Archive for the 'Exercise Tips' Category

Desk Exercise Workout Video

I like to highlight encouraging ways to fit exercise into a day. However, if you have a desk job, you might find yourself challenged to fit an exercise routine into your day. 
Well, your excuses are about to fly out the window. Check out this video to get your heart pumping. If you like what you [...]

Help! I’m in Love with my Kettlebell but I Don’t Know Any Kettlebell Exercises

I got a Kettlebell as a Christmas gift. (Yes, it was on my wish list.) And I absolutely LOVE it!
Are you questioning my fascination with the Kettlebell (or maybe, just my sanity)?
Well, I am really big on efficiency. I don’t have a lot of spare time in my life, yet I am committed to spending [...]

How To Not KILL Your Family (and Waistline) These Holidays

I received an email the other day from my friend Jeff Anderson (aka The Muscle Nerd). I thoroughly enjoyed it because it was composed of the perfect blend of humorous sarcasm and TRUTH. Those two things blended together always touch me in a way that nothing else can. I LOVE IT!
Anytime we learn something while [...]

“All Fired Up” about Workout Songs

Choosing the right workout songs for your exercise can really help to motivate you to work out to your full potential. I really notice a  difference in the level of how hard I push myself if I’m listening to my favorite tunes on my iPod. When I’m listening to a song I like, it’s easy [...]

How to Burn Calories While Surfing the Net

Can you imagine if you knew the secret of how to burn calories while doing nothing? Well, the truth is you are already burning calories doing nothing. Just not a whole lot of them. If you want to know how to kick your calorie-burning-while-doing-nothing into overdrive, then read on…
Cardiovascular exercise will torch calories, but resistance [...]

How Billy Blanks’ Exercise Video Taught Me to Listen to My Body

I am a huge fan of Billy Blanks. I have his original Tae Bo exercise videos and have just recently purchased his Tae Bo AMPED exercise DVD’s. In fact, I just finished a Tae Bo AMPED workout. That is where I got the idea to post this review. Here is a sample of the workout:
 
As [...]

Crunches and Push-ups and Squats…Oh My!

These three simple exercises cover most of the muscles in your upper body, lower body and your core.Research still shows that these are some of the most effective exercises to do. The cool thing is that they can be done with equipment (like an exercise ball) or without. So if you’re thinking that you don’t have enough [...]