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If you are planning to kick and punch your way to fitness with one of the hot, new cardio kickboxing programs? Currently, millions of exercisers are trying today's most popular trend in physical activity - fitness programs that provide the heart-healthy benefits of cardio exercise, while offering the gains in agility, strength, balance and coordination that can be achieved through martial arts training.

The range of benefits is impressive, cardio kickboxing also poses considerable...

The best way to increase the calorie requirement of the body per day is through exercise. Most exercises usually fall into two general types: cardiovascular exercise and muscle-building exercise. Both types of exercise increase the calorie requirement of the body.

Cardiovascular exercises usually entail prolonged periods of exertion. Heart rate and respiratory rate are increased to meet the metabolic demands of the body because of the use of muscles for movement. Fat stores are then...

According to a 2002 Harvard Medical School study of 72,000 women, those who consumed between 4,300 international units (IU) and 6,600 IU a day of vitamin A had a 43 percent higher risk of hip fracture than those who consumed 1,700 IU or less. The risk was greater in women who got even more than 6,600 IU. Only one kind of vitamin A retinol, was linked to weaker bones. It’s found in animal foods (dairy, liver, eggs, etc.)

Beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A, is found...

Abs is used as a short term for abdominal muscles. The abdominal muscles comprise three distinct muscle groups. The chief muscle set is located in the front of the torso region in the body. It’s divided into eight blocks and is known as rectus abdominis. Obliques, the next muscle group is on the lower side of the torso just above hips. Whereas, the third group locks into the rib cage and is called Seratus.

Together the above mentioned set of muscles is popularly called the six pack...