You hear a lot these days about extra protein after exercise for muscle recovery. Should you also have protein shakes? As long as you dont train as hard as a bodybuilder and spend hours lifting weights, you dont need a protein shake and you dont necessarily need to eat extra protein. At least, th

Planks are mercilessly heavy. But also effective. By doing these exercises daily, you get a toned stomach, stronger back muscles and you also train your shoulders and buttocks. From Santé February 2016.

When you go to the gym, you also want to see results. However? Ask yourself the following three questions and discover whether you are actually working efficiently in the gym. 1. Do you go to the gym with a plan? There are many people who walk into the gym without a clear idea of ​​how they are go

If you exercise for an hour, water is great as a thirst quencher and to replenish the fluid deficiency. If you exercise intensively or if it is hot, your body can sometimes benefit from a sports drink There are three types of sports drink: Hypotonic sports drink Less than 4 grams of carbohydrate

You may have heard of the meditation app Headspace. In collaboration with Nike, there are now three guided runs that are good for your body, but also give you peace of mind. The coachs instructions combine technique and motivation. According to the founder of Headspace, this is ideal for an active

Journalist Esmir took the plunge and took a bungee fitness class. You can read her story in the June issue of Santé. Have you become curious and would you like to try it? Below you will find a number of addresses where you can do bungee fitness. You can also opt for a workshop at some locations.

Sports apps are banned for military personnel, because it appears to be quite easy to retrieve private data. A bad thing because in the case of a soldier, that could be sensitive information. But it also means that your information might be easy to find if you track your run. Whats going on? Earlie

Many people want to lose a few pounds, but few people actually do it. Whats behind that? 66% of the Dutch would like to lose a few kilos. – source:TNS NIPO Striking:even women who are satisfied with their body often still wish to weigh three kilos less. And that is not surprising at all, accordin

Would you like to be a little more flexible? With these three exercises you work towards a split. 1. An exercise to start with Sit with your legs stretched out in front of you. Keep your back straight and extend your arms in front of you. Then step forward with your back straight. This way you stre

Look for the perfect balance between stability, power and convenience. To practice the split, look for the boundary where you feel just enough stretch and stimulation in your muscles. If you feel pain in your knees and groin, you are going too far. Listen to your body and keep breathing. You can fi

As the sweat drips from your forehead, you can see that the person on the treadmill next to you is barely bothered by anything. How much you sweat depends on several factors. 1. The number of sweat glands in your body A person has between two million and five million sweat glands. If you have more

Is it time to breathe new life into your sports routine, or will you continue exercising in 2018? These will be the sports trends in 2018. Is it time to breathe new life into your sports routine, or will you continue exercising in 2018? The Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends annually analyzes the

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You dont need an activity tracker on your wrist these days to keep track of how active you are in a day. Many smartphones have an app with a pedometer that is turned on automatically. But how accurate is the pedometer on your phone? Phone counts fewer steps According to recent research, the pedomet

The handstand is not only a nice trick, but also a useful pose. With our tips you will soon be doing the handstand, without a wall. Learn the handstand in 9 steps Do a short warm-up. Dont forget to loosen your wrists, your weight will rest on that later. Start practicing near a wall. Good for trai

How long you can keep running – or any other endurance sport – depends not only on your condition, but also how you feel. Some workouts are a bit harder mentally than others. Effort =harder training How much effort you have to put in before your training largely determines how tough you find it aft

It doesnt stop with the Scandinavian trends. After hygge and lagom, there is now plogga or plogging:running while cleaning up waste in the meantime. Plogging is a contraction of the Swedish words for run and pick up. And Thats exactly what you do while plogging. You are doing good for your body and

We are all familiar with the exercises on a chair at the office. Nothing wrong with that, because a little exercise and stretching during a working day is very good for you. But this work-out, that is something different.

A little muscle soreness the day after exercise is sometimes quite nice. Because of this you at least have the idea that you have done a good job, but is it really so? Dont worry about muscle soreness right now:unfortunately, your muscle soreness doesnt necessarily say anything about how well youv

Its something different:running to the rousing beats of… classical music. Run your sprightly on classic It is best to empty your head when you are in motion, maybe classical music will give you an extra dose of zen. The podcast, made by Ab Nieuwdorp for NPO4, is suitable for beginners. Within nine