March 2009

Need Help Choosing a Good Cardio Workout?

March 17, 2009

Most exercisers know that there are two vital components to a successful fitness program. First, you want to build muscles by participating in weight training and resistance activities. Second, you must keep your heart healthy with cardiovascular fitness activities, usually just called “cardio.” Unfortunately, many people find cardio, specifically running, to be a tedious challenge. [...]

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10 Minute Trainer Reviews: Yoga Flex

March 14, 2009

Hey everyone, it’s time for another one of my 10 Minute Trainer Reviews. Today I’m going to post a little bit about the Yoga Flex workout. Same concept as the other 10 Minute Trainer workouts: 10 moves in 10 minutes. You only need a couple of items for this workout: a yoga mat, a towel, [...]

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ChaLEAN Extreme Reviews: Lean Circuit 3

March 13, 2009

With this ChaLEAN Extreme Review, I bring to a close my 10th week of the ChaLEAN Extreme program. I started this program with some particular goals in mind. Stay in shape! Keep my former P90X Results. I’ll talk more about that in just a moment. Some of you may be doing this program as a [...]

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How Much Exercise Do We Need?

March 12, 2009

One of the most common questions people ask me about is: “How much exercise do we need?” There is no clear answer to this, though. In truth, each person needs to define his or her own fitness plan and goals. However, there are some basic guidelines that can help you create the perfect schedule. At [...]

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10 Minute Trainer Reviews: Cardio

March 11, 2009

Here’s the first in my series of 10 Minute Trainer Reviews. I’ll start with Day 1 of the “Getting Started” workout plan included with your 10 Minute Trainer workout package. Day 1 of this plan is Cardio. The cardio workout begins with an optional 2 minute warm-up and 2 minute cool down. These both [...]

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ChaLEAN Extreme Reviews: Recharge

March 10, 2009

I should be ashamed of myself, I have done all this talk about the Importance of Stretching, and have been doing the ChaLEAN Extreme program for 10 weeks now, and have yet to post my ChaLEAN Extreme Review on Recharge. So even though I have been delinquent on my Recharge review, I strongly encourage incorporating [...]

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The Benefits of Yoga, and How it Improves Your Fitness

March 8, 2009

For those who want a healthy body, eating right and exercising regularly seem to be the key practices to adopt. However, many people fail to realize that complete fitness must also involve the mind. There is a deep mind-body connection that most exercise enthusiasts fail to recognize as they pump iron and run laps. To [...]

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What “Fat Free” and “Low Carb” Really Mean.

March 5, 2009

Welcome to Part IV of our oh-so-basic nutrition class designed to give you an overview of basic nutrition and make healthy eating much simpler. First, we had an introduction, which was followed by a very simple analysis of what you should eat. Today, we finish our discussion about marketing jargon, with a look at the [...]

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ChaLEAN Extreme Reviews: Lean Circuit 2

March 4, 2009

Let me just throw this out there first thing. I am really enjoying the Lean Circuit. I was going to say that it was my favorite circuit on my last review of Lean Circuit 1, but thought it might be too early. Now with Lean Circuit 2, I would have to say my former favorite [...]

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ChaLEAN Extreme Reviews: Lean Circuit 1

March 2, 2009

After 4 weeks of the Push Circuit, and 3 weeks of not being able to write any ChaLEAN Extreme Reviews, I was very anxious to get out of bed this morning, and push play on the Lean Circuit 1. Finally! New material to review. ChaLEAN Extreme fits right in to my workout preferences, I like [...]

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