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Train specifically for your sport

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Train specifically for your Sport

Train specifically for your Sport

Why should you train specifically for your sport? Well when it comes down to it, the art of sport involves perfecting the movement patterns of the sport over and over again. This can be done through practicing the sport but more importantly should be done while you are training in the gym or home as well for the sport.

Try and get specific with your training. If you are training for a sport or activity that involves movement in a lot of different directions then you should spend a lot of time doing drills on the ground that involve the movement patterns of your sport. Doing cardio on a machine will help improve your cardio but will not train you in the movement patterns that you need to be most effective while competing.

Also try to get creative with your strength training. Cables and resistance bands are great tools to help you work on movement patterns and strength at the same time. They give you resistance through large ranges of motion even without the pull of gravity. Dumbells are great for certain exercises but only offer resistance in the vertical (up and down) plane. Cables and resistance bands can help you train in all sorts of directions with different movements.

Try to get creative and train specifically for your sport. Take 5 – 10 of the main movements of your sport and create both cardio and strength drills for these movements. Give it 4 – 8 weeks and you will notice improvement. Good Luck in your training!!

About the Author: Alex K is an online Fitness Professional providing health and wellness to the world through his online workout program Cardio Blast. Members of www.Cardioblast.com receive new cardio workouts every week, strength training programs, 50 page meal plan, fitness tracking and personal training included with their membership.

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Train like an athlete for optimal fitness

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Train like an athlete for optimal fitness

Train like an athlete for optimal fitness

If you want to get in the best shape of your life you need to train like an athlete for optimal fitness. Training like an athlete will take your fitness level to new heights that you just won’t experience with the average training program.

Athletes train for power, speed, agility, coordination, balance, strength and endurance. Imagine bringing this intensity and overall conditioning to your workout. This type of training just doesn???t happen with the average trainer.?? If you take a look at the top athletes in professional sports most of them have lean, powerful physiques. Their training styles are unique.

You won’t find top athletes sitting on a bike and then doing your standard circuit training exercises in the weight room. Their full workout routine includes training for everything they need to optimize their performance in sport. Exercises for power include many different types of plyometric jumping drills. They’ll work on speed through acceleration and deceleration drills. Coordination involves moving your body in multiple planes with moving objects coming at you. This is key to all sports and is helpful in everyday life as well.

Balance of course is key to any sport as athletes cannot execute their movements properly without being in a balanced position. Strength is also important in order to fend off or move through opponents. Finally, endurance is essential for those times when an athlete must endure a longer shift than normal and still compete at a high level.

The average person should keep all of these key components in mind when designing their own workout routine. There is an athlete in all of us and we could use all of these attributes in being successful in our daily lives.

About the Author: Alex K is an online Fitness Professional providing health and wellness to the world through his online workout program Cardio Blast. Members of www.Cardioblast.com receive new cardio workouts every week, strength training programs, 50 page meal plan, fitness tracking and personal training included with their membership.

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Exercise in movement patterns not isolation

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Exercise in movement patterns not isolation

Exercise in movement patterns not isolation

Whether you are doing strength or cardio training it is important to exercise in movement patterns not isolation.This means you should combine one or more exercises together or train with a specific movement for whatever activity or sport that you are training for. Isolation exercises are good for building strength but don’t really work on overall function.

The human body rarely works in isolation like when we stand or sit in the weight room and do a plain old bicep curl. In most things we do both our upper and lower body are involved at the same time, especially when training for sports. The human body moves in multiple planes with multiple joints at a time and it is a rarity where it only works using one muscle group at a time so you shouldn’t train like this.

Your goal should be to train with multi-joint exercises and movement patterns that mimic your sport/activity or everyday life. An example of this is a squat where you pick up a bar off of the ground in front of you, then lift the bar up and over your head and then bring it back down and put it back on the ground. This exercise involves many muscle groups and is appropriate for your daily activities and many sports. This will give you true functional strength rather than just big muscles!

About the Author: Alex K is an online Fitness Professional providing health and wellness to the world through his online workout program Cardio Blast. Members of www.Cardioblast.com receive new cardio workouts every week, full meal planning, fitness tracking and customized online workout programs.

Exercises for bad weather

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Exercises for Bad Weather

Exercises for Bad Weather

There are many exercises for bad weather out there. People often use the excuse of bad weather as a reason they can???t get to the gym or to workout. There are many ways to work out besides going to the gym so that you can still stay healthy and in top shape.

Here are a few options to consider if you find weather is hindering you from getting to your workout.

  • Half an hour run through your neighborhood. Even on a day when there may be a lot of rain or snow outside it is very refreshing to go outside for a run and then come back inside to a warm house and a warm shower.
  • If you have stairs in your home you can use them to intensify your cardio. Run stairs for 1 minute intervals combined with some other cardio such as running on the spot, jumping jacks or high knees. This can give you a great workout.
  • Create your own interval workout. Pick 10 exercises and write them down. Here is an example: Shuffles side to side, Squats, Pushups, Jumping Jacks, Lunges (alternating), Burpies, Tricep Dips, Flurries (quick runs on the spot), Jog with high knees, Skip side to side on the spot. Perform each exercise for 30 – 60 seconds. Then take a break for the same amount of time. Then move onto the next exercise. You can perform this circuit of 10 exercises 1 – 3 times and it will give you a great workout.
  • If you want a full complete workout you can do at home, our Cardioblast.com workouts give you a great interval training workout that you can do anywhere as long as you have internet access. The workouts are 45 minutes long and require minimal equipment.

About the Author: Alex K is an online Fitness Professional providing health and wellness to the world through his online workout program Cardio Blast. Members of www.Cardioblast.com receive new cardio workouts every week, full meal planning, fitness tracking and customized online workout programs.

Make Fitness a Choice

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Make Fitness a Choice

Make Fitness a Choice

Make Fitness a Choice!!

In Life we all Make a Choice. Fitness & a healthy lifestyle or a sedentary life filled with the potential for illness. It’s your choice!

Fitness and exercise have been proven to increase the both physical and emotional health of people. Knowing this information we believe there is no choice. Your must ensure that your life involves fitness and the healthy habits and lifestyle that go along with it.

For more information on how Cardio Blast can help you make fitness a part of your life please visit our website at www.blog.cardioblast.com.

Ultimate fitness motivation with Alex K

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Ultimate Fitness Motivation with Alex K

Ultimate Fitness Motivation with Alex K

If you are looking for the ultimate fitness motivation in your life then take a look at training with Alex K. He loves fitness and pushing people beyond their limits to achieve their goals. Here is what one of his many of his participants has to say.

“Alex has really helped me step up my fitness endurance! He’s such a great motivator and really knows how to push you out of your comfort zone!! I want to thank Alex for making me do things I never thought I could do and making me addicted forever!!!”?? Karlene Ross

Alex K has taught tens of thousands of people throughout his career and they keep coming back for more. He will inspire you to get fit and live it as a lifestyle.

Check out his latest project at www.blog.cardioblast.com. Alex K is bringing his brand of fitness to the world with his latest online workout program.

The Future of Fitness

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The future of fitness

The future of fitness

The future of fitness is exciting and the delivery of fitness to the consumer is changing as we speak. Whereas most home fitness products are currently delivered via DVD to the consumer, in the future, fitness products will be delivered via online streaming video.

Cardio Blast founder Alex K, began to envision this future two years ago when he was trying to figure out a way to bring the Cardio Blast brand of fitness to the world. Cardio Blast believes that sports/sports based training, great lifestyle habits and excellent eating can all make us healthier, happier and more productive in society. We see the difference these make in the lives of our participants and know it can be of benefit to everyone.

Until now this philosophy has only been available to people able to directly train with the company???s founder, Alex K. However, the company vision has now expanded to the entire world with Cardioblast.com. Through our online brand Cardioblast.com, we are bringing health and wellness to the world like never seen before. Online workouts, meal plans/tracking and fitness tracking all in one location. Our goal is to bring this all at a low cost to the consumer on a small monthly subscription fee. We want to bring health and fitness to the world to help everyone to live and perform to their full potential.

The vision for Cardio Blast is to change the way the fitness world delivers it products to consumers. We think it is inefficient for consumers to order their fitness products/videos and have to wait for them to arrive in the mail. We live in an instant world and if the consumer is ready to purchase and use a fitness product they should get instant access to the product says founder Alex K. When a customer signs up for our program they can log in immediately and do a workout right then. They also get immediate access to the meal plan and fitness tracker which helps them immediately towards achieving their goals. We are very quickly becoming a virtual world and with Cardioblast.com you can take your workouts anywhere as long as you have online access.

Alex K takes you beyond your limits

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Alex K takes you beyond your limits

Alex K takes you beyond your limits

Alex K takes you beyond your limits. He strives to bring this experience to everyone he trains whether it be in person or online.

“The Bootcamp classes have done wonders for my cardio and endurance. It???s something I would never have the discipline to do on my own.” Tori Dalair

Tens of thousands of people have trained with Alex K over the years and he has earned his reputation as one of the toughest in the business. If you want to experience what it feels like to train like a top athlete check out www.blog.cardioblast.com. We are positive you won’t be disappointed.

Cardio Blast $1500 Workout Contest Winner

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Show Off Your Workout Contest

Show Off Your Workout Contest

Today we drew our grand prize winner in the Cardio Blast $1500 Show off Your Workout Contest. The winner of our grand prize was Suzanne Pennell. Suzanne will be enjoying the following prize package from Cardio Blast:

  • 3 month subscription to Cardioblast.com
  • Included with this subscription is the full Cardio Blast Ultimate Athletic Meal Plan and Cardio Blast Fitness Tracker
  • Cardio Blast Equipment Package including 10lb, 8lb, 5lb dumbells, 8 cones, 4 line markers and a yoga mat
  • Weekly online review of goals/progress will be provided by pro fitness trainer Alex K
  • Two online workout programs designed by pro fitness trainer Alex K. These can be used to supplement the Cardio Blast workouts
  • PLUS $500.00 cash to help pay those Christmas bills!

We also awarded consolation prizes to Sandra Ngosa and Karleen Ross for their great efforts in the contest.

Stay tuned – our next big contest is coming soon….

For more information on Cardio Blast online workouts please visit www.blog.cardioblast.com.

Avoid junk food at work during the holidays

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Avoid Junk Food

Avoid Junk Food via Life Supercharger

Trying to avoid junk food during the holidays can often be challenging. Often co-workers will often bring junk food into work and eating this food can quickly add on extra calories. Just picture all of the Halloween candy or Christmas chocolates sitting in the lunch room at your office.

To avoid eating too much of these empty calorie foods we suggest bringing your own healthy snacks to work. Prior to visiting the lunch room, make sure you are mostly full with these healthy snacks. Then you can go and sample the other alternatives that your co-workers bring in without feeling hunger and wanting to fill up on them.

For more information on how Cardio Blast can help you stay in shape please visit our website at www.blog.cardioblast.com.