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Lloyd James Teaches You How to Lose 100 Pounds
Learning how to lose 100 pounds isn’t the same as dieting to lose 10 or 20 pounds, it’s actually a very different journey. Yes weight loss is the common denominator between these two goals but the numerator (10 vs. 100)

Jul 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The Value of a Personal Fitness & Exercise Plan
Creating an effective fitness exercise program is a daunting task for anyone living in today’s fast paced society. Taking care of a home, children, and maintaining a job leaves very little time for finding and then learning the proper methods

Jul 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Core & Strength Training »
Strength Training for Sprinting
If you want to become a better sprinter, you can do so by incorporating various strength training workouts into your training plan. Particularly, workouts focusing on the posterior chain will help you improve sprint ability. The posterior chain includes your

Jun 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Strength Training Workouts: Chest Workout Push-up Challenge
As you know, effective strength training workouts are an important part of producing fitness results. A favorite component of my chest strength training workouts is push-ups. It may surprise you to know there are a lot of different ways to

Jun 11, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post

Healthy Meal Plans »
Healthy Meal Plans: Protein Drink Update
One of the great things about having clients as dedicated (or more) to fitness is that they often send me interesting little tidbits about fitness related media stories and research. One of my best clients Cliff recently sent me this

Jun 18, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post
On The Go Snack Ideas
Eating healthy on the go is a challenge requiring good planning and creative ideas and snacks are an important part of daily healthy meal plans. Keep these healthy snacks in mind when your at the grocery store then incorporate them

May 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Cardio Training »
Heart Rate Monitor Basics & Fitness Results
Whether new to fitness and athletics or a seasoned veteran, the use of heart rate monitor watches can bring a new element of understanding and intensity to your routine. These digital monitors measure your pulse continually as you exercise and helps you stay

Jul 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Try This Jes Reynolds Cardio Training Plan
Over the years I’ve helped many people overcome the roadblocks they encounter on the journey to reaching their fitness goals. One of the main obstacles people face is consistently doing their cardio training. Most people seem to either hate cardio

Apr 30, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Sports Performance »
Area Triathlete Transforms More Than Just Her Performance
In late spring Colleen came to me with one goal in mind: improved triathlon times. She had started racing last year, fell in love with the sport and decided this year she was going to take it to the next

Jul 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Sports Performance Training: Box Jumps to One Leg
Part of sports performance training is utilizing a controlled environment to re-create movements performed during sport. Although not all sports do, most require the athlete to have controlled jumping ability. That is, the ability to move a certain direction, jump,

Jun 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Flexibility & Yoga »
This Video Gives Yoga It’s Props
I suggest a regular flexibility routine or participation in yoga to all my clients but the responses I get aren’t always positive (or compliant). From what my clients tell me, people don’t make time for yoga or flexibility because they

May 18, 2010 | 1 comment | View Post
Improve Hamstring Flexibility and Stay Fit
Although in some ways it seems counterintuitive, weight lifting injuries, lower back pain, and even the inability to perform certain movements or sports related activities can be caused by limited flexibility of the hamstrings. The hamstrings are comprised of three

May 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

Other Recent Articles
Testimonial: Colleen Okolski

My name is Colleen. I am 24 years old and a newly inspired triathlete. I began racing triathlons in June of 2009, which I became turned onto after being bored with my daily workouts. I wasn’t a swimmer, I enjoyed biking but only on a mountain bike, and I ran only if I had to. [...]

Jun 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Including Medicine Ball Exercises In Your Strength Training Workouts

Medicine balls are commonplace at most gyms and workout facilities these days. They are used for anything from push-ups and overhead throws to functional swings and twists. For such a simple piece of equipment they are extremely versatile and there are a number of different types of medicine balls to choose from. Most med balls [...]

Jun 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Core Strength Training and The BOSU Ball

A bosu ball is one of those half-balls with a flat platform on one side and a dome that looks like half a stability ball on the other side. The word BOSU is an acronym that stands for “both sides up”. Both sides up means you can use this piece of core strength training equipment [...]

Jun 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Core Strength Training Equipment

In the world of fitness, terms such as core, core strength training, abs and stomach are often confused with one another even though their meanings are quite different. As I’ve said before, I feel a lot of the confusion and misinformation is the result of the broad spectrum of professionals within the industry. On one [...]

Jun 03, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
Core Strength Training: Learning To Use A Stability Ball

I think my favorite core strength training exercises are those I do with any type of workout ball (ie: exercise ball, stability ball, or medicine ball). Of all the various forms of core strength exercises, I find that the simple movements using any type of exercise ball and body weight, or an exercise ball with [...]

Jun 01, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Fitness Results Tips From a Mother of Four

I think each person faces a slightly different challenge when it comes to living healthy and getting fitness results. Some people struggle to balance family, work, health and leisure time while others face the psychological challenge of overcoming lifelong obesity. While the nature of our challenges and even the path we choose can be vastly [...]

May 31, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Core Strength Training Exercises Part 3, Supine Bridge and Pelvic Lift

The supine bridge and pelvic lift are two core strength training exercises that help people who experience low back pain or tightness. Personally I don’t include the basic version of these exercises in my regular workout routine unless I’m having trouble with my low back. There are more difficult, single leg versions of these exercises [...]

May 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post