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Today is one of those days where I’m so busy with work and life that I am squeezing it all in when I can. Many of us forget that a workout doesn’t have to be XXX amount of time at X o’clock. It can be thrown at your body all day in shorter bouts with higher intensities and that’s a GOOD THING! It keeps...

I am proud of myself. I had a cold, a right hip that is just not up to running, and a left hamstring that is tight as a drum. A year ago I would have easily pushed through the pain of the hip, maybe throw a stretch or two in for the hamstring, and forget about the cold. Taking days off are out of the...

The diet industry has done a good job over the years convincing us that you must deprive yourself and sweat your butt off if you want to lose weight. While some of us do enjoy a good workout, it’s not for everyone. The best way to lose weight and keep it off is very simple: Learn to live a healthy lifestyle...

Does this sound like you? It’s Sunday night, you have all fresh fruits and vegetables in the house, you are determined to cook all week and not eat out, the alarm is set for 5:30 a.m., and you are determined to workout six times this week for one hour every day. Sounds like an excellent plan, doesn’t...

If you followed yesterday’s advice, you are well into a couple of months of exercising. Now it’s time to kick things up a notch. This next couple of months you will be adding in some additional cardio time and changing your workout routine. Change is what keeps your body improving and moving forward...

Ahhh…you have hit the sweet spot. You made it through the beginner plan, turned it up a notch with the intermediate schedule, and now you are ready to go full force with some heavy workouts. Be warned, following a schedule like this is tough and takes committment. For a recreational exerciser, this schedule...

How long before I can start seeing results of all my dieting and exercising? That is a great question and I wish I had a simple answer. It’s not terribly hard, but it does take a little explaining to get to the right answer. Seeing results can be misleading. To one person it means watching that scale...