Couch Potato Salad

I’ve had a couple of questions over the last few weeks about freebie programming out there that focuses on health, fitness and exercise. I’ve programmed my TIVO to record a few of these in order to give you a more accurate review in the coming weeks. But for your own personal use, here is a listing of what is available at least to my knowledge. You can check it out for yourself to see if the programming fits the bill for your at home fitness program. Inhale is a program that involves yoga and deep stretching in order to get … Continue reading

Better Fitness Habits: Energy Boosts For Your Day

One of the excuses many of us use to avoid working out is that we’re too tired or we don’t have enough energy to make it through the workout, here are some tips to get you some fast energy boosts morning, noon and night. The Two Percent Rule – A shower always makes me feel two percent better whether I am exhausted, ill or just stressed. Rolling out of bed and into the shower may not seem to make sense when you’re going to work out – but a quick wash can refresh you and get you all ready for … Continue reading

Pilates – Firm Up

While I am a huge fan of yoga, I am not as big a fan of Pilates as I am of yoga. Frankly, I think Pilates is punishingly hard. That being said, I never shirk from a challenge. That being said, here is a 5 minute Pilates workout that I have worked my way up to doing. It’s still hard, but as opposed to my thinking it’s impossible, I don’t think that anymore. So let’s firm up with some Pilates! Pilates Push Ups The idea of push ups in Pilates uses the same form as Plank in Yoga. So you … Continue reading