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Top 10 Workout Videos for 2010

In your quest to find that perfect gift for family and friends, don’t forget to think about those New Years Resolutions you will be making soon. You know what I’m talking about, the ones about losing weight and eating healthier. This is probably the perfect time to pick up a workout video so that you will be ready come January 1st. According to Fitness Magazine, the following are the top 10 workout DVDs for 2010. Fitness Magazine actually tested out these videos before they compiled their list. So this way you know that it’s tried and true. Making the list … Continue reading →

Stamina Body Trac Glider 1050 Rowing Machine

The ultimate full body workout, this rowing machine by Stamina is a cost effective purchase to take care of your exercise needs. Rowing machines are a great weight loss tool since they offer the capability of top-notch calorie burning potential. Rowing has been known to burn off up to 900 calories per hour depending on your speed. One of the most powerful ways to burn off your calories, a rowing machine can reduce your exercise time for those who are limited in that area. This rowing machine is very solid in its design. It has a steel frame and glides … Continue reading →

The Fitness Blog Week in Review for July 23 – July 27

This has been a crazy week here and I’ll be filling in some details in later blogs, but let’s take a quick look at our week in review for the fitness blog as we close in on the end of July. Monday, July 23 Q is for Questions and we all have fitness questions. The best resources for getting your questions answered include your personal trainer, your physician and other fitness resources including Dear Heather. Tuesday, July 24 Fitness Journal – Stressing Your Pedometer is a great way to get an accurate read on how many steps you take in … Continue reading →

T is for Total Body Workout

Your body is a fantastic machine. Seriously, have you ever paused to consider all the things that your body can do? It’s self-repairing. It has its own personal army to protect you from infection. It metabolizes most forms of food and it can strip mine itself for nutrients when it is necessary. So is it any wonder that when you have this fabulous creation that is your body that you are better off when you take care of the whole thing and performing a total body workout? Total Body Workout A total body workout takes into account the need to … Continue reading →

Indoor Workouts

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It’s summer out there and let me tell you, it’s here hot and sticky. The temperatures are soaring up into the 90s and the air is so thick, you could cut it with a knife. The last thing I want to do is go out and try to power walk in hot, sultry soup – so let’s take a look at some indoor workouts we can do. Walking is the Number 1 Choice I read a study yesterday that stated walking is the number 1 choice, by far, for most individuals. This is hardly surprising. On another website, a poll … Continue reading →

Twelve Months Post Partum: An Exercising Journey Part V

Once I had come to the conclusion that the only way to get some semblance of my stomach back, was to, believe it or not, lose more weight.  I thought that surely if I could get back down to the weight I was before pregnancy wreaked havoc on my midsection, that I might see a slimmer, love handleless, figure in the mirror.   Even though the task was clear and seemingly simple, there really is nothing easy about losing the last few stubborn pregnancy pounds…again since I decided to move the finish line once again.  I wish there was a way … Continue reading →

Twelve Months Post Partum: An Exercising Journey Part III

With weeks and weeks of post partum exercise in the bag, I was feeling pretty good about my progress and continued motivation to get the pregnancy weight off quickly.  I had set goal dates to be back down to my pre pregnancy weight (after my son but before my daughter) and my pre pre pregnancy weight (before both babies).  Even though I was making progress, I was losing weight and my muscles were getting toned,  my goal dates came and went without being met.  Feeling more than a little frustrated, I set new goal dates and switched up my post … Continue reading →

Twelve Months Post Partum: An Exercising Journey Part II

By week two of my exercising excursions, I was ready to try something a little more difficult but still low impact.  I started switching off every other day with a total body toning and strengthening work (because of the stomach down mat work, I was not able to do this workout after week eighteen of my pregnancy).  It was a really hard workout and I was happy to only be doing it every other day! Two weeks into my new post partum workout routine and six weeks post partum, I started feeling a little more tone in my abdominal muscles. … Continue reading →

Twelve Months Post Partum: An Exercising Journey Part I

Now that it has officially  been an entire years since my daughter’s birth, I feel that my post partum period has come to a close.  This twelve month phase of my life has been rather incredible mostly because of the precious gift of my daughter’s life and the joys (and frustrations) of being a mother, but also because I seemed to have accomplished my post partum fitness goals.  I felt that it was fitting to bring my post partum journey to a close by divulging some of my fitness triumphs and defeats. I set out determined to get back into … Continue reading →

Fifteen Weeks Post Partum

At twelve weeks post partum I wrote about being stuck in a rut of sorts. While my muscles were getting toned and my clothes were starting to fit again, I was not losing any weight. I made some changes by watching what I was eating more closely and keeping track of my food intake with my food journal. The biggest change has been cutting back on sweets. What I discovered was that I was going way over my breastfeeding caloric needs. I was eating when I was not hungry because whatever it was that I was eating tasted good e.g. … Continue reading →