Imparting what I have learned
ALL FORMS ARE IMPORTANT My personal preference is to emphasize cardio one day and resistance exercise the next. I do some form of cardio every day and also abdominal work every day. I never do strength building (or resistance exercise)… Continue Reading
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES? I believe that fitness should be simple and practical. My experience includes several decades of workouts in public gyms and recently a couple of decades of working out before breakfast at home. My opinion is that… Continue Reading
WHY? They are usually ineffective. Not the resolutions per se, but the practice of setting them to begin at a future date. Today is December 28. Start them today. Why wait until the day after New Year’s eve? Improving one’s… Continue Reading
COLD WEATHER CAN PRESENT CHALLENGES Up through college intramural activities, I looked forward to basketball season. It was lengthy and I burned as many calories as I wanted to. But I enjoyed playing and never considered it a calorie burner.… Continue Reading
WE HAVE THE TIME It has always interested me to hear that we may not “have time” to do one thing or another. All of us, of course, have the identical distribution of time each day. How we prioritize our… Continue Reading
THIS IS PERSONAL As an octogenarian, I work out every morning before breakfast – cardio and planks one day, strength building and planks the next. This is only a modification of what I have done for the past 6 plus… Continue Reading
DON’T UNDERESTIMATE WATER Water is essential for healthy weight management. Most of us recognize the importance of healthy eating and physical activity. But hydration is also a part of this process. It certainly has worked for me. And why not?… Continue Reading
I CAN SPEAK FOR BOTH For over 50 years, I have done my workouts in public facilities – YMCAs, college weight rooms, Nautilus centers, bodybuilding clubs and fitness “spas”. As of now, I do my workouts at home, every morning… Continue Reading
FIRST, SOME DEFINITIONS Isotonic and isometric exercise are two main types of muscle contractions. They have different effects on our muscles, as well as different benefits. ISOTONIC EXERCISE Involves the contraction and shortening of a muscle, which entails joint movement… Continue Reading
I HAVE ENJOYED THE BENEFITS By “lifting weights”, I mean all kinds of resistance training to build strength. This includes barbells, dumbbells, Nautilus or similar machines, bodyweight exercises, pushing or pulling Bullworkers, resistance bands and any other means to develop… Continue Reading