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Thursday, August 21st, 2008Take a look in the gym and you will see people doing cardio and weight lifting. What you may not see much of is stretching.
Many exercise enthusiasts, especially men, think that stretching isn’t necessarily an important part of their fitness regime. After all, there is not a whole lot of sweating or grunting going on. Stretch clearly is [...]
How detrimental is alcohol to your fitness results?
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Many people I know work very hard in the gym and eat “clean” to create the lean body they want but indulge in the occassional glass of wine or two or four on the weekend. I am regularly asked how bad is that glass of wine, or beer, or cocktail? Actually, the answer may surprise [...]
What is the best time to workout?
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008I believe the best time to exercise is whenever you can. Most of us have family and work responsibilities which may mean that regardless of what the studies say, we need to get our workout in whenever we can. Here are some of the latest specific research findings regarding the best time to exercise:
Group Rowing
Monday, August 18th, 2008Sweating, moving, heart thumping music, an instructor urging you on and the sound of fly wheels whirring in the background. Spin class? Nope, it’s Group Indoor Rowing.
Initially I thought indoor rowing was only an upper body workout but after reading more about it, I realize it really does push the body’s limits with a mix of drills [...]
The Best Colorgized Cycle Playlist Yet!
Sunday, August 17th, 2008If you are not familiar with Colorgized Cycling, indoor cycling with a mind body focus, the you need to stop here and check it out at www.spectraljourneys.com then come back and check out this inspiring, energy opening music playlist which you can find on I tunes:
Keep This World Going by Seal
Blood Is Pumping
Feeling Way Too Damned Good by [...]
Let’s help our children eat right before they have to
Saturday, August 16th, 2008It’s so easy as an adult to know what we should be eating - not that we do it but we know what we should do. Why is it when it comes to our kids we drop the ball and allow them to eat foods based on marketing and packaging? If it’s shiny, sparkly, funny colored [...]
How Does Michael Phelps Do It?
Friday, August 15th, 2008Three people approached me in one day and asked, “Do you know how many calories Michael Phelps eats each day?” Honestly, I don’t really care but knew it must be a high number because of the sheer interest in it and because any athlete at that level must fuel his body well. As it turns [...]
A Stretch to Avoid
Thursday, August 14th, 2008This is one exercise that shows up in just about every system of training as either as flexibility or core strength; with weighted resistance and without. Unfortunately, there is reason to believe that this movement actually goes against the biomechanics of the spine. What is the movement I am talking about?
Weekly Meditation - Attitude
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008“Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” by William James
Relationships are so easy to damage aren’t they? Friends, family, lovers, all of our interpersonal relationships can be destroyed by the use of our words and attitudes. [...]
How to Use Meditation in Sports
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Ask anyone who has mastered a sport if they use some type of meditation or self talk to get through the stress of competition or mastering their skill and odds are they will say they use some form of mind body technique.
Think about a golfer who plays excellent when alone but as soon as he is in a foursome [...]
