Cancel Your New Years Resolution

December 18, 2009

Yes – I said it.
You should not make any new years resolutions. If you have a list of things that you are planning on keeping or change in the new year, don’t do it.
Why am I telling you this? Isn’t the new year a great way to start fresh? Yes. It is a great way [...]

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Why Cardio Doesn’t Work For Fat Loss

December 16, 2009

Today’s post is by Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS. Craig owns a great fat loss product called Turbulence Training. Regular readers know how much I am against information product because in today’s day and age, everyone is an expert. Well, Craig is an expert. He holds a masters degree, high level certifications and writes for some [...]

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Easy Body Weight Workout

December 12, 2009

One of the easiest, fastest, best workout you can get is at your home using your own body. Body weight workouts are a great way to get in shape. They are quick and easy and need no equipment. Here is a quick workout you can go that will give you great results.
WIth this workout, do [...]

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YOUR personal trainer and THEIR certificate

December 5, 2009

If you are like most people that are going to the gym, you probably have, or have thought about getting, a personal trainer. I may be a little bias because I am a trainer, but personal trainers are a great resource to have in order to help you gain your fitness goals.
But make sure you [...]

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Functional Training Is For Everyone

December 5, 2009

When most people hear functional training, they almost always think of people with disabilities, or older adults, or something to that nature. People who have needs and need to perform basic functions.
While that is true, functional training is important for everyone, from average joes to high level athletes. Figuring out what you want to do, [...]

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Health and Wellness

December 3, 2009

The term “Health and Wellness” is starting come into main stream as of late. Most people just relate it to their health and “wellness”. But do you really know the meaning behind “health and wellness”? It goes deeper than you would think.
I recently posed the question “What is the definition of health and wellness to [...]

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Boot Camps – The “Big” Thing In Fitness

December 3, 2009

Fitness is like any other industry. It is effected by trends and fads. One of the most recent trends coming about are bootcamps. Similar to the boot camp that military would go through, these workout consist of most body weight, or lightweight workouts, done at a park or beach or something similar and usually have [...]

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Personal Trainers – Or Lack Of

November 18, 2009

People that know me know I am not a fan of big box gyms. They hire anyone and everyone who wants to be a personal trainer. Just because someone is a gym rat and can pump the iron, does not mean they are qualified to be a personal trainer.
Currently, the personal training industry, in my [...]

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Fat is not a disability

November 17, 2009

I recently went to Disneyland for a weekend getaway. While I was there, I became aware of something that I have not noticed before: The number of people riding those little electric scooters who were NOT disabled, just overweight. The worst case was a mother and her daughter (probably 16) each riding their own scooter.
I [...]

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My Personal Fitness Journey

November 16, 2009

Everyone has different health and fitness journeys that they take. For some people like elite athletes, it is staying at the peak of their game and improve ever so slightly to hit that personal record. For weekend warriors, it is staying fit enough to go from a mountain biking ride, to the basketball court, to [...]

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