Exercise
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Monday, July 13th, 2009My friend’s son is a competitive swimmer and she shared with me an observation about her son’s performance at a recent meet that left her confused. He started out the race like gangbusters. He was so far ahead of the other swimmers that my friend thought that not only would he win the race, but [...]
Push-ups are the Perfect Exercise Even Without Investing in the Perfect Pushup
Sunday, July 12th, 2009One of the most common excuses given for not exercising, hands down, is lack of time to exercise. Everybody wants six-pack abs and a bikini body for summer, but not everybody is willing to do what it takes to get there. I had a client say to me recently that if only she had unlimited [...]
Dara Torres Wins 50 Free at Nationals
Saturday, July 11th, 2009Dara Torres winning another race the other day is not in itself newsworthy, even if that race happens to have been at Nationals and makes her eligible to compete in Worlds. What continues to make Dara Torres a compelling sports story and human interest story is her ongoing ability to beat the odds and silence [...]
Commit to Get Fit: Walk the Walk, Don’t Just Talk the Talk
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009I finally did it. I signed up for a half-marathon today in November. November 15th to be exact. If you are wondering why the actual date is significant, it is because I am following one of the first rules for goal setting. Studies have shown that for successful weight loss, for example, the first thing [...]
How to Increase a Man’s Libido with Exercise - Seriously?
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009This is a topic I found rather interesting. I have heard exercise helps with self esteem, high blood pressure, heart disease, even depression, but I must admit I did not realize this seemingly magical solution to all that ails would help with sex drive too. Actually I did not realize that men needed much help [...]
Best Ab Exercises Part II
Thursday, June 25th, 2009Perhaps a year ago I wrote on the best ab exercises and because there is always new research or new exercises being thought of I decided to write another Best Ab Exercises blog. Thankfully, these exercises are completely different from the ones I found before however what is puzzling about that is how can there be [...]
How to climb a hill in the saddle
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009I am by no means an avid cyclist but I am a fitness professional since 1986 and I spend a lot of time researching and continuing my education on all aspects of fitness and cycling is one avenue that I have spent considerable time researching, practicing and teaching Spinning classes since 1998. For those that [...]
It’s Summer, Clients are Traveling, Now What?
Monday, June 22nd, 2009As a Personal Trainer for just over a hundred years now, (25 but it feels like one hundred), I know that summers are deadly slow which means my pockets are jingling a little less with money to spend. I have come up with a few ideas to help us all out during the off peak times [...]
Should I Have Sex the Night Before a Race?
Sunday, June 21st, 2009This is a great question because people REALLY believe that under no circumstances should they make love before an athletic event. It appears that this is one myth that is not true, in fact it seems to be beneficial to take some extra time the night before and “relax” before going to sleep.
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How many reps for maximum hypertrophy
Saturday, June 13th, 2009How many reps for the perfect pump? I hear this question all the time and honestly I just don’t think there is a perfect answer. I have heard 4 to 6, 8 to 12, 13 to 20… truthfully I have been in the fitness world for 25 years now and the bar keeps moving. Research [...]
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