Range of Motion

Range of Motion is a term normally used in weightlifting and biomedical contexts. It represents the measurement of the maximum distance that can be covered between the flexed and extended positions of any muscle group or a particular joint. (A joint is the place where...

The Benefits of Being Flexible

Flexibility is defined at a joint’s ability to move through a full range of motion.  Any athlete can tell you that it is important to have a full range of movement, and most of them can tell you how serious it is to stretch every day and before and after...

How to Improve Your High Jump

In the arena of modern competitive sports like basketball, rugby, volleyball, gymnastics, and football, the ability to out jump one’s opponent in the field is very crucial in determining the eventual outcome of the game. In the case of basketball and volleyball,...

Setting Fitness Training Goals

Under the surface, every body is built the same. Each of us has an athlete’s body buried down there somewhere — and we all have the ability to move like athletes. Some of us are just ahead of others in terms of our fitness progress. However, with...

Why Women are Attracted to Fit Men

Surely you have noticed that men, who are fit, draw much more attention from women than those men who are not fit. Spend some time in a gym, or watch the interactions of women with fit men anywhere, even on the street, should you have any doubts about how true the...