One thing I am (almost) learning as I get older is to STOP working out every now and then. Chronic pain can happen with exercise the same (well, maybe not exactly the same) as it can with inactivity and sedentary living. I was once sidelined from working out for almost a year when I strained
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What comes to mind when you think of strength workouts? Dudes clanging around weights in the Hulk section of the gym? Well, it certainly could be that type of workout, but it doesn’t have to be. There are several ways we can work on strengthening our bodies. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends
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There are several factors involved that leads to a person gaining weight. I outlined 3 possible reasons in my last post here. In this article we will touch a little on how to overcome struggles with being overweight. 1. Controlling YOUR supply of food. In the previous post I wrote about the food supply in
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The benefits of dynamic stretching have become a hot topic in the fitness world in years of late, and for good reason. There is research that shows doing dynamic stretching (continual moving and stretching) can improve athletic performance when compared to more traditional static stretching (holding a stretch for 20 seconds or so). I personally
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One of my favorite books is called the Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. He gives so much practical and ridiculously simple advice in the book that when reading it I find myself saying, “Well, duh,” yet at the same time it is the simple things in life that we tend to overcomplicate (I have been
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I am going to [eat better, lose weight, start exercising, get in shape, spend more time with my kids, stop smoking, save more money] next [year, winter, spring, summer, fall, school year, month, week] – so goes the mantra of many. You don’t need a new year to get in shape (or do anything else);
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If you geek out on the latest fitness trends like me (or even if you don’t) you may have heard to ditch static stretching before your workouts. You may have heard that new research shows that static stretching is bad for you. Is it? Let’s see. The idea of static stretching being bad comes from
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Have you ever heard that it takes 21 days to form a habit? If you haven’t, search the Internet and you will find all these sites claiming that they can help you form a habit in 21 days. While in some cases that might hold true, it is certainly not the rule. There is actually
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I just completed a round of P90X2® this past week. So, I thought P90X was my favorite program. Then Asylum® came out. Then came P90X2®. Which is my favorite? Yes. Beachbody® continues to put out some great fitness programs and P90X2 is no exception. I was coming off of a shoulder injury that I rehabilitated
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I had someone ask me how to use a body fat caliper, so rather than just reply in a private message I thought I would share how I use calipers with the loyal followers of this site as well. Below are some tips to get an accurate measurement at the belly each time you take
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