Archive for July, 2008
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Monday, July 21st, 2008Although my Tuesday and Thursday boot campers are now fairly conditioned, some more than others, they still lack flexibility and coordination. This is in part my own fault as we have not worked on flexibility or coordination thus far. After a year of exercises like running, sprinting, push ups, dumbbell curls and walking lunges, it [...]
There must be 7 ways to lose body fat
Sunday, July 20th, 2008Admittedly, I am quirky. As I typed the title for this blog I was humming along to 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (a pretty old tune). So anyhow, that’s why the title is what it is and if you have heard the song than maybe this blog title and its contents will stay with [...]
25% of Amereicans are morbidly obese… Morbidly Obese!
Saturday, July 19th, 2008Americans have done it, we have reached what no one can consider a positive milestone, more than one in four of us are obese. WOW!
Although some surveys have shown that we are at a 25% obesity rate, another survey in which researchers actually weigh and measure survey respondents put the adult obesity rate at 33 percent for adult [...]
Giving blood and exercise do not mix but it makes for a healthy arteries
Friday, July 18th, 2008I started my day exercising with Ryan the work horse. That’s not what this blog is about so I won’t explain but suffice to say, she kicks my butt every single time we work out. She is a reminder that I am not the strongest athlete I know! Anyhow, after a 45 minute session of [...]
Fitness quote of the day
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Far too many times over the next 12 to 15 years, it was brought to my attention that people who followed my exercise guidelines exactly but ignored their diet, their weight and their cigarette smoking had heart attacks at age 55.
Kenneth H. Cooper
I loved this when I read it although I did have to read [...]
Which is best: low fat or low carb?
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Americans keep getting heavier and keep searching for ways to fight it. Millions, if not billions, of dollars are spent each year in an attempt to shed pounds. A major study published in the New England Journal of Medicine offers some long-awaited advice. The study was conducted to determine which is best: the low-fat or the low-carb diet.
Some new cardio kickboxing choreography
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Always in search of new routines and choreography, I found this on Turnstep.com and thought you might like it too. I added some of my own moves to it. Feel free to use it! The numbers in parantheses are the counts.
Why do some people excel at endurance activities while others struggle?
Monday, July 14th, 2008Okay, so yesterday as I was struggling to breathe and will my way through the bleachers at the high school I was wondering how is it possible that one person (Ryan) can keep going without so much as a pant and I, who am conditioned and doing the same activity at the same intensity am [...]
How important is music during a workout?
Sunday, July 13th, 2008I have always used music during my workouts and have noticed throughout the years that people will wear a walkman, ipod, mp3 player, whatever to keep themselves moving. In group exercise it would be crazy to even think about teaching without some really moving, motivating music playing, if not pounding. I have never conducted a [...]
Keeping a food diary actually helps eat less!
Saturday, July 12th, 2008As a personal trainer since 1986 I have always advised clients to keep food journals because I know that when you have to document what you eat, you eat healthier and usually, you eat less. A new study has reinforced what I already knew; that people who kept daily food diaries lost twice as much weight [...]
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