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Fitness Week in Review for October 20-26, 2008

If you are planning to pig out on Halloween candy in the coming days you might want to consider some of the tips provided in this week’s Fitness blogs. October 20th—–Running While Pregnant. Some women can barely walk while they are pregnant while others run marathons. Find out whether running during pregnancy is a wise move or a recipe for disaster in this blog. October 21st—–Keeping a Workout Journal. People journal about their vacations, their love life and their children’s milestones, so why not put that writing to good use by documenting your workouts? Find out why more and more … Continue reading →

Practice Makes Technique Perfect

It’s annoying, I know but the old saying goes: “practice makes perfect” for a reason. Practice does make your technique perfect and good technique is essential to help you achieve your fitness goals. Technique: Correct Form From walking to running to weight lifting to dancing in an aerobic class, every type of exercise requires a correct form. When you perform the exercise correctly, you minimize your risk of injury while maximizing your results. By practicing correct technique you also become more aware of your own body as well as how far you can push it. Personal trainers often advise changing … Continue reading →

Fitness Journal – Strength Training Today

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Today’s workout focused primarily on strength training. Cardiovascular workouts are important I will walk my mile or more as needed. In the meanwhile, we start out with the warm-up and limbering stretches. Comfortable clothes are required and I didn’t both with shoes, most of what I was about to do I do at home and on the carpet, bare feet are more comfortable and I can use my toes for counter balance as necessary. (Try it sometime to see if you are more comfortable doing some strength training without shoes). I have my heart rate monitor, but I don’t pay … Continue reading →

B is for Bad Form

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We talked about A is for Abdominals a couple of days ago and today, we’re going to talk about Bad Form. Bad form happens when we’re in a rush. You know what it’s like to rush around, you have a dozen errands to do and you may only have 30 minutes to hit the gym while your son or daughter is at their dance class or other activity. When we rush things and we try to squeeze too many activities into too little time, we make mistakes. B is for bad form because when we use bad form, we are … Continue reading →

Fitness DVD Reviews: Crunch – Boot Camp Training (1999)

Since I was talking about boot camps last week, I thought this would be an appropriate DVD to review for our fitness DVD review program. The DVD is called Crunch – Boot Camp Training. Before I even begin my review, let me say that this DVD is going to stick around for a little while – I want to use it again and that’s an endorsement I don’t make to every fitness DVD out there. There are only a handful that I have every really repeated the usage of – Crunch – Boot Camp Training is definitely one of them. … Continue reading →

How to … Practice the Correct Technique

We discussed the fact that boredom is a factor in maintaining your workout program and not falling into a trap. There is another danger that can make you give up your workout before you have achieved your goals or felt any measured success. This trap is performing a workout incorrectly. Correct Form Every form of exercise has a correct form from walking to running to weight lifting to dancing in an aerobic class. You need to understand how to perform the exercises correctly so that you can maximize your results and minimize your risk of injury. While new exercises are … Continue reading →

The Fitness Week in Review for December 16-22

It’s been a great week here, I know I say that every week and every week I mean it. The Fitness blog is growing and it’s developing and we’ve had over a year to get into this race and to enjoy the company of our fellows here. In coming weeks, you’ll get to share in Valorie Delp’s experiences as she dives into the 10,000 step program and we have Ed Paul who uses swimming to maintain his fitness and get back into shape. They are telling us their stories, what’s yours? Saturday, December 16 In Kid Fitness: Take Your Toddler … Continue reading →

Fitness Tips: Common Fitness Questions & Answers

There are a lot of questions we run into when we’re reading fitness materials and exercise suggestions. If you’re working with a personal trainer, you may have someone right there who can answer your questions. If you’re taking a fitness class or physical education course, the teacher may be able to answer those questions, but for the rest of us – here are a few answers to some common fitness questions. What do they mean by tighten your abs? Every exercise seems to require that, what’s the deal? When an exercise calls for you to tighten your abs, it is … Continue reading →

How to Decide on a Fitness Plan

There are so many fitness plans, fitness gurus and workout recommendations floating around that deciding on what regimen to follow. In fact, you can look at one workout plan and think that doesn’t sound too bad, while another sounds like a recipe for torture. You may think that you have no choice but to follow the path of torture to achieve your goals and hopefully what we talk about here will help you weigh your options. A Base Fitness Plan A base fitness plan is good for people who plan to start out solid and who have not exercised in … Continue reading →

Which Home Exercise Equipment Works Best?

As anyone who has been to a commercial gym or worked out at a friend’s home gym knows, the use of exercise equipment as part of a workout can produce results more quickly than exercising without. Different types of equipment produce different results; some help build bigger muscles, some help with stretching and flexibility and some do both. So which home exercise machines work best? There are many different options available and determining which work best is based on everything from fitness needs, to space and budget. Some of the most common home exercise equipment is the home gym. This … Continue reading →