5 Simple Ways to Increase Physical Activity on National Fitness Day
On National Fitness Day we look at five easy steps to increase your physical activity.
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Wellness specialist Diana T Hooft explains how giving your body the proper nutrition it needs can benefit you physically and mentally.
From Athletes to Everyman – Why Does Fitness Matter?
Fitness Level is an exciting new feature to Lifestyle Assessment – all it takes is 30 minutes of continuous, moderate to brisk walking on flat terrain.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
The Dose Makes the Medicine – Moderate Physical Activity Improves Mental Health
Regular exercise is good for you body and mind. However, more training isn’t always better and exercising too much might have a negative impact on mental health. Firstbeat Training Load gives essential insight into the proper amount of exercise.
Want to Boost Your Productivity at Work? Here’s How Increasing Physical Activity Can Help
Introducing physical activity into your routine can improve multiple areas important for workplace productivity.
Anaerobic Training, Sprint to Success
Anaerobic capacity is the key factor behind short and intense efforts, like sprinting. A good way to improve your speed or anaerobic power is high-intensity interval training.
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How Long Does It Take to Lose Your Fitness?
Just as your fitness improves over time, it declines if you stop training. Significant reductions in your cardiorespiratory fitness, that is VO2max, occur already within 2 to 4 weeks of detraining.
How to Design Your Weekend to Boost Recovery for the Working Week
With Saturday many people’s ‘most stressful day’, your weekend might not be as full of recovery as you first thought. Here are tips to boost your recovery.
At the Heart of Stress and Recovery
Stress can be defined as a situation where the demands that a person is faced with are greater than the available resources. Stress can also be described as the body’s physical and mental adaptation to real or perceived change.
Tiina HoffmanExercise Physiologist & Master Trainer, Firstbeat
A Good Night’s Sleep, What Does It Mean?
It is not just how much you sleep but also how well you sleep that counts. Firstbeat Sleep Quality Assessment takes into account the amount of sleep and the quality of the recovery.
How Data can Help as a Motivational Tool for Well-being
Objective data can be a tool for motivation and, used correctly, can have a major impact at every step of the journey towards improved health and well-being.
The Suunto 3 Fitness Tracks Sleep Quality – What Can I Do to Improve It?
As you think about stress, recovery, and sleep in relationship to your own daily routines and lifestyle decisions, it’s worth keeping in mind that stress increases your body’s need for good quality sleep.
5 Things to Know about Burning More Calories
Intense exercise is an effective way to burn calories in a short time, but it’s okay if you don’t feel like pushing hard. You can increase your energy expenditure and overall health in various ways.
How to Peak at the Right Time? Training Status Helps You to Get into the Best Shape of Your Life
You can’t have the same fitness all year round, at least not if you want to get the most out of your performance. Firstbeat Training Status helps you to optimize your workout and peak at right time.
Experts Reveal: The Biggest Talking Points in Corporate Wellness in 2018
Firstbeat’s 2018 HRV Summit included plenty of healthy and thought-provoking discussion around occupational health, and how to help employers help employees be at their best both mentally and physically.
4 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress
You don’t always need long mindfulness exercises or a yoga retreat to relieve stress. Discover 4 easy things you can do to help defuse your lifestyle.