HOW SO? Traditional cardiovascular activities include: Running Walking Bicycling Swimming Rope jumping Rowing Boxing Dancing Also, sports like basketball and tennis certainly have fat burning and cardiovascular benefits. Weight training is also a form of cardio. Unlike other forms, weight… Continue Reading
THIS WILL BE A SHORT POST Full disclosure: I have not yet used Beachbody training or nutritional advice My impression was that Beachbody was pricey Certainly Beachbody advertised heavily Were they big on promises and light on delivery? Was this… Continue Reading
THIS WORKS BETTER FOR ME BECAUSE……. Intensity cannot be maintained for long periods of time. An elongated workout, with lots of rest time and “cooling-off” is better than no workout at all, but is not the best use of one’s… Continue Reading
DEFINITIONS Resistance bands are exercise tools usually made of rubber, but sometimes of plastic. They give us a force to be stretched for muscular development. They are colored differently to indicate thickness differences, which provide a variety of levels of… Continue Reading
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? I believe that George Bernard Shaw said it best, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing”. My personal workouts have not changed appreciably in about 20 years, though… Continue Reading
WE MAKE THAT CHOICE I have never met anyone who would deny the health benefits of a fit and energetic body. Yet, it seems that standards of fitness and healthy eating may be of minor importance to many of us.… Continue Reading
MY PERSPECTIVE I have been working out in one form or another for more than 60 years. My venues have included: Barbells, a bench and squat racks in my garage at age 18 YMCA workouts Nautilus workouts Bodybuilding clubs College… Continue Reading
“JENNY FROM THE BLOCK” Needs no introduction – or very little. I was first aware of her in 1997, as she portrayed the short life of Mexican-American singer Selena. Jennifer later attained superstardom as a singer, dancer, fashion designer, actress,… Continue Reading
LOTS OF CONTROVERSY When I began “pumping iron” at age 18, the best advice I got was to do 3 sets each of about 5-6 different exercise movements. This program worked best for me. I had experimented with more sets… Continue Reading
FIRST, AN EXPLANATION The lower abdominal area is not a distinct muscle group. The “lower abs” are part of the rectus abdominis, which runs from the rib cage to the pelvis. But there are certain movements that will activate that… Continue Reading