Playing like a kid ain’t just for kids anymore. Huh? Let me specify – the same activities that used to keep you lean as a child can also serve to burn some of that lard off your adult body. I’m talking about hula hoops, jump rope, kick ball, and tag. Some companies are even adapting [...]
You’re in a hurry and anxious to get it on with the weight set. Here are your choices – take five quick minutes a day before your workout to stretch or eventually spend hours in the doctor’s office tending to various nagging aches and pains. Even worse, neglect your stretching and you might eventually not [...]
Have you heard about kettlebells, comrade? It’s the latest fitness craze for strength training addicts. Originally used for muscle-building by Red Army soldiers and athletes, these oh-so-simple devices resemble a cannonball with a handle welded to it. Kettlebell (KB) workouts yield impressive gains in the legs, hips, shoulders, and equally impressive injuries to the novice [...]
Look, we know you have a lot of excuses for not working out. You’ve been busy, you work, your ex hasn’t paid for your gym membership, your kid just puked on your fabulous workout outfit, the boys called for poker night, you think your personal trainer has a new crush on you. We’ve been [...]
Nearly everyone, except maybe Big Bird, thinks it would be nice to have a firm six-pack sitting right there where their tummy used to be. Everybody wants it but so few actually have it. Did they cheat and have cosmetic surgery, maybe had an actual washboard implanted?
Probably not, though you can’t rule it out entirely.
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Low or high intensity workout? Which is better? Better for what, is the rest of the question. If you’re looking to burn fat and lose weight without spending most of your day in the gym, high intensity should be your choice.
So, what is high intensity anyway? High intensity is any workout which pushes your heart [...]
Are you out of shape but overwhelmed by all the workouts and exercises and advice flying at you from every direction? Does it make you want to sit down and eat a box of Twinkies and pretend the concept of ‘in-shape’ doesn’t exist?
Let’s make your life a little bit simpler today.
I’m going to give you [...]
You’re busy.
I know you’re busy with work, and kids, and school, and, kids, and work, and school, and installing that mostly stable plutonium reactor in your car so you won’t need gas any more.
But you still need to take time for yourself. No, not snack cakes and television. Exercise! Remember that? Most people do have [...]
We’re talking about thighs, butt, and abs here, people.
This is the same lower body workout Arnold Schwarzenegger used when he won the Mr. Olympia seventy-nine years in a row. Kidding – I think. But do the following routine semi-religiously and a much firmer you will be strutting down the beach by summer’s end.
Maybe summer’s middle [...]
