Archive for the 'Videos' Category

Video Tips for Your New Years Resolution to Lose Weight

C’mon, you know you’re thinking about it. Okay, so maybe you’re not thinking about what you can do to keep your resolution but I bet you’re thinking that it’s okay if you eat one more ______ (fill in the blank) because after January 1st you are going to ROCK your resolution to lose weight. 
Well, I [...]

Upper Body Workout Video With a Stability Ball

I just love workout videos that only take a few minutes and use something as common as a stability ball! It seems like lately all the time I have to get in some exercise is a few minutes here and there. I need to start making good use of my few minutes. I think this [...]

Video of Dumbbell Exercises

You can get in a great workout at home with a set of dumbbells and the knowledge of a few dumbbell exercises. If you already know some dumbbell exercises, it is easy to fit them into what you are already doing. For example, put them next to the TV and lift them while you watch [...]

Can Your Body and Your Checkbook Both Be Healthier?

Are you wondering if it will cost more to eat healthy and lose weight? There are all kinds of excuses we tell ourselves in order to put off eating right or losing weight. One of the excuses I hear is that good food costs more. Well, now you’ll have to find a different excuse because [...]

Drinking Water “Pep Talk” for Health and Fitness

We all know that we should be drinking water (and lots of it) for optimum health and fitness. I know that sometimes I kind of lose my focus and even though I am still drinking water, I’m not putting forth the effort needed to drink it in the quantity that I would like. Every once [...]

How Does Coffee Fit in My Diet? - I’m Not Giving it Up

Modifying your diet to maximize weight loss includes what you drink. All calories count even if they are liquid. 
But there’s Good News: it can be done! I lost 22 pounds in six months and I didn’t give up my Starbucks habit. I did however, modify it. Things like adding soy milk which has less fat [...]

Clues to Finding the Right Exercise Shoes

This video is from the makers of the Turbo Jam workout and the P90X workout. Even if you don’t have either one of those exercise DVDs, you still might be interested in the differences in exercise shoes.
Even if you’re doing everything else right, your efforts can be undermined by improper footwear. Working out with the [...]

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 [...]

Grocery Tour by Personal Trainer Reveals How to Eat Right

Here’s a guided grocery store tour with a personal trainer. He reveals some interesting facts about why to buy organic, some common misconceptions that we might have and what items we should be buying if we are concerned about our health and fitness. 
Of course, most of these suggestions are more time consuming than popping the [...]

Quick Fun with Stability Ball Lunges and Dumbbells

I like this exercise because it is simple and most of us have a stability ball and a set of dumbbells included in our home gym equipment. If this exercise is challenging for you, try doing it without the weights. If it is easy, then don’t just gloat about it, add some extra weight or [...]