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DMI Mini Stepper Exerciser

This mini stepper is a great little tool to help you to get in shape. It is small, portable, and affordable. There is no set up either. Sturdily built, this stepper was ranked as one of the best mini steppers on the market. It will help you to trim inches off your calves, thighs, buttocks and hips. The DMI Mini Stepper is very compact and when you are not using it you can put it away in the closet if you do not want to leave it out in the open. It can also be concealed under your bed without … Continue reading →

Fitness Review – Dance Fitness for Beginners: Daily Quickies: 10 Minute Workouts

Earlier today, I gave you my review of Leslie Sansone’s Walk Away the Pounds: Power Mile DVD and now we’re going to take a look at Dance Fitness for Beginners: Daily Quickies: 10 Minute Workouts. The style of DVD is very different from the previous one as it utilizes different instructors to lead you through different styles of workouts. 10 Minute Quickies MaDonna Grimes offers the best aerobic workout on this DVD. Her aerobics get your heart up and racing. This is also not a beginner’s workout. The cardio stimulation is easy to follow and gives you a heart-pounding workout … Continue reading →

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 →

Post-Natal Fitness: Aerobic Workout

Aerobic workouts are about maximizing the oxygen demands of the body, increasing your heart rate and respiration and generating some good old-fashioned healthy sweat. Any workout program you are going to engage in is going to have an aerobic component. Kaye Siders wrote about a great program she used called The Firm and there are some definite advantages to that program so you might want to check it out. Among my library of fitness programs is the XBox Yourself!Fitness – this is a gaming system workout that can also be purchased for the Playstation 2. This is a great option … Continue reading →

The Fitness Week in Review October 21-27

Welcome to our last Fitness Week in Review for October. It’s been a busy week and month here at the Fitness blog. Don’t forget that we turn back our clocks an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, October 29. So we all get an extra hour tomorrow and that’s always something to cheer about! So without further ado, here is our Fitness Week in Review: Saturday, October 21 When Is My Child Old Enough to Go Skiing? sought to answer a question that many parents have especially now that winter is approaching and many areas are starting to see snow. … 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 →

Combating Cardio Obstacles

I will admit that I don’t particularly enjoy a cardio workout. I prefer standing still movements, like plies or on the floor exercises. The truth is that I’m not a fan of intense (or even moderate) movement. But I force myself to do it (although, not as much as I should). The reason is because cardio has so many benefits. First of all, it helps with weight loss. It gives you more energy and can reduce stress levels. But it also has tremendous health benefits, such as reducing your risk of chronic diseases. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that … Continue reading →

Could You Run A Franchise From Home?

If the thought of running a business from home appeals to you but the idea of actually creating the business that you will run seems overwhelming, then you may want to consider buying into a franchise. There are actually franchises that you can run from your own home. Entrepreneur Magazine has created a list of its Top Ten Homebased Franchises for 2011. I decided to take a look at some of the franchises on the list to see what they are all about, because sometimes their names do not describe them fully. For example, System 4, the #10 ranked home-based … Continue reading →

Optimal Metabolism

To help you lose weight you need to rev up your metabolism and give it that extra heave-ho. You have tried to consume fewer calories and exercise more and those are both great things to do and highly essential in the weight loss battle, but you feel like you are missing the mark somehow. As you get older your metabolism slows down, especially around the mid to late 30s mark. Losing weight becomes tougher. To help you in the weight loss adventure there are some great metabolism boosters to keep in mind that will help you to get those pounds … Continue reading →

Dear Heather … Am I Overdoing It?

Dear Heather, Recently my Dh bought a gym membership, I love it so much! My mom, who is 80, went with me once and she loved it too. So much she joined so about 5 times a week, in the morning, I take her and I do a light work out also. Then at night after all the kids go to bed I go back and do my real workout. Could this be over doing it? And what good is the steam room really? Ollie Dear Ollie, Thanks for writing. That’s great that your husband gave you a gym membership … Continue reading →