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Friday, December 26th, 2008I have done triathlons, a half marathon, a few adventure races and now I have set my sights on a duathlon. The only part of the triathlons I have not enjoyed was the swim so doing a duathlon should make this much more pleasurable. Tomorrow we start our training and I think it is a [...]
Merry Christmas Workout
Thursday, December 25th, 2008Most of the gyms out there are closed today and it seems odd to me actually because firstly, not everyone celebrates Christmas and secondly, even if they do celebrate the holiday once the gifts are opened some people might want to workout before holiday meals.
All is not lost, you can workout from home even if [...]
Eating and Body Image Disorders - Muscle Dysmorphia
Thursday, November 27th, 2008This next series of blog posts are written with the intention of understanding better the different eating and/ or body image disorders that are out there. As a Fitness Trainer I have seen and heard all sorts of complaints, diagnosis, heard people speak about other members and had people speak about me and honestly, most [...]
Eating and Body Image Disorders - Overeating
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008I never realized that overeating could be characterized as an eating disorder. I figured overeating was just a bad habit gone awry. Compulsive overeating is defined as having an addiction to food and using food as a way to hide emotional issues. Compulsive overeaters tend to eat to hide their feelings and to cope with [...]
Is the BOSU Balance Trainer worth the investment?
Sunday, November 16th, 2008I have been using the BOSU for a few years and I love this piece of equipment. It’s portable and versatile - it can be used as a bench, step, and core trainer all in one. It can be used for everything from sports drills to cardio workouts.
BOSU stands for both sides up which means [...]
Two hours a week is the new minimum exercise guideline for health
Monday, October 6th, 2008Wow, two hours a week? It seems like so little. It is hard to believe that two hours a week makes a substantial difference in anyone’s fitness level. That number actually reflects the minimum standard set for adults, it is higher for children and teens. They need an hour each day of activity which is [...]
Which body type are you? It may mean the difference between success and failure in your workouts
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008If you have been working out for awhile and have not seen changes in your body although you are sure you are doing everything right, eating as well as the workouts, then perhaps you need to look into your body type and see if what you are doing matches what you need. There are three [...]
Two Minute Drills- How hard can two minutes be?
Thursday, September 4th, 2008If you are a regular visitor to my blog then you know I love to search the web and various training libraries for great workouts to keep my training as well as group classes interesting, fun and challenging. Here is a workout I found that focuses on doing each exercise for two minutes. If you have never tried [...]
Stretching for strength
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 [...]
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?
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