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My Journey To Weight Loss.. Again

I‘ve been writing here at this site for almost 3 years now, and during that time I’ve had quite the roller coaster of fitness and weight. I’ve been as high as 270 lbs, and as low as 210 lbs. I figured today I would fess up to the struggles I’ve had over the past couple [...]

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Review Of Weight Watchers Weight Loss Program

A few weeks back my wife and I started talking about how we both thought that it was time that we lose some weight. We’ve allowed things to go on for far too long, and we’re both pretty far from our ideal weight. Funny how life can just start flying by you, and before you [...]

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Kinect Sports For Xbox 360 Review: Another Kinect Title That Will Give You A Workout

A couple of weeks ago I did a quick review of the game Your Shape: Fitness Evolved on this site. I talked about how I thought it was a leap forward for fitness video games, and how it was so much better than any other games in the genre that I had tried before. I’ve [...]

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Your Shape Fitness Evolved For Xbox 360 And Kinect: A Review

I mentioned last week that I had purchased the new peripheral for the Xbox 360, the Kinect. The Kinect is basically a motion sensing and tracking device that allows you to control your video games without holding a controller in your hands. To me it’s one of the most exciting advancements in gaming technology in [...]

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Fitness Games For The Xbox 360 Kinect: A Review

I haven’t mentioned it much here, but I enjoy video gaming. Maybe a bit too much, it may be part of what has gotten me into such bad shape – sitting on the couch vegging out all the time. Well now, you can enjoy still enjoy playing video games, but get a workout while you’re [...]

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3 Steps To Stop Running With Knee Pain Forever (Part 1)

Running with knee pain is a common frustration for most runners especially when it’s unexplained and you can’t pin-point anything that might be causing it. It’s no fun when you’re laid out on the couch with ice packs on your knees popping ibuprofen like it’s candy. Unfortunately, most runners go through one failed attempt after [...]

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My Fat Butt Is Back On The Workout Wagon

Ok, if you’re a regular reader of this site you may have noticed that I have pretty much dropped off the face of the earth the past few months (probably longer). I haven’t been exercising regularly, and my diet hasn’t been one to be proud of either. I’ve been full of excuses as to why [...]

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For A Better Workout Don’t Stretch Beforehand

One thing I can often remember doing in high school physical education classes is stretching before we did any vigorous exercise. We had to “stretch those muscles out!” they said, or we might hurt ourselves. Now there are studies showing that just the opposite might be true. From MSNBC Want a better workout? Then don’t [...]

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Interval Training Can Cut Your Exercise Time

In the past when I’ve tried to lose weight I’ve found that one of the things that works best for me is when I workout using high intensity interval training in combination with some form of resistance training (along with eating healthier of course). Now they’re finding that by using interval training you may be [...]

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Manual Muscle Testing For Core Stability

Manual muscle testing is a skill that takes time and practice to perform with reliability. However, it is a valuable tool for fitness professionals. There are visual and verbal cues that can be used to perform an exercise properly but looks can be deceiving. Let’s use the squat exercise as an example. If you were [...]

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