Exercise
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009At times of crisis, one of the first things people do besides panic is throw caution to the wind in terms of fitness and exercise. The idea being that if the world is going to hell in a hand basket anyway, we might as well go down with a fatter butt! A good friend of [...]
Self-Sabotage Is The Biggest Enemy To Weight Loss Success
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009I walked out of the gym today, sweaty and spent. As an aside, if you are not walking out of the gym in the same condition as me, you are doing something wrong! That said, I saw an unusual sight that stopped me in my tracks. Three women, who were in relatively decent shape, were [...]
Three Minutes A Day Of Exercise is Enough To Improve Your Health
Monday, September 14th, 2009A newly released Scottish study found that just three minutes a day of exercise can significantly improve your health. Huh? I’m not one to be left speechless often, but this new finding defies explanation. First we hear the recommended guidelines for maintaining good health are 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week of moderate [...]
Is The Freshman 15 Inevitable?
Friday, September 11th, 2009Anyone that has been to college or has a kid in college knows that diet and exercise go by the wayside for too many incoming freshmen. The end result, unfortunately, is the dreaded “freshman 15” which refers to the amount of weight gained by the average college freshman by the end of the first year. [...]
What Does A Glass Of Wine And An Elliptical Machine Have In Common?
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009When you picture avid exercisers in your mind, you don’t think of party animals usually. People who exercise regularly surely must eat egg whites, drink protein shakes, and favor green tea as their beverage of choice. Or so you would think.
Visualization Makes Exercise More Successful
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Some people are foodies and wake up in the morning thinking about what they are going to eat for dinner. Some people may even fall asleep dreaming about food and what their next meal will be. I am not one of those people when it comes to food, but I am when it comes to [...]
Exercising Outdoors May Leave You More Than Just Sweaty
Thursday, August 13th, 2009High school football started this week and kids are weathering brutal temperatures during “two a day” practices in full gear. Heat exhaustion, dehydration, and heat stroke are very serious problems that these athletes are facing that are potentially fatal. According to the Annual Survey of Football Injury Research, heat stroke kills youth and professional football [...]
Glide Your Way To A Strong Core
Saturday, August 8th, 2009Gliders are one of my favorite exercise toys that are affordable, portable, and challenge the entire body. If you are not familiar with them, they look like frisbees that you place under your feet or under your hands and glide in a multitude of exercises. Many personal trainers and group exercise instructors over the years [...]
Make Fitness A Zero Tolerance Zone For Excuses
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009It is bad enough when people make excuses to not work out. But, the amount of excuses I’m hearing lately from people who are supposedly working out is wearing me thin. Unfortunately for you, continually making excuses will not make you thin. Using excuses as a reason to not do certain exercises or to not [...]
Training For a Race is a Lot More Than a Jog in the Park
Thursday, July 16th, 2009For someone like me that does not fancy myself a runner, there have been a few developments in the past weeks to challenge this notion. First, I signed up for a half-marathon in November which I thought was a crazy enough idea considering that I haven’t run long distance like that in years. Then, yesterday [...]
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