Tai chi is one of the many activities that can be done while watching TV. In Mandarin, Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan refers to “supreme fighting”. It is mainly a form of martial arts originated in China around the 16th century. During the 1970s, it was introduced in the United States, and has been growing in popularity ever since.
Stretching is a form of exercise that helps in warming up the body before the main course of exercise. The main objective of stretching is to ensure a gentle lengthening of the muscles of the body. Stretching is essential before or after any form of exercising. It also improves the elasticity and flexibility of the tissues. The activity of stretchi...
While watching television the viewer is in a very relaxed mood and is absolutely entertained by the scenes. He can improve the utility of the time spent in watching television by performing some shoulder exercises. By this method, he can achieve dual gains of entertainment and body fitness simultaneously.
A good way to get an aerobic exercise is to use a rowing machine. And rowing while watching TV can be fun. Rowing moves one’s body through a wider range of motion than most other activities. It allows one to stretch his muscles and rotate his joints. Exercise rowing machines build muscular strength and endurance by working out muscles in arms, legs...
Qi-gong means Energy Cultivation. It is a part of Chinese medicine. Qi means breath in Mandarin Chinese and gong means work or technique. It involves the coordination of various breathing patterns with some physical motions of the body. Qi-gong is carried out mostly for health maintenance but some use it as a therapeutic intervention. There are abo...
Punching is a light for of exercise mainly derived from its father boxing. Punching as a physical training is mainly done in order to increase for improving the three areas mainly physical strength, cardiac fitness, and the punching techniques. In terms of martial arts and fighting punching is a strike that is made using the hand closed into a fist...
It is not necessary to warm up only before participating in sports or exercising, even though they are traditionally done like that. The sole purpose of warm up is to gradually increase the intensity in the physical activity. Likewise before running or playing an intense sport a slow jog to warm the muscles and increase the heart rate. However the ...
Hamstring actually refers to one of the tendons that form the border of the space behind the knee from the human anatomical point of view. According to the latest anatomical contexts they are usually refer to the tendons of the semi tendinsus. In the humans the hamstrings occupy the posterior part of the body of the femur. They appearance of the ha...
An elliptical trainer is a part of stationary exercise equipment used to stimulate walking or running. Its user stands on the pedals of a machine and they move in independent orbits. Elliptical trainers are a combination of rowing, cross country skiing, and bicycling. A good quality elliptical trainer is very solid, quiet, and usually comes with a ...
If someone wants to lose fat or change the body, one of the most important things to do is lift weight. Diet and cardio are equally important but when it comes to changing how the body looks, weight training wins hands down. If someone is hesitated to start strength training program due to busy schedule and not missing the television show. Now it m...