Have you ever noticed that people who work out consistently tend to have a stronger appreciation for themselves? People who are happy with their physical appearance tend to feel good about themselves. Does this mean most gym rats are cocky? Maybe…but I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt. Most people would agree that looking good would
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There is as new fitness trend starting to gain some popularity and its called “Functional Fitness.” Functional fitness is a type of training that helps make it easier for you to do everyday activities you might do at work or at home. It incorporates a lot of compound movements which focus on core strength, balance, and muscle coordination. The truth
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From the time I was young my parents always told me that I have to wait for the food to digest before I go back out to ride my bike, go swimming, or go to bed. The idea was if you do not give food time for digestion, you will incur some form of an upset stomach or cramps that
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Squats, lunges, leg press, all seem easy, right? Well, that’s what I thought until I started to pay more attention to how people were doing this time and time again, wrong! I saw this guy throwing two 45’s on each side of a smith machine, and with slight flexion of his knees completed what he thought was a squat. It
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One of the biggest myths in the fitness industry is how to get ripped abs. Television commercials, magazine articles, and internet resources will lead you to believe that doing endless ab work or trying a new piece of exercise equipment will uncover those muscles underneath the belly fat. They will even try to convince you that a magic pill will
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Grab your gear, throw on your shoes, and kick off the New Year with a bang! There is a lot going on in the fitness industry as it continues to grow. Just like clothing, there’s always something new and trendy that’s around the corner. Whether you are a returning resolution-er that’s looking for the shortcut (no offense), or a current
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It has recently come to my attention that some gyms are starting to ban certain exercises from there facilities. A friend recently posted a picture on Facebook of a sign posted in a gym which read, “No Deadlifting! First time offense will result in termination of membership.” After seeing the picture, I decided to do a little research and found
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Exercise. It’s one of those things people believe is only for the young. As you age, life becomes more complicated to the point where things like your health are placed on the back burner. You have your job, wife, kids, friends, and a number of other commitments that take over your life. All those activities you did when you were
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Fitness fads have been around for years and I do not see it fading away anytime soon. P90x, hot yoga (two that we have already blogged about, and if you missed it, shame on you) are just a couple of current fads. There is one that I believe is not only unnecessary but down right harmful to the human body.
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On Monday, Tom wrote an awesome blog about women and heavy lifting. I wanted to inform you about a discussion I had with a person who was misinformed about heavy weights. I wasn’t going to blog about this, but I felt that heavy lifting can be easily forgotten and spoken about too negatively. About a month ago, I was at
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