Archive for July, 2008
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 [...]
July 30th, 2008 | Posted in Eat Right, Exercise Tips, Workout Plan | 5 Comments
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 [...]
July 25th, 2008 | Posted in General, Videos | 2 Comments
I have a real hard time finding an exercise partner. My workout schedule doesn’t always run like clock work. So it’s hard for me to commit to being in a certain place at a certain time. But yet I enjoy having the accountability that an exercise partner brings. Knowing that someone will be disappointed if [...]
July 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Motivation, Workout Plan | 1 Comment
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 [...]
July 17th, 2008 | Posted in Exercise Tips, Videos | 7 Comments
The other day I emailed a friend of mine the link to a post here “Do You Workout Like a Soldier at Boot Camp?” Well … no, she doesn’t and this was her reply:
“I loved the military workout article on your site. Frankly, that site gives me a total guilt trip. I’m sorry, but I don’t abide [...]
July 12th, 2008 | Posted in Motivation | 4 Comments
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 [...]
July 9th, 2008 | Posted in Eat Right, Videos | No Comments
Question: What is the one thing that every diet has in common?
Answer: You need to drink a lot of water.
Diet sodas and coffee don’t count. Whatever your drink of choice is now, replace it with water and watch for the effect that one simple decision can have on your body.
“But I don’t like [...]
July 7th, 2008 | Posted in Eat Right | 1 Comment
Do you ever wonder why our soldiers in the military workout so hard? I mean really, wouldn’t a simple jog and lifting a few weights be enough to keep them in reasonably good shape? Well, reasonably good shape isn’t enough if they are put in a position where the level of fitness that they have, [...]
July 4th, 2008 | Posted in Motivation | 3 Comments
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 [...]
July 1st, 2008 | Posted in Exercises, Videos | 1 Comment