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Exercise

Getting Away From The “I’m On a Diet” Mindset

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2008 was a year filled with ups and downs.   My wife was in and out of the hospital a couple of times, and at one stretch was hospitalized for 3 weeks straight with a blood clot. We had tons of other things going on during the year that made it [...]

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Help Track Your Fitness Goals By Using Your Iphone Or Ipod

Over the Christmas holiday I got a new Ipod Touch through some work I did for another website.  Since my old classic Ipod was stolen a few months back I had forgotten how much I loved having an Ipod.   It was useful in so many ways,  but then again it was limited for some applications.  [...]

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Start The New Year Out Right: Ways To Save On A Gym Membership

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Time to get back on the wagon!
It’s that time of year again where people are making resolutions, vowing that they’re going to lose that 10-20 pounds that they’ve gained during the year.
If you don’t already have a home gym, or a membership at a local club, you’ll probably be looking into [...]

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Research Shows That Exercise Helps Suppress Your Appetite

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Have you ever noticed how you don’t feel as hungry after you’ve worked out, or your appetite doesn’t seem as ravenous when you’re exercising regularly? There’s a reason for it! From sciencedaily.com
A vigorous 60-minute workout on a treadmill affects the release of two key appetite hormones, ghrelin and peptide [...]

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What Time of Day Do You Exercise?

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One thing I’ve been realizing lately is that sometimes it can be hard to find a convenient time to exercise.  We’ve been extremely busy at our house lately, and it always seems like one thing or another comes up to get in the way of my plans to exercise.  I plan [...]

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Progress Update: Down 4.5 Pounds

Just a quick progress report on how I’ve been doing with my workout routine. I’ve been back exercising for almost a week and a half now. Two nights ago I did my upper body weight training routine, and then last night I ran a couple of miles using HIIT.
It’s getting back [...]

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Exercising – Hitting Your Stride

It’s been just over a week now that I’ve been back on the exercise wagon.  Since last monday I’ve ony taken one day off from my cardio and weight training routine, and I took that day (Saturday) off by design.  In my plan I workout 6 days a week, with alternating days of weights and [...]

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High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT): Running

Last night I did my upper body weight workout for the first time in a couple of months. Whenever I go that long without doing a weight workout, the first time I lift again I get really sore. This morning, I am really sore – I can barely lift my arms above my head!
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My Upper Body Weight Workout Routine

Tonight I’ll be doing my upper body weight workout. I recently signed up for a site that allows me to post video of different exercises on my blog, so I thought I’d use some of those exercise videos here to show you my routine that I’ll be doing tonight.
How do I do the routine
When [...]

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Went Running Last Night. Boy Am I Sore

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I went running last night on our treadmill for the first time in months.  The weather here has cooled down a bit, and sometimes its just nice to run inside, instead of freezing outside.  I know I shouldn’t mind the cool weather because it’s going to get a whole lot colder than [...]

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I’m Back On The Wagon

Earlier this week my wife and I decided that we needed to finally start exercising again, and actually watching what we eat.  We had slipped into a bit of a malaise where we didn’t care much what we were eating, or where we were eating.
So this weekend we made a pact with each other that [...]

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How Much Should You Exercise If…

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The government released some new guidelines for physical activity this past week, telling us how much we need to exercise in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle and fend off problems like heart disease, stroke and diabetes. But what if you have other goals like buffing up, getting [...]

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What fuels your workouts?

Something that I think about all the time is what types of foods I should be eating in order to better fuel my workouts, and to aid in recovery once the exercise is done.
In an article titled “Best fuel for your workout” at MSNBC.com the fitness experts give a quick run-down of what types of [...]

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100 Pushup Challenge: Week 3(x3), Day 1 (again)

Week 3 once again
Today I restarted week 3 of the 100 pushup challenge – again. Lately it seems that every time I try to restart this whole thing we get busy, have nights out and I just can’t find the time to get my workouts in. I think I may start having to get [...]

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