tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4678304067147914758Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:11:13 +0000Weight lossfitnesspersonal trainingresolutionsMove Better. . .Feel Better. . .Look Better - - www.FDTtraining.comhttp://fdttraining.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Okinyi)Blogger4125en-usnoMove Better. . .Feel Better. . .Look Better - - www.FDTtraining.comMove Better. . .Feel Better. . .Look Better - - www.FDTtraining.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4678304067147914758.post-4649072265325481649Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:10:00 +00002010-02-12T19:14:53.049-08:00While the medicine ball has been used in fitness and athletic training for centuries, this is the first known photograph of a medicine ball in the United States:The gentleman in the photo is Aaron Molyneaux Hewlett. He was the first African-American on the faculty at Harvard University. He also served as the first director and curator of the Harvard College Gymnasium from the time that it was http://fdttraining.blogspot.com/2010/02/medicine-ball-and-little-black-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Okinyi)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4678304067147914758.post-4965713487345379390Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:52:00 +00002010-01-05T10:50:30.113-08:00fitnessresolutionsWeight lossLosing weight is a perennial All-Star when it comes to New Year's Resolutions. We see it in the gym every year as the wait time for equipment and the sign-up lists for classes get longer. Then, for some reason, after Cupid makes his rounds in February, the gym seems back to normal. What happened? Well, statistically, about 80% of people who make New Year's resolutions have quit by the sixth week http://fdttraining.blogspot.com/2010/01/smart-resolutions-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Okinyi)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4678304067147914758.post-3462446946511826269Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:48:00 +00002008-10-03T19:49:02.577-07:00Weight lossSo someone asked me today if they can lose five pounds in one week. This individual was very fit, works out regularly, has run several marathons, but has gained some body fat in undesirable areas over the past couple of months. So my first question was, "Why do you want to lose five pounds?" then, "Why do you want to lose five pounds in a week?" These questions can lead to some complicated issueshttp://fdttraining.blogspot.com/2008/09/lose-five-pounds-in-one-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Okinyi)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4678304067147914758.post-5305233416436084138Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:09:00 +00002008-09-15T18:06:04.759-07:00personal trainingWelcome to Mental GYMnastics. This is my first attempt at blogging.Here goes. . .So why am I here?Well, for anyone reading this who may not know, I am a personal trainer in Montgomery County Maryland. (For more info about who I am, feel free to check out http://www.fdttraining.com/.) Although the fitness industry has evolved dramatically over the past decade, there is still a stigma (sometimes http://fdttraining.blogspot.com/2008/09/welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Okinyi)0