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Knee Pain Causes and Prevention Tips for Runners

Anna Moore — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:33:15 +0000

Knee Pain Causes & Prevention Tips For Runners Throughout my running career, I’ve endured anyone’s fair share of injuries. Knee pain is the most annoying of them all, and it has kept me on the bench for more than once. That’s how I learned that I should never take running for granted and I should [...]

Elimination Diet Helps Identify Intolerances to Food

Chris Dufey — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:41:00 +0000

Elimination Diet Helps Identify Intolerances to Food It has been estimated that over 75% of the population suffers from food allergies, although nearly everyone experiences similar effects of food intolerance at least one time in their life. In many instances it is not necessarily intolerance to the food itself, rather intolerance to an additive in [...]

Hard or Easy, Which Will You Choose?

Dawn Fritsch — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:11:34 +0000

Hard/Easy, Which Will You Choose? In a previous article I wrote about the benefits of playing more and changing the name of “Work Out” to Playtime or something else that puts a vision of ease and laughter in your mind as you enter into your time for movement and exercise. But what happens when that [...]

Top 4 Best Supplements for Fat Loss

Juan Medrano — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:48:26 +0000

4 Recommended Supplements for Fat Loss Have you ever wondered if supplements can truly help accelerate your fitness goals? If your journey is one of fat loss, you must realize that this life changing commitment will require more then hitting the gym 2-3 times a week. A disciplined attitude in regards to better eating habits [...]

Bodybuilding Exercises You Don’t See Everyday

Julian Brown — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:25:10 +0000

Bodybuilding Exercises You Don’t See Everyday Typically, when you’re in the gym you see different gym goers performing the same standard exercises. Although these exercises may be proven effective, you might be looking to add some variety to your routine. So without further ado, here are some exercises you generally won’t see at the gym [...]

Bodybuilding Tips For Women

Julian Brown — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:46:12 +0000

Bodybuilding Tips for Women As a personal trainer, I’ve had numerous female clients confused about how they should approach their strength training and nutrition program. There seems to be a plethora of conflicting information out there when it comes to women and bodybuilding. However, reaching your bodybuilding objectives is achievable for women of all fitness [...]

Bodybuilding for Baby Boomers

Julian Brown — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:03:27 +0000

Bodybuilding Tips For Baby Boomers Although everyone should be striving to train smarter instead of harder, this approach becomes increasingly more important as we age. During the aging process, joints deteriorate, hormone levels decline, and the body’s metabolism naturally slows. However, don’t let these issues stand in your way of reaching your bodybuilding goals. By [...]

Complimentary Bodybuilding Supplements

Julian Brown — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:21:39 +0000

Complimentary Bodybuilding Supplements As a natural bodybuilder, I know first-hand there’s no substitute for a good diet and exercise training program. However, properly supplementing your diet and exercise program can without a doubt help you improve your results. In no particular order, here are my favorite bodybuilding supplements. Protein Lifting weights stresses and breaks down [...]

Why I think the word WORKOUT needs to be changed!

Dawn Fritsch — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:35:27 +0000

Why I think the word WORKOUT needs to be changed! I don’t know about you but the word “work” can conjure up all kinds of horror visions for me, working at a desk all day, having no choice in what we do and having to work to times and conditions that other people set for [...]

The Free Online Personal Trainer

Mike Behnken, MS, CSCS — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:33:12 +0000

Free Online Personal Trainer A-Z Personal Trainer Guide Where You Don’t Have to Spend a Dime! The Free Online Personal Trainer Can Help You With Your Fitness Goals AskTheTrainer.com has over 1,000 pages of exercise information, videos, images and an interactive discussion forum with personal trainers which can help you achieve your goals. There is [...]

High Intensity Interval Training

Dr. Ron Fritzke — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:29:45 +0000

Gain Maximum Bang For Your Exercising Buck Using Intervals “Oh, the weather outside is frightful, and the fire is so delightful”. Hey, hold the phone! While I don’t know too much about a delightful fire, I do know that most of the country is enjoying friendly, not frightful weather. So many of us are still [...]

Bodybuilding Off-Season Motivation

Julian Brown — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:45:12 +0000

Off-Season Motivational Tips for Bodybuilders Being a bodybuilder takes an enormous amount of dedication, but even the most dedicated could use a little motivational push every now and then. Because bodybuilding is a lifestyle, it’s easy to lose focus and get sidetracked because of life’s everyday distractions. If you’ve been going through the motions in [...]

Fat Loss 101

Mike Behnken, MS, CSCS — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:33:10 +0000

Fat Loss 101 – Understanding Fat Loss Consider This Simple Analogy Five pounds of muscle takes up about as much space as 3 tangerines. Five pounds of fat takes about as much space as 3 grapefruits. Muscle is More Dense and Takes Up Less Space than Stored Body Fat Aesthetically, if you lose fat and [...]

Bodybuilding Injury Prevention 101

Julian Brown — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:56:58 +0000

Injury Prevention Tips for Bodybuilders As a bodybuilder and avid exerciser, I know first-hand how injuries can affect your workout performance in the gym. Injuries slow down your progress by forcing you to work around movements, lightening the load, and taking time off. Successfully preventing injury from occurring in the first place is the best [...]

Top 5 Fitness Stocking Stuffers for Christmas

Mike Behnken, MS, CSCS — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:20:21 +0000

Top 5 Fitness Stocking Stuffers for Christmas 5. TRX Suspension Trainer Fitness Equipment doesn’t have to be High-Tech to be Effective In the first few years since being introduced to the mainstream fitness community the popularity of the TRX has skyrocketed. Designed by a US Navy seal to workout in even the most inhospitable conditions, [...]