Exercise tools
IT’S HEALTHIER In my senior years, I now work out every morning before breakfast. I just want to get the workout done and then go on to other things. I have always been amazed by those who say they don’t… Continue Reading
“TAKE CARE OF YOUR FEET……… and your feet will take care of you”. This mantra is well worth acknowledging and repeating. Our feet give us the only contact to the ground we walk on and our support for an upright… Continue Reading
NO FAVORITISM HERE My URL is www.myworkoutathome.com. This is because I have done my workouts mostly at home for the last 15 years. I also saw a growth in home workout activity and home equipment sales. But my workouts over… Continue Reading
VARIETY IS IMPORTANT! It may be tempting to treat familiarity as permanence, but there are pitfalls. We need variety in our routines for many reasons. Most experts recommend that we switch up our workouts every 4-6 weeks. This is not… Continue Reading
SPRING SAVINGS EVENT Dicks Sporting Goods is my favorite sporting goods merchant. More than that, DSG is my favorite store of any kind. I have been a customer for several decades. I enjoyed just walking into a store and spending… Continue Reading
IT’S BEHAVIORAL INERTIA Becoming motivated and staying motivated are the most important keys to successful fitness routines, as well as for success in any other endeavor I can imagine. It isn’t always easy to develop, nor can we assume it… Continue Reading
COMMUNING WITH NATURE My personal experience with hiking and backpacking has been sufficient to appreciate the health benefits therein, though I don’t claim to be an expert. I have: Climbed to the top of Mt. LeConte several times, the highest… Continue Reading
SHE’S A SUPERSTAR…. Sofia Vergara needs little introduction. She’s an accomplished actress and model, born in Colombia and now an American citizen. She was discovered by a photographer while walking on a beach in Colombia at age 17. Perhaps unknown… Continue Reading
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? Resistance bands have been accepted tools for home workouts for many years. There are definite benefits: StrengthandConditioningResearch.com tells us that their effect on our muscles is similar to that of free weights and yet the amount… Continue Reading
YES, BUT DO DYNAMIC STRETCHING Dynamic stretching is done to prepare your body for an activity or sport. These stretches improve flexibility and range of motion while reducing stiffness before exercise begins. This is warming up. Examples are jumping jacks,… Continue Reading