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More on Plateaus

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“I started a new diet. More like a lifestyle change because I think I can stick with it. I was doing great and losing lots of weight but now I’ve stopped losing and I can’t seem to get started again. What’s happening?” Plateaus happen for many reasons. We fail to continue to challenge our bodies to do more (or more intense) exercise. (Literally spinning our wheels.) Our metabolism adjusts to a lower calorie intake and learns to make due on a decreased caloric intake. (Run more efficiently on less food.) We reach what has been our set-point weight for years … Continue reading →

Exercise Haters Anonymous

Do you hate exercise? Would you attend a meeting for exercise haters anonymous? Do you feel ashamed of the fact that you hate exercise, but not enough to push yourself into an exercise program? Do your palms get sweaty when other people talk about personal trainers? Does your heart race when you hear people making plans for hitting the gym? Well, relax. To be perfectly honest, exercise in and of itself doesn’t sound appealing. If you live in a world where you are constantly crunching time and finding five minutes to yourself is an onerous task, then trying to set … Continue reading →

Exercise After Eating Can Be Beneficial

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If you exercise after you eat, you might be doing yourself a favor and lose more weight than if you eat after you workout. The Surrey University and Imperial College London researchers have just published a study in the Journal of Endocrinology. Participants in the study cycled for an hour at about 65% of their maximum heart rate after they ate a meal. How Does This Work? Participants usually waited an hour after their meal before exercising. The interesting portion of the study details that even those participants who were exercising ate more than normal. According to the scientists who … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review for May 27 – June 1

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We’ve been a bit crazed around here in the fitness blog, but that’s to be expected with the summer time and outdoor activities ramping up. More of us are leaving the gym and heading outside to ride bikes, go swimming, play ball and more. So let’s take a quick run down our week in review. Sunday, May 27 National Senior Fitness & Health Day happens in May and is celebrated every year. Monday, May 28 In Women’s Fitness: Target Your Hips we look at how we can target specific areas of the body to get the weight off. Have You … Continue reading →

Breaking Out of An Exercise Plateau

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Are you stuck? An exercise plateau is something no one wants to be stuck in, because when you are – it doesn’t matter how regularly you exercise, you aren’t seeing any results. We’ve all gone through it at some point or another – a plateau is usually hit when you’re working towards a weight loss or endurance goal. You lose a few pounds and you’re feeling good about your workout. You keep working out the same way and you lose a few more pounds and then nothing – no matter how regularly you work out, you lose nothing. This can … Continue reading →

Body-for-Life Day #5 Training: Upper Body

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Although the exercises are the same as the workout from Day #1, this workout should be just a little different. You’ll find that the exercises are a little bit easier every time you do them. You’ll also find that you are capable of using more weight. Perhaps not today but eventually you’ll start gaining muscle and find that the weights you began with just aren’t as challenging any more. Most women are hesitant to start weight training. If you are one of them, there are some very important things that you should be aware of: 1. Muscle burns fat. This … Continue reading →

Let’s Burn Some Extra Calories Today

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Want to burn an extra 100 calories today? I look at burning some extra calories the way I look at catching a few extra minutes of sleep – it’s nice to be able to do it especially if it fits into the day and improves it. The great thing about the following list of things you can do to burn some extra calories is they are all a way to relax as well as burn calories. How often do you hear let’s have fun and burn a few calories at the same time? Not a lot? That’s okay, we’re going … Continue reading →

10 Reasons to Get A Personal Trainer

Woo hoo, another top ten on the 10th list for your edification. I talked about the top ten reasons to work out at home earlier, now let’s talk about the top ten reasons to work with a personal trainer. While a personal trainer is not always an ideal choice for some, there are plenty of reasons why a personal trainer may be exactly what you need. So without further ado – here are your top ten reasons to get a personal trainer: Individualizing your work out is one of the biggest proponents behind a personal trainer – they can work … Continue reading →