Pattaya Business Supplement - Feb 2017

BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT
FITNESS & YOU
- the key to a better life -
LOSE THAT BELLY FAT
WITH WEIGHTS
Weight train at home, quickly and easily
They are marketed as the best
dumbbells in the world, and for
anyone who wants to train in
A the
12-year privacy
study of
of their
10,500 own
healthy
home
men conducted at Harvard Uni-
but has limited space, they are
versity and published in 2014
probably the ideal solution for
looked at which activity, from doing
a weight rack. They are Powernothing,
or virtually nothing, to
weight Blocks,
training and although
and aerobics not cheap,
had
the are biggest a piece effect of exercise on body weight
equipment
waistlines.
designed and virtually
guaranteed to last for a very,
and It’s very generally long time. accepted And they that a work, combination
really well, of weights being and the aerobics
perfect
has weight-training proven best for tool just for about those everything,
with limited from storage heart space. disease and
diabetes ..................................................
to obesity and aging.
So, what are PowerBlocks?
The First Harvard released study onto pinpointed the market
only role in 1993, of each PowerBlocks
form of ex-
the
specific ercise, are usually although made researchers of urethane. in
the This United is, basically, Kingdom a kind were of keen
rubber
urge which effort doesn’t over the leave differences
marks
to between and is known
aerobic for
exercise is durability.
and re-
A
sistance exercise. The UK study
single set of Powerblock dumbbells
negates the need to have
said either is good, as long as the
effort is high.
a range of ordinary dumbbells
Looking and weight
at plates
the Harvard lying around.
study
first, Basically,
it’s notable having
that a Powerblock
most previous
set is studies the equivalent tend to concentrate
to having
on around specific eight groupings, or so separate whether
it dumbbells be people of aged varying 50 and heaviness. above,
just To the overweight gym-goer persons, who is used people
to
with standard diabetes dumbbells, and the like. the Power- Yet this
study Blocks simply initially concentrated may feel strange, on average,
being square healthy rather males.
than round.
Very quickly though it becomes
The apparent Harvard the shape study is found not a that
limiting
factor in 20 any minutes way to of doing weight
a
substituting training good workout. for any other activity had
the ..................................................
strongest association with
less A PowerBlock increase in dumbbell waistlines. has Sub-
a
stituting selector 20 pin, minutes on one side of moderate
of each
to PowerBlock,
vigorous aerobic and this
activity allows
had
the strongest association with
the user to quickly and easily
less gain in body weight. It would
change the selected weight in
be no surprise that those who
steps of either five or 10 pounds
increased their sedentary behaviors
(2.5
had to five
the kilos),
largest depending
increase on
in
waistline which model circumference of PowerBlock and body
is
weight.
being used. Weight changes are
instantaneous, there are no extra
parts it would to tighten, not be and surprising
the col-
Again, that our-coded the study bands showed make that it long-
easy
term to see weight which training weight is is associated
selected.
with ..................................................
less increase in waist size,
while The top aerobic of activity the PowerBlock is associated
is
open to allow easy access for either
large or small hands. At the
center of the core is a firm textured
handgrip that provides a
secure, non-slip grip. Grasp the
handgrip and lift upward. The
selected weight slides smoothly
free of the remaining stack.
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The selector pin securely locks
the with weight less gain plates in body to the weight.
handle
with multiple points of contact.
The As we pin age won’t we come suffer the loose, loss no of
matter skeletal how muscle fast mass, you a move process
or
shake known the as dumbbell, sarcopenia. what So, exercisesuring
you waist perform, circumference or how much is a
weight better you indicator use. This of healthy is a great body
ultimate composition combination among older of security adults.
and adjustability.
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As the study leader said, “Engag-
There ing in resistance are many training reasons or, ideally,
why
people combining don’t it with or won’t aerobic go exercise
to train
in
mea-
could a gym.
help If you
older are
adults the kind
lessen
of
abdominal fat while increasing or
person who is looking to get into
preserving muscle mass.”
better shape, but doesn’t want
the hassle of joining a gym, but
Quite simply, weight training
is sufficiently motivated to spend
builds and preserves muscle
around
mass. This, 20 to
in 30
turn, minutes
increases a day
me-
for tabolism, three or no four matter days how a week old you
in
the are, comfort and this of burns your belly own home, fat and
then contributes PowerBlocks to healthy could aging.
be the
perfect exercise ‘tool’.
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The reason weight training
After achieves all, the you burning can choose of more what belly
time fat is to because do a workout; of the need how to make
long
to a concerted spend doing effort.
that workout
(longer on days you feel good
and Properly have the done, time; time shorter efficient
on
days weight when training time done is tight, with or effort
you
just causes don’t greater have the Excess energy); Post-ex-
the
level ercise of Oxygen weight Consumption resistance you than
want does to aerobics. try for This each difference exercise, in
and
oxygen all from
consumption the privacy
can of
extend
your
up to 48 hours after exercise.
own apartment or house. The
only limiting factor is you: how
Very important is that the af-
dedicated and motivated you
ter-workout energy burn is mostly
can
fat. or
The want
calories to be
burned to achieving
during a
your weight fitness training goals. session are mainly
Note: carbohydrate, the sponsor but of those this burned
page,
Seara afterward Sports, are mostly has stocked fat.
PowerBlocks
at their stores in Pattaya,
In the Bangkok next issue and we’ll their look further
other
branches into the studies in Thailand. regarding If weight
they
don’t training have with a set effort in and stock, slimmer
they
can waistlines.
be ordered.
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