By Lauren on Nov 28, 2008 in Exercise Tips | 0 Comments
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 [...]
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By Lauren on Nov 27, 2008 in Exercise Tips, Motivation | 0 Comments
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. [...]
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By Lauren on Nov 25, 2008 in Exercise Tips, Home Workout | 0 Comments
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, [...]
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By Lauren on Nov 20, 2008 in Home Workout | 0 Comments
Getting some gear so that you can workout at home doesn’t need to be a difficult or terribly expensive process. I, for one, am tired of paying high membership fees at the gym, I’m tired of fighting the crowds in the weight room, tired of the “meat-market” approach to working out, etc. I could go [...]
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By Lauren on Nov 17, 2008 in Exercise Tips, Home Workout | 0 Comments
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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By Heather on Nov 10, 2008 in Motivation | 0 Comments
I’ve been involved in fitness in one way or another since I was eight years old. As a kid, I always had coaches who motivated me to stay in shape.
After high school I joined the Marine Corps and you can bet, I had plenty of people in the Marines to motivate me as well. I also taught aerobics [...]
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