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Fitness Programs for Pets

Just like with humans, one half of the key to pets losing weight is for them to receive more exercise. Did you know that many veterinary centers and other groups across the country actually offer pet fitness programs? If you’re not sure how to help your pets lose weight, if everything you’re doing just doesn’t seem to work, or maybe you just don’t have the extra time to spend to help your pet shed those pounds, check to see if you have any such programs in your area. Public pet fitness programs have the added benefit of being extra social … Continue reading →

Staying Ahead of Your New Year’s Fitness Resolutions

If you are firmly resolving to get in shape in 2009, then why not get a head start on your promise by burning fat over the holidays? It’s not as difficult as it might sound. By following the tips below you can get fit (and be two steps ahead of your New Year’s resolution) and still party like its 1999: Create a Home Gym. It doesn’t have to be expensive or elaborate; rather get creative with what you have. For example, crunches, push-ups, jumping jacks and many other exercises can be done without any gym equipment. Use this “home gym” … Continue reading →

Tips for Toning Your Tummy

Who can forget the amazing abs Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg flashed while baring almost all for those incredible Calvin Klein ads? Wahlberg’s ripped abdomen had thousands of wannabes trying to tone their tummies in an effort to look half as good as the singer turned actor. But, alas the majority of men (and women) who spent mornings completing countless sit ups and crunches, quickly found out that they could spend an entire day targeting their stomach muscles, but no one would ever see the results unless they ramped up their cardio workouts to melt away the fat covering those fab … Continue reading →

Holiday Fitness Tips

The holidays are here and with literally just 3 weeks left to get all your shopping, wrapping, cooking, travel and more plans taken care of, one of the last things you’re going to want to think about is your workout. Well here’s my first holiday fitness tip, don’t pack up the workout gear and put it away for the next three weeks. Exercising, even just for 20 to 30 minutes every other day, can drastically reduce the stress levels and get the needed energy boost we often experience this close to the holidays. Yes, I know you’re pressed for time, … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review for July 14-20

Can you believe that school starts in just a month? Summer always seems so long and sprawling out in front of us, but now as we reach the middle of summer, we can see the end of it approaching with cooler autumn days and chillier winter nights awaiting us. So what did we talk about in the fitness blog this week? Saturday, July 14 J is for Jump Rope and jump roping can be a fun and fit activity that burns a lot of calories and really gets your heart racing. Sunday, July 15 K is for Kicks and if … Continue reading →

Top Ten Best Fitness Goals You Can Set for Yourself

In an earlier article, we talked about the Top Ten Best Fitness Gifts You Can Give Yourself, let’s talk about the best fitness goals you can set for yourself as we approach the new year and a time for new year’s resolutions – this might help you clarify the resolutions you want to set for yourself and build your resolution plan. Don’t worry if you’re not sure what a resolution plan is, we’re going to talk more about that here over the next week as January 1st approaches. In the meanwhile, here are the top ten best fitness goals you … Continue reading →

Five Ways to Improve Your Fitness for Weight Loss Program

Weight loss is probably the number of one goal of all women. I say all women because I have heard women who weigh 110 pounds say they could stand to lose an extra few pounds. Before you discount them with a scoff and a snort, remember – the 110-pound woman may seem terrifically skinny, but her self-image is where that request for losing a few extra pounds is coming from. So with that in mind, here are five ways you can improve your fitness to assist your weight loss program. Interval Train – Interval training is great for your metabolism, … Continue reading →

The Power of Positive Fitness Thinking

If you exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet, but focus only on the negative aspects (such as negative self-talk) your brain is going to have problems too. There are exceptions to every ‘average’ endorsement. Right wrong or indifferent, the point of exercising, eating healthy and living a fit lifestyle are good for people no matter where they fall on the exception chain. Holistic medicine invokes the use of positive and powerful thinking alongside physical treatment. Current research supports that exercise and nutrition keep our brains fit. The power of positive thinking is that you can improve your mood, strengthen … Continue reading →

10 Things You Need to Know about Nutrition & Fitness

The following 10 things are what you need to know about nutrition and fitness. It’s not just that you are what you eat, but you are when you eat and how you eat. The following list comes from Pamela Smith’s Eat Well, Live Well. A nutritionist, Pamela Smith teaches that people become fitter by eating healthier. Never Skip Breakfast – Breakfast has the reputation as the most important meal of the day for a reason. It provides you with a boost for your energy levels and metabolism from the beginning of the day rather than letting your metabolism slow down … Continue reading →

Fitness Magazines for Mom

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Another great Mother’s Day present idea might be some magazine subscriptions. Subscriptions deliver the magazine to the door at a significantly reduced cost. There are only a few magazines that we subscribe to around here, but my husband likes to renew them annually around my birthday or Mother’s Day as a way of saying he loves me. Among some of my favorite fitness magazines is: Prevention Although this magazine is aimed at people from the ages of 40 to 65, I enjoy reading the material they provide. They focus on a natural approach to healthy and there are a lot … Continue reading →