Fitness Archive
Most Effective Exercises: Push-Ups
Workout Routines
Aug 27, 2012
Why it’s a winner: Push-ups strengthen the chest, shoulders, triceps, and core muscles. How to: Face-down, place hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Place toes or knees on the floor, creating a smooth line with your body, from shoulders to knees or feet. Keeping rear-end muscles and abdominals engaged, lower and lift
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Myth Tackle: I Work In An Office
Workout Routines
Mar 28, 2012
There are a lot of myths that surround being healthy. One of them is that you cannot get enough exercise if you have an office/sit-down job. I work in an office. I get two breaks, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, for about 15 minutes each. I almost always
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Metabolic Resistance Training
Turbulence Training, Workout Routines
Nov 10, 2011
Metabolic Resistance Training is all the rage these days. You can find people talking about it in the gym and trainers coming up with new programs to use it left and right. So I wanted to look into it more and find out what it’s all about. Here’s what I found: Q:
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Is Eating Healthy More Expensive?
Healthy Information
Sep 16, 2011
One of the biggest myths out there is the myth that eating healthy costs too much. Just the opposite… and I’ll prove it to you in three ways. #1: Cash Here’s some sample figures courtesy of Scott Tousignant’s fitness blog… : 2 medium size sweet potatoes $1 or… small fries from
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Facts About Belly Fat
Healthy Information
Jul 11, 2011
Belly fat is worse for you than fat elsewhere on your body: Excess accumulation of belly fat is more dangerous than excess fat around your hips and thighs. Belly fat is associated with serious health problems, such as heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. Your genes can contribute to your being
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Video Game Workouts
Workout Routines
May 14, 2011
The boyfriend and I have recently started something in our house that I thought would be fun to share with you guys. We are now doing Video Game Workouts! What we do is write down a couple of bodyweight exercises that we can do at home, then square off. We usually use
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The Best 16 Minute Workout Ever
Workout Routines
Apr 24, 2011
*This post originally written by internationally recognized motivation and fitness guru, Jon Benson When I wrote “7 Minute Muscle” and “7 Minute Body” (the in-home version; both books come in the same package) I thought I was doing the muscle-mass crowd a huge favor. I was right… and I was wrong.
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A Powerful Secret For YOU!
Healthy Information
Apr 03, 2011
Anyone who knows me can tell you that I am a serious believer in positive thinking. I know it helps guide me through my life, maintain my own stresses, and make better decisions for myself. Now, that of course does NOT mean I’m perfect, or even perfectly balanced. It just means that
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Killer 11 Minute Workout
Workout Routines
Mar 03, 2011
I hear all people say all the time that they just don’t have time to workout. Study after study shows that even a few short bursts of exercise per day can add up to big differences in your health. You can read more about that in these articles: Exercising: Every Minute Counts
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4 Fat-Burning Cardio Routines
Workout Routines
Feb 22, 2011
No time to exercise? Everyone has 10 minutes they can steal. Studies prove several 10 minute bouts of exercise throughout the day are equally beneficial for your health and calorie-burning as one longer continuous session. If you spend your day at a desk, take 10 minutes out of every two hours to
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