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Thursday, September 24th, 2009At times of crisis, one of the first things people do besides panic is throw caution to the wind in terms of fitness and exercise. The idea being that if the world is going to hell in a hand basket anyway, we might as well go down with a fatter butt! A good friend of [...]
Exercise Benefits Your Brain As Well As Your Body
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009When you think about exercising your brain, you think of mental activities that challenge the brain like sudoko or crossword puzzles. New studies show that physical exercise can be just as effective in helping enhance memory, focus, and decision making skills. There are specific ways to tailor your workouts to get your brain synapses firing [...]
What do Bill O’Reilly, President Obama, and Fitness Have In Common?
Monday, August 10th, 2009Bill O’Reilly wrote an amazing article in this week’s Parade Magazine called “What President Obama Can Teach America’s Kids?” Regardless of where you stand politically with Bill O’Reilly or President Obama, the life lessons that he found President Obama provides for our nation’s children can easily apply to lessons for all of us about diet [...]
3 Miles Down, 23.2 Miles To Go: Week 1 of Marathon Training
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009Anyone of any fitness level or ability can technically run a marathon if you properly train for the race. It requires consistency, dedication, and discipline over a period of a minimum of 4 months to prepare your body sufficiently to cross the finish line.
We had our first official week of marathon training last week and [...]
Tempo Runs Transform You From A Casual Runner Into A Marathon Runner
Friday, July 31st, 2009Running is a terrific cardiovascular exercise which you should incorporate into your workout program regardless if you are a marathon runner. However, if your goal is to run in a half-marathon or a full marathon it is imperative that you train specifically to successfully accomplish those goals. Proper marathon training focuses on both speed and [...]
Olympic Swimmer Ricky Berens Shows The World His Assets
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009This past Sunday at the World Championships in Rome, former U.S. Olympic swimmer Ricky Berens swam in the qualifying heat for the 4×100 freestyle relay with his butt completely exposed for all the world to see. Right before his event was to begin, he did a last minute stretch and ripped the entire back of [...]
Is Chewing Gum the Next “Performance Enhancing Drug”?
Monday, July 27th, 2009If I didn’t know better, I would think chewing gum was the second coming of the messiah. These little chicklets apparently can sure pack a punch. New research by the Wrigley Science Institute shows that chewing gum can actually enhance academic performance, make students substantially more productive, and improve overall behavior. I didn’t think that [...]
Tom Watson Might Not Have Won in Scotland, But He is Still A Winner
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009Even non-golf aficionados had to be riveted by the drama that unfolded with Tom Watson this past weekend at the British Open. Everyone likes an underdog. What better hero than an aging underdog at that. At almost 60 years old, Tom Watson is no spring chicken even in the world of golf, which tends to [...]
Anyone Can Start Strong, It’s How You Finish That Counts
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 [...]
The Power of Savasana
Friday, July 10th, 2009Savasana was my favorite part of my Yoga class solely because you basically got to take a mini nap during the class. However, you are not supposed to let your body become so relaxed that you fall asleep, but just relaxed enough so that you can control the urge to sleep. While I did not [...]
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