I know what you are thinking: what the heck is Fartlek Training? Is this some kind of joke? No it’s not, it’s a Swedish word that means “speed play.” It is a conditioning training method that adds an element of speed to the endurance component of the training. By alternating between slow jogging and fast [...]
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Easy At Home Exercises
May 18th, 2010
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There are many easy at home exercises that you can do if you don’t have the time to make it to the gym. Depending on what you want to work on, you can exercise your legs, arms, back, abs, chest or do some cardio all in the comfort of your home. Use what you have [...]
Burpees: If You Could Only Do One Exercise For The Rest Of Your Life This Should Be It
April 28th, 2010
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There are many exercises that work your whole body. Dead lifts, back squats and over-head squats come to mind. All of them are great exercises. Each of them make you work extremely hard and can develop your body. But you need a gym to go to or equipment at your home to do these. What [...]
Short On Time? You Can Still Get In A Mini-Workout By Using These Simple Tips.
April 24th, 2010
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We don’t always have enough time for everything that we want to do. Work, family and our social life all consume part of our most precious commodity, time. There’s only so much time to go around and sometimes working out gets pushed to the bottom of the list. Don’t fall into that trap. Make use [...]
5 Mistakes People Make When They Decide To Workout Again & How To Avoid Them.
April 18th, 2010
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Deciding to start working out again after a long layoff can difficult – especially when you’re out of shape. A lot of people just start working out with no plan or no goals. There’s just the thought of “I’ve got to get to the gym” or “My pants are getting too tight-I better start working [...]
