to get lean, ripped, strong and fit? This one’s “Insane”! Gofitnow’s pumped-up version of the “Spartacus Workout” featured in Men’s Health. This is a tough workout and one that will bump up your cardiovascular fitness, strip fat and increase strength all in one hit. Be warned, it’s very intense and not for beginners. You should always see your [...]

Resistance Training – The Fountain of Youth?

Aging is inevitable – the years go by and you get older. There’s no stopping time but it is possible to redefine aging. For most of us it’s understood that aging means the body starts to decay, the hard and soft tissues gradually deteriorate and physical activity becomes more difficult to accomplish. We’ve all seen [...]

Strength Out-Muscles Diabetes

As you may already know, strength training is one of the greatest ways to get in shape and have a healthy and fit body. Something you might not know is that strength training has been proven to help prevent type 2 diabetes. Studies have been done to show that strength training helps prevent type 2 [...]

Exercise Your Neck

Have you ever heard of exercising your neck? Sure, we work out our biceps, triceps, abdominal muscles, gluteus muscles, quads and hamstrings but when was the last time you did a neck exercises? Probably never, but it’s an area of the body that should not be neglected. A strong neck has many advantages. The neck, technically [...]

Strength Training for Women?

A friend told me a while ago that her mother-in-law at age 61 cannot walk up steps. Instead, she has to crawl because she doesn’t have the leg strength to move her body up any more. The same friend offered the possibility that, instead of falling and breaking a hip (as many older people can [...]