Category Archives: Fitness
Fitness for Moms-to-Be
A recent study determined that if a mom-to-be exercises, her child is less likely to become obese. We have always known that exercise is a good idea for the overwhelming majority of people—now that group has been shown to includespregnant women. The experts recommend that you'll achieve best results if you start exercising before you [...]
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Mobile Fitness
The iPhone and other smart phones have hundreds of inexpensive applications available for just about every purpose imaginable. Guess what? Many of them are related to fitness. The New York Times does us the favor of compiling and summarizing some of the best. From a marathon trainer to a calorie counter to physical fitness and [...]
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Get a Virtual Trainer
If you don’t have the time, money or inclination for a personal trainer, why not try Shape’s virtual personal trainer? While it does require a brief sign up (you can say no to the e-newsletters), this e-trainer offers personalized workouts, tracking mechanisms and more. You can get a free routine that includes an exercise schedule, [...]
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Workout by Body Type
One of the problems with global statements about workouts is that each of us has very specialized strengths, needs and problem areas. Women’s Health has developed a great solution, with specialized workouts for the primary female body types, from athletic to pear-shaped. With both a diet and specific exercise recommendations, you can’t go wrong by [...]
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Boost Your Cardio
Cardiovascular exercise and its calorie-burning benefits are key to health. Yet the same old cardio routine can become painfully boring. Good news: Self has three excellent tips for boosting your cardio routine. Start by varying intensity during your workout. If you’re a runner, spend some time sprinting during your workout, for example. Next, vary your [...]
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Try a Half
If you live in the Midwest and are a runner, the Detroit Free Press / Flagstar Marathon is becoming an absolute must-run. The race offers a great field,a scenic route that goes into Canada and back again, and the opportunity to enjoy downtown Detroit before and after the race. But what if you’re not a [...]
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Beach Workout
So you—or you and the kids—are taking advantage of summer and going to the beach tomorrow. Of course, you know this is a great opportunity for improving fitness for both you and your young ones. Following all rules of water safety, you can use a trip to the beach as a great opportunity to show [...]
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Get the Right Bike for You
In honor of the Tour de France, Fitness Magazine presents a great article on finding the right bike for you. From the weekend cruiser, to road bikes, to the trailblazer, this interactive slideshow covers the right vehicle for helping you lose extra calories. Better yet, the slideshow offers tips on equipment, technique and more. Get [...]
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Fitness in the Park
Continuing our series on simple, body-based exercise programs, Fitness Magazine brings us an outstanding routine that you can do at the local park while the kids are on the play structure. Better yet, do it with your kids. With yoga-influenced moves like the tree plank, this simple program will tighten and tone muscle, while burning [...]
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Use Your Body, Part II
Building on last week’s workout tips, here are two great routines for which you need nothing but your body. Even better, these routines from Women’s Healthfeature supersets, which maximize muscle growth and calorie burn. Review the routines for yourself at http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/total-body-workout-13. In addition to their many benefits for the body, these workouts are a great [...]
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Use Your Body
Some of the most effective exercises use only your bodyweight: planks, pushups, lunges, crunches and more. This is great news, because it means you don’t need a gym membership, a personal trainer or exercise equipment to keep fit. The next time you’re traveling for work or don’t have enough time to hit the gym, drop [...]
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Six Minute Fitness
Can rapid bursts of highly intense activity have as beneficial an impact as lengthy endurance training? Yes, suggests recent research out of Canada’s McMaster University.Apparently, not only does interval training equal endurance training in promoting weight loss, but in launching muscle growth as well. According to the New York Times’ write up on the study, [...]
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Neighborhood Summer Olympics
Calling all kids who are getting bored this summer and parents who want to get their children away from the T.V. and video games. Set up a daily or weekly schedule with your freinds or family consisting of fun activities ranging from making an Obsticle Course to neigborhood Baseball Game. Form teams, set goals and decide [...]
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Quick Workouts
With family, work and other commitments, many of us struggle to find the time we think we need to exercise. Here’s the great news: some of the best workouts around can be the fastest. For example, most people can easily run a mile in ten minutes, and could do a thorough interval run in less [...]
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Superset Your Way to Fit
A great way for increasing your fat burning power is to do two sets of exercises back-to-back with no rest. Trainers call this technique “supersets,” and it can increase your metabolic rate by almost 15 percent. For a great series of superset exercises that will get you toned in no time, go to the Women’s [...]
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Self’s Effortless Abs
OK, there’s really no such thing as abdominal results without efforts, but this great video workout from Self comes close. With a variety of moves that share yoga, pilates and other core-strengthening principles—all that can be done in two sets of twelve—this workout will have you wearing your favorite summer clothes in no time. Watch, [...]
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Avoid These Common Gym Mistakes
Are you not getting as much as you expect out of your workouts? WebMD has identified the most common mistakes that people make when exercising at the gym. Check it out, and see if one of these might be limiting your results: low intensity workouts, too much gabbing, poor form, or working out in a [...]
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Core to Health
OK, everyone wants a flatter belly, but why? Surprisingly, it’s much more important than fitting into your latest pair of jeans. People with a strong core suffer fewer injuries, get sick less often and perform better at a variety of everyday and athletic tasks. To get you started on your new abs, visit About.com for [...]
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