I went to a swim meet recently. It was the Masters Swimming State Swim Meet. Tons of adults, some in their 20′s…many in their 40′s and up! All shapes, sizes, and shades of pasty-ness out there kicking butt in their respective events. God bless these people! There was literally all levels of ability, all sizes… [Read more…]
March 12, 2011
Tips of the Week have been on hiatus for a bit…but they’ll be making their every-so-often appearances, and will pick up right where they left off…guiding you on key tips to living a real fit life with real knowledge about what works, what doesn’t, and what is just utterly ridiculous out there in the world of fitness, exercise… [Read more…]
February 20, 2011
Most people, at some time in their life will try to lose weight. After a baby, after college binge-ing, before a wedding, before a race – at some point – everyone will probably try to shed some weight. And there are thousands of gimmick-y ways to drop that weight – what you don’t think about… [Read more…]
February 2, 2011
When you help someone else, generally, you’ll make a self-sacrifice to do it. Your time. Your money. Your ego. Most likely, there will be something you’ll sacrifice in your effort to help someone else. That’s how “giving” usually works. What if you could give something to help someone else but get something big for yourself… [Read more…]
January 21, 2011
File this under “now you know!” I’ve said it forever, coaches have drilled it into their players – heck, even your mom & dad said it to you when you were just a wee-thing. In some way or another, someone has told you – if you think it, you can do it. “Believe in yourself.”… [Read more…]
January 7, 2011
So this is sure interesting! 90% of you think you’re eating healthy, yet 1 in 3 of you is obese. Mm-hm. This study was just released, and it collected data from people by asking them about their eating habits. And what people think they are doing compared to what they are actually doing, is way,… [Read more…]
December 22, 2010
“A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips.” Sadly, I can thank Mrs. Jeffries, our grade-school gym teacher for making that statement to our little group of grade-schoolers. I remember thinking “oh, don’t eat that delicious tasting food if you don’t want to get fat.” While most likely meaning well, I know how… [Read more…]
December 8, 2010
After getting the great news about my recent health & wellness milestone, I was off to an all-inclusive Mexican vacation with Drew! To most people, that meant any and all health gains were out the window the moment we arrived on site and bellied up to the bar. All you can eat on food &… [Read more…]
November 19, 2010
Did you know that it’s highly likely that your butt muscles have had their dimmer switch turned way down? Well, if you look in the mirror & take note of any jiggly, saggy, hangy parts on your backside – it may not be news to you that those butt muscles aren’t doing their job of giving… [Read more…]
November 7, 2010
You’ve seen those little charts on cardio equipment that indicates if your age is X and your heart rate is Y then that falls into either a fat burning zone or a cardio burning zone. First of all, what the heck is a ‘cardio zone’? Any exercise that raises your heart rate (HR) & keeps it elevated… [Read more…]
April 12, 2011
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