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Hiking and Camping with the Pups

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Love the great outdoors? Your dog just might love it, too! If you’re planning a hike or camping trip with your four-legged best friend, here’s a list of supplies to get you started. For your pup: Collar and ID tags — these are essential on ANY trip. If your dog becomes separated from you, how will you find him again? Make sure your cell phone number (if you have one) is on your dog’s collar. A leash. Just because you’re in the wilderness doesn’t mean you want to let your dog run wild all the time! Current vaccination records. They’re … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review for July 30 – August 3

It was a quiet and simple week here in the Fitness blog. Look for some serious ramp up next week as we get ready for the Back to School rush and tackle things like what you can do for your local P.E. programs and how to manage your fitness schedule around work, school and much more. In the meanwhile, let’s take a look at our week in review: Monday, July 30th U is for Uniforms and we all have our own specific fitness uniforms. They serve a dual purpose: making you comfortable while you work out and putting you in … Continue reading →

W is for Walking

I’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. Walking is an easy activity that anyone at any level of fitness can do and do well. Walking may also seem pretty dull, but there is plenty you can do to jazz up your walking routines. Let the Dog Wag You – chances are if you have a dog, you take him or her … Continue reading →

Ramp Up: Burn More Calories In the Same Amount of Time

In Women’s Fitness: Fast, Fit & Fulfilling, I told you about the fitness regimen prescribed by Raphael Calzadilla of eDiets.com. In that same vein, let’s talk about ramping up the intensity of your walking program in order to maximize your caloric burn in the same amount of time you spend walking now. The busier we are, the more we look for ways to improve our fitness options. This is a potential option for you if you enjoy walking outdoors or in. My preference as stated here several times is for the treadmill that I use to work out and catch … Continue reading →

Friday Fitness Motivators – Five Ways to Motivate Your Success

Do you need some motivation in your fitness goals? Do you need some ways to get you going? Are you looking for a way to keep you from skipping your workout? Are you looking for a way to not only get you to your workout, but also to make you grin as you eagerly look forward to it? Here are five ways to motivate your success: Buy New Fitness Gear – Seriously, buying new fitness gear can inspire you to enjoy your workout whether it’s a jazzy colored top or more comfortable workout pants or even fun workout shoes! Hire … Continue reading →

Walking – Is it better to do it incrementally or all in one go?

We talk a lot about walking here in the Fitness blog – probably because it is one of my favorite activities. I walk every day, rain or shine, sickness or health, richer or poorer and whether I do it inside or out. I like walking. It seems hard to believe that anyone wouldn’t like walking. After all, our children spend months trying to master their own mobility and learning to walk, so why shouldn’t we still strive to match that singular enthusiasm we had for the activity when we were children? The question today is it better to do all … Continue reading →

Job Security

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Often with job boredom, also comes job security. Typically, once you have worked long enough at a job for the same company, you gain a level of security. The advantage to job security is that you don’t worry about losing your job. The disadvantage is with longevity also comes boredom. Not all companies or industries can provide job security, especially with our economy. However, unless you have poor job performance, it is usually the newest members of the team who are let go first. This is particularly true in large companies or union-based professions. If you are lucky enough to … Continue reading →

Intensity of the Exercise

You go to the gym every morning, you put on your headphones, crank up your book on tape, turn on the iTunes or just zone out to the tv screens around you as you hop on the treadmill and start walking your way to fitness. You do the same routine, every morning, five mornings a week and you’re starting to wonder where all your progress went. Sure you were crunching away the miles when you got started, but where are you now? Muscle Boredom Recently, my daughter was really excited because she gets to do the dishes after dinner every … Continue reading →

What Can I Do to Make My Workout Better?

Happy Friday to everyone whether you have to go into the office this morning or take the kids to the park or just getting things done around the house or working in your home office – it’s still Friday and Friday is a great day for most of us. One of the most common questions I get asked lately is how do I jazz up my workout? Do I need to jazz up my workout? What I’ve been doing for the last year has helped me to lose 77 pounds and I feel great; should I be doing something more? … Continue reading →