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How to Get Started … Fitness Classes

With the 2007 approaching, you are likely looking into possible fitness classes and more that you might want to take to get into a healthier lifestyle. So let’s take a few minutes to discuss how to get started on a fitness class. First and foremost, you’ll need a gym membership to take advantage of the fitness classes they offer. Some fitness clubs will let you buy bulk passes to specific fitness classes, this may actually save you money if all you are interested in is taking an aerobics or yoga class two or three times a week and not interested … Continue reading →

Hoop Dancing – It’s Not Just for Kids Anymore

Do you hula hoop? When my daughter got a hula hoop a year ago, she asked me to help her learn how to hula hoop and you know what? It’s not quite like riding a bike – it was hard to learn how to do it years ago and it was harder now when I thought I knew what I was doing. Hula hoops are making a resounding come back in the fitness world and it’s a trend called hoop dancing. The hula hoop is involved, but it’s not the hula you recall instead it’s a series of aerobic classes … Continue reading →

Women’s Fitness: The Challenge of Mothers & Daughters

There is a long history of the challenges faced in a relationship between mothers and daughters. One challenge that you may not be familiar with, but that researchers are finding a great deal of impact in is the perception mothers and daughters have about a daughter’s weight. Studies have found that their views of a daughter’s body image are radically different. Your daughter may view herself very accurately in terms of their weight, but as mothers, we tend to see them far thinner than they may actually be. When a child is thin, we may want their weight to be … Continue reading →

Fitness 101: Step Aerobics

We’ve talked about step aerobics here before, but today I want to talk about the basics of step aerobics and provide you with some introductory information. I like step aerobics, but I won’t lie to you – there’s nothing about step aerobics that doesn’t get your heart racing, the sweat dripping and your muscles tingling. Step aerobics are great for: Fat burning Heart conditioning Lung conditioning Building endurance Muscle toning The great thing about step aerobics is they can be performed with a bench in your living room or in a fitness class at a gym. Plastic benches for step … Continue reading →

Women’s Fitness: Fast, Fit & Fulfilling

EDiet’s Chief Fitness pro, Raphael Calzadilla has designed a great fitness program for the busy woman. This fitness outline is a series of exercises that get you up and moving in as little as 12 to 15 minutes 3 to 5 times a week. For many of us, this sounds almost too good to be true. When you’re busy as hell and constantly on the go, moms are more likely to leave themselves out of the equation to make sure that their kids and their families are taken care of. Calzadilla’s workout may be just the thing for you. In … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review – September 16-22

We were pretty busy this week in the Fitness blog with a few guest spots from Kaye exploring some great topics from the Firm and more. So here’s our Fitness Blog Week in Review: Sunday, September 17 We talked about Exercise Tips for Kids and What Can Parents Do to increase the activity levels of their children. We also talked about Women’s Fitness: Ladies, Our Life Span is Getting Longer. Women’s Fitness is and should be a concern for all of us because our lifespan is getting longer and longer. Many of our age-related conditions are a product of our … Continue reading →

Fitness Notes: How Do You See Yourself?

I was reading Kaye’s blog Confessions of an Avid Exerciser: My Deep Dark Secrets yesterday and I found myself grinning. I couldn’t fault the reason why she loves her daily exercise and what keeps her motivated. I like to eat too – in fact, I hate dieting with a raging passion. I hate being told I can’t have something to eat that I like a lot. It’s probably a psychological problem, but I don’t see myself that way. I just see myself as someone who enjoys life and so I look at my exercise as a way that I get … Continue reading →