July 2010

The Benefits of Taking a Fitness Class

July 30, 2010

There is an easy trap to fall into at the gym. I’ve done it, you’ve done it. Almost everybody is guilty, so don’t feel bad. We all fall into the trap of routine. I head to the free weight area. My daughter goes to the cardio loft. My brother goes to the circuit training machines. [...]

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Growing Younger? It’s Not Impossible To Do

July 28, 2010

Everyone wants to get older. That makes sense because the only alternative is dieing. But just because you are getting older that doesn’t mean that you have to look or act older. There are definite things you can do to keep the pep in your step. Here are a few tips. Most people think “what [...]

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Introduction To Meditation for the Complete Beginner

July 26, 2010

Some people get scared off by meditation. I’ve talked to conservative religious people who told me in no uncertain terms that meditation was “from the devil” and if you practiced it you were opening your mind to evil. In days gone by that may have been enough to drive people away, but in these times [...]

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Working Out Injured Or Sick? Should You Do It?

July 21, 2010

I had a terrible cold last week, but by golly I got my workouts in. They may not have had maximum effort or heavy lifting involved, but they are done and I feel good about myself. Here’s the question; Should I have gone? I think I strained a muscle in my calf. It pains me [...]

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Why Water? Here’s 5 Great Reasons

July 19, 2010

Everyone has heard the old standard – drink 8 glasses of water per day to stay healthy. Another one that floats around a lot is “by the time you are thirsty you are already partially dehydrated.” So what it all “boils” down to is this; we know we should drink water (at least some quantity) [...]

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Twice The Results In Half The Time? Fat Loss Fast

July 16, 2010

There are many claims to “fast, fast, fast” results in fat loss and muscle gain. Some of those actually deliver some results. Usually the results claimed are not “typical.” That’s the phrase that’s always used whenever you see commercials for weight loss programs. “Suzie’s results are not typical.” But there is Suzie proudly displaying the [...]

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Effective Exercise Only Comes With Rest

July 15, 2010

This is a follow up to my article on pushing yourself and the leg workout. When you get started on a workout, you want to keep it going strong, but you have to remember that you can do too much.  Working out as much as you can, for as long as you can, and as [...]

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Saunas, Steam Rooms and Sweating Out Toxins

July 13, 2010

It seems crazy when the weather outside is a bit over one hundred degrees that someone, some sane, would get into a sauna and experience temperatures hovering around one hundred and eighty degrees. Why in the world would someone want to put themselves through such torture? There are a couple good reasons actually. First sitting [...]

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Leg Workout Overdrive

July 12, 2010

Friday was my designated day for working out legs. I have really been working with the theory of “One More” meaning that if I had planned to do ten repetitions of an exercise surely I can do “one more” and make it eleven reps. I’ve also decided that instead of getting stuck in a rut [...]

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Workout Routine and Attitude

July 11, 2010

Yesterday I was on Facebook and a friend of mine posted that he had just completed a run and that he was “at the beginning of a grueling 8 month regiment.” Wow, that sounds like a good time doesn’t it? Do you think he was looking forward to his next workout? I know he is [...]

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