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It’s a rainy day. Feeling kind of blah. Don’t wallow too long in the puddles of the day. Time to get with the indoor program! Dust off the treadmill, rev up the ellipitical. An indoor workout on days like this don’t have to be the most exciting workout you’ve ever done, they just have to [...]

Aren’t you glad Spring is finally here. Soon you’ll be wearing lighter clothing, you’ll spend more time outside, and if you are like most people you’ll want to start getting back into shape. Winter can be harsh in more ways than one. People tend to add extra weight due to holidays. And it’s easy to [...]

Strength training is good for you at any adult age but especially important to those who are reaching membership into AARP. Why am I picking on the senior circuit crowd? Well for starters, our bodies will lose 3-5% of lean muscle mass for every decade beyond the age of 25. Got your attention? The good [...]

You may have browsed over the words “functional strength” when reading fitness and health articles. What it means simply is being able to enjoy your daily life activities by maintaining physical and mental strength. Moving your body with efficiency and ease may for some people mean building the functional strength to do it.
But is your [...]

It’s a rainy day, dark and gloomy. What a great day for a workout! Though it’s easy to hide under the covers all day, maybe you have to get up for work or your kids make sure you’re up and moving. Fitting in a workout is tough on days like this. It’s hard to get [...]

I am 43 and I started a formal strength training routine 10 weeks ago. I am fit. I am not overweight. I ran my first half marathon in April and I workout 6 days a week. So why the importance of strength training now? My bones need it! My muscles need it! When you’re set [...]

My morning time is the most important time of the day. It’s the time that I have to myself without children, husband, or clients demanding something from me. I happen to be a morning person, so getting up between 5 and 5:30 is not a big deal. Since my kids wake around 6:30, this time [...]

Not enough can be said for a balanced approach when it comes to exercise. Workouts, whether done at the gym or at home, should be diverse. When a muscle group is worked repeatedly over and over, it not only becomes stronger than it’s opposing muscle group, but it becomes bored.
Yes, muscles can, in a way, [...]

Medicine balls are good old-fashioned strength training tools. They vary in weight, but make sure the ball you choose isn’t too heavy so you’ll be able to work through a full range of motion. If the ball’s weight is too heavy for you, you will risk injury, so start with lesser weight and increase your [...]

It used to be that the month of June was the month for weddings. Not anymore. Popular bridal fitness programs that give you that buff bride look are now year round. The main objective is always the same. Brides want to look good and feel confident in their gowns. So find a qualified fitness trainer [...]

With the start of the baseball season many wanna be major leaguers take to the batting cages in search of their youth when there was a time hitting one out was a rite of Spring. As they do some find their ability to hit a baseball is not as easy as it once was back [...]