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Sometimes it's hard to wade thru headlines and know that what you are doing is what you need to be doing. Several years ago, information about a study related to low to moderate activity burning the most fat was widely circulated. This led to a lot of confusion about which …
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In the 90’s, the Nike shoe corporation begged the question in a clever ad campaign that featured volleyball superstar Gabriella Reece, shown in a TV ad casually dining with friends. When a nearby patron began choking, the super-fit athlete nimbly jumped a chair rail to …
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Balance: A state of equilibrium or parity characterized by cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.
That’s just one of a dozen definitions in the dictionary for the word ‘balance’. We know that life is a ‘balancing’ act, that you have to …
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Brace Yourself for Holiday Weight Gain!
Remember when the “holidays” were only 6 weeks long and the first Christmas commercial (Santa riding a Norelco razor) didn’t air until Thanksgiving Day? Today, eager retailers deck the halls before the black and orange of Halloween has a chance to …
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Gin's Kettlebell Workout is designed to maximize results with the dynamic training that challenges core strength and stability using light to moderate weight kettlebells as follows:
Novice (to the dynamics of Kettlebells) - less than or up to 9 pounds.
Practiced - less than or up to 12 …
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People who don’t exercise tend to have a myriad of excuses to cover fears and assumptions which can prevent them from making fitness a regular part of their daily lives. While lack of time is at the top of the excuse list for many, one does not have to commit to hours on end every day at the gym …
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Integrated, or functional strength, is a time-efficient training program that focuses on developing usable strength in sequential muscle patterns moving over a stable or strong core.
So what does functional mean?
Functional, usable strength is that which you can support with your own body. …
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Balls have been used for many years in physical therapy and for good reason. Just sitting on the ball places the spine in neutral alignment (why they're often used as desk chairs) and call into action all muscles of the core or torso, referred to as the "corset" muscles -abdominals, obliques and …
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Introduction
In 2003, ACE (American Council on Exercise) recruited Dr. Peter Francis, Ph.D. and Jennifer Davis, M. A., at the San Diego State University Bio mechanics Lab, to conduct a study on which exercises were the most effective for the abs. The results appeared in the ACE Fitness Matters …
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The word "interval" is often used to describe 2 decidedly different workouts. Understanding the goals and results of the formats can help you select the right workout for your personal fitness program.
By simple definition, Interval is alternating bouts of high …
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