Setting Weekly Goals

Setting weekly goals can be very helpful in developing a solid fitness routine. Although I would like to say that everyday I will walk two miles, I know that it’s currently an unattainable goal. So by breaking my walking routine down, I can take smaller steps that will eventually lead to my bigger goal. I am just the type of person that likes to be realistic. When I set weekly goals for myself, no matter what area of my life I am working on, it makes them more attainable. When goals are attainable they give you motivation and encouragement to … Continue reading

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

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

Goals – Building, Living and Being Inspired

Every day we hear about the threat of obesity against our children, our future and ourselves. Fitness and health are more than a niche market, in fact, it seems like everyone is getting in on the act. My mother called me yesterday and we were talking and she mentioned off hand that she just picked up an elliptical machine. You could have scraped my jaw off the floor! My mother bought an elliptical machine? She ordered an elliptical machine, received delivery, put it together and plans to use it. WOW! Then she tells me something else that threw me, up … Continue reading