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Is Stretching Really That Important For Health and Fitness?

Absolutely! Stretching is a huge part of the fitness triad, that is strength training, cardiovascular training and stretching.  Each of these aspects of fitness trains your body in a different manner and serves a different purpose in your overall health and fitness. A quick personal story to help you see the impact that not stretching [...]

Should You Workout When You’re Sick?

Well, this is just great. The craziness of the Thanksgiving holiday is over, and I have had more than my fair share of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and pie. Sadly, it appears that one of my guests has left me one additional gift—a cold. I am so ready to workout and burn off some of [...]

How To Get In The Best Shape Of Your Life In Less Than 90 Days

Have you ever looked at the models on the covers of health and fitness magazines and wondered how they can look so good? I know I have, and one day I decided to find out what their secrets are.  I went to a local gym, where several professional fitness competitors trained.  I told them I [...]

Keep Your Legs Looking Good With Squats

Just because winter is here, that doesn’t mean that you should let your body get soft. You might be covering up now with bundles of warmer clothes, but let’s try and stay optimistic that spring won’t take too long here and if you stay in shape you’ll be very glad you did. Working a squat [...]

Slow Going for Best Workout Results

I used to be the type of person that worked out fast and hard. Always headed for the toughest challenges. Slow movements were for wimps. I always thought that the increased “effort” would pay off, making me get more toned more quickly. I did always manage to keep myself in pretty good shape this way. [...]

Absolutely Awesome Abs

An important part of any workout is to work on your core muscles. A strong core is the foundation for a strong body. Without that strong core, any other workouts you do will be less effective, too. A few times a week, everyone should hit the abs hard. Avoiding this core component can leave you, [...]

What Is The Skinny-Fat Phenomenon?

What the heck is the skinny-fat phenomenon? Simply put, it refers to people who have a thin appearance, but a high amount of body fat.  Usually, these individuals are blessed (or cursed) with the skinny gene.  No matter how many Twinkies and Ho-Ho’s they eat, they don’t gain weight.  As a result, many don’t feel [...]

3 Ways to Get a Killer Workout on a Stability Ball

The stability ball was first introduced as a physical therapy tool.  However, it didn’t take long before fitness enthusiasts caught onto the overall benefits provided by exercises done on a stability ball. The ball is usually sold as a core development tool because, by using the unstable surface of the ball as a platform to [...]

Proper Pushups Video

As I’ve gotten older and wiser, I have been trying to pay more attention to proper workout form. I have learned that it’s not just getting to the gym and working out that counts, how you workout really makes a difference, too, if you want to see good results. Since I have been working out [...]

Simple Stretching Exercises To Improve Flexibility

I know that I don’t always stretch properly, I often try to rush things and eliminate proper warm up and cool down with my workouts. And, it’s becoming increasingly obvious to me that I am not as young and flexible as I used to be. I used to be better at the whole stretching thing [...]

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