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How do you get yourself motivated to exercise? Do you set a schedule? Or maybe reward yourself with something like a massage or a trip to the movies? I like trying new things, whether it’s an exercise class or a session with a personal trainer. Even getting a cool new water bottle or downloading a [...]
I’ve been approached to review 24 Hour Fitness, a sponsor of one of my family’s favorite TV shows, NBC’s The Biggest Loser. My little local rec center is a nice facility, but it has its limits – namely being overrun with unsupervised tweens and teens in the summer. So, I’m excited to be given a [...]
Is your New Year’s resolution to try a new exercise and fitness routine? Or maybe you’re interested int trying out some new workout DVDs. Thanks to the folks at Warner Bros. I’m giving away three “New Year New You” kits, which includes these six DVDs: Lisa Rinna: Dance Body Beautiful-Learn & Burn AND Lisa Rinna: [...]
Life has its ups and downs, and so does my weight it seems. I’m back on the heavy side again, even though I’ve been working out regularly when I haven’t been traveling. I’ve decided I’m in a diet and exercise rut and need to change it up to get back to where I want to [...]
In a few days I’ll be off to the BlogHer conference, which means a great deal of partying, drinking, noshing, and not enough sleep. I’m getting in early Thursday morning, so I’ll work out at the hotel gym before my massage. (I’ve been having back problems lately and haven’t had the time to book an [...]
Since the kids have been home for summer break, I’ve been working out at home. Funny thing, I’m working out more now that I don’t have time to go to the gym. That’s because we have a recumbent exercise bike in the living room and some light hand weights. I still had to order 10-pound [...]
The plank is a popular Pilates and yoga exercise that targets the core muscles, especially the abs, as well as the shoulders, arms, rear end, and legs. Here’s a demo of a plank from Violet Zaki of exerciseTV. But did you know that planking is also a cooking method? Cedar plank grilling grilling is a [...]
Keeping with the ball theme started in last week’s post, Get rid of flab quickly by using an exercise ball, here are five videos that demonstrate several kinds of exercises you can do with an exercise ball. I do variations of the chest and shoulder presses as well as the abdominal exercises. I especially like [...]
We have a guest blogger today! Liz Harper is a personal trainer living and working on the Gold Coast of Australia. Liz specializes in clients over 35 and people with diabetes and heart disease. Her blog is Liz Harper Fitness where she shares health and fitness tips with her readers. Since I’ve been using exercise [...]
My personal trainer introduced me to circuit training during our last session. Before, my usual routine was to ride the stationary bike for 30 minutes, then do an all over body workout with weight lifting machines or dumbbells. My new routine is to do five minutes of cardio on the Cybex Arc Trainer (my new [...]
For Christmas my husband gave me a gift certificate for five sessions with a personal trainer at our local rec center along with a 20 visit pass. I was excited to work with a personal trainer figuring that she could come up with an exercise plan that would compliment what I was doing with my [...]
This year, your exercise and weight loss program should be about working better not harder. Unless you like spending hours at the gym, you want your exercise routine to be as efficient as possible. Did you know that ramping up the intensity of your workout – not increasing how much time you exercise – increases [...]
(For more Five Things/Ways advice articles, click here.) I leave tomorrow for BlogWorld Expo 2007 in Las Vegas. Since I hurt my knee, I’m more concerned about keeping myself from walking too much. Nothing like walking around exhausted with a big ol’ limp. However, if I wasn’t injured, I’d be looking for ways to get [...]
The song, or should I say, the scale remains the same…more or less. Since this is beyond frustrating, let’s look at some other numbers – waist, belly, hips and bodyfat percentage. That should get me motivated…I hope. My bodyfat percentage in Week 1: Using measurements of a 33.5 inches waist and weight of 159 pounds [...]
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