Recent Fitness Blog | Exercise Tips PostsThe Importance of Bending and Stretchingby Angel Lynn DiamondYesterday at 08:03 PMMany people shirk the fact that bending and stretching should be performed at the beginning of any exercise. It should also be done at the end of each session of any type of physical fitness. Practice Makes Technique Perfectby Heather Long21 Jun 2008 02:32 PMIt's annoying, I know but the old saying goes: "practice makes perfect" for a reason. Practice does make your technique perfect and good technique is essential to help you achieve your fitness goals. Exercise Tips: Squats & Lungesby Heather Long17 May 2008 08:37 AMSquats and lunges are two great exercises that build strength, tone and look. These exercises are great because you don't need any exercise equipment. We've talked about frugal workouts and saving money, so this is another great way to build muscle, tone up and save cash at the same time. Fitness on a Shoe-String Budgetby Heather Long11 May 2008 07:20 AMIn a time where rising gas rates are making everyone rethink their plans (from vacation travel to how to get to work), finding a way to put fitness on a shoe-string budget is a good idea. What Not To Doby Heather Long15 Apr 2008 08:41 AMIt's important when you're making fitness choices that you make the ones that will benefit you the most and that you avoid the ones that will hurt you. By hurt, I don't mean physical soreness because let's face it -- exercise can make you sore and it should make you sore. Fitness & Your Hula Hoopby Heather Long29 Aug 2007 08:03 AMDoes your child hula hoop? Before the Nintendo age, the hula hoop was a hit on every child's block. I owned three of them and I could hoop with all three. My daughter has a pair of hoops and she loves to hoop herself, though she complains she's not that good at it yet. Y is for Yogaby Heather Long03 Aug 2007 06:01 AMYou had to know that I was going for the obvious when I got to Y - X was harder to deliver on, but in fitness, Y almost always stands for yoga. You don't have to be in perfect shape or uber flexible to do yoga. X is for eXtreme Fitnessby Heather Long02 Aug 2007 09:14 AMEveryone has to stretch for a good X word when you do a list of alphabet tips and in our case, we're doing exercise tips. I could have gone X is for eXercise, but eXtreme fitness is a topic we don't talk about here as often as we might. W is for Walkingby Heather Long01 Aug 2007 07:36 AMI've been looking forward to getting to W for a while now. Walking is one of my favorite activities. If I had an elliptical trainer that would likely be my favorite piece of equipment. Yet no matter what I do, I always come back to walking. V is for VO2 Maxby Heather Long31 Jul 2007 09:23 AMAnyone who has worked out in a gym, had a personal fitness assessment done or is an athlete, your VO2 Max is something you need to know. VO2 max is something we all have, it's a natural ability and it refers to the maximum oxygen consumption that you need to perform at maximum sustained output. Recent Blog Comments BrooklynGym says... "It's so important to read tips like this, working with a gym that is dedicated solely to women's fitness." gspickles says... "I would agree always check that your insurance covers any potential damage to a trampoline." |
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