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No Excuses Weekend Warrior Workout #6
Here is a full body workout I did today from the health club, but it can also be done from home. I’ve broken things out between beginner and advanced. Even if you were a regular to working out before, but have been on a bit of a break, it might be good to start with [...]
Foods that Energize Your Workouts
WHAT to Eat Before a Workout
What you eat also plays a role in how well your workout will go. Whether you’re an afternoon, morning or evening exercises, the foods you eat in the hours before a workout need to be fairly easy to digest. Proteins and fats tend to take longer to breakdown, which is meals should be primarily carbohydrates before a workout. A few of my favorite go-to pre-workout meals include:
Oatmeal (old fashioned, not instant) with blueberries or chopped apple, low fat milk, a tablespoon of almond nut butter and cinnamon
Diet Sodas: Good or Bad?
Do you ever have one of those days or weeks where you hear the same subject or comment from completely different people over and over again. Maybe three friends you bumped into at some point last week all had a flat tire on their way into work, or a friend from California and an aunt [...]
Gain Some Weight Loss Perspective
Yesterday I was talking to a friend who jumped on the scale earlier in the day. She’d lost seven pounds since November. She wasn’t dieting, but was eating a lot cleaner and trying to be more conscious about what she put in her mouth. ”Great!” I said. “That’s almost a gallon of milk.” A gallon [...]
2011 Advice: Be consistent. Shake it up. Be a food snob.
Chances are if you’re reading this post, you’re: Fit: “I live it. I breathe it. I’m just reading for maintenance.” Resolution Fit: “As soon as Jan 1st gets here, the sweat will instantaneously drip off me…but not a moment sooner.” Intellectually Fit: “I like the idea of being fit, and could actually see myself working out. [...]
Full Body No Excuses Workout #5
There is a lot to be said about interval training – particularly high intensity interval training. Interval training has the potential to: boost metabolism improve aerobic capacity increase overall running speed (if running is your thing – swimming, cycling or any other endurance sport apply) jump starts the endorphins that give us a workout high [...]
Full Body No Excuses Workout #4
Isometrics are such a great – and portable – way to incorporate strength training into you workout, no matter where you are or what you’re doing. An isometric contraction is when you muscle contracts without changing its length. Usually movements like bicep curls, legs extensions, chin ups, or just about anything else that requires movement, [...]
Exercising and Gaining Weight? WHAT???
Yes, sometimes people who exercise actually gain weight – and it’s not muscle. I’ve seen it happen. Not just to others, but myself as well! Long before I began this very blog, and in fact, before I ever worked in the field of fitness, I was a borderline couch potato that considered it a “good [...]
Full Body No Excuses Workout #3
Welcome to December everyone. Let’s keep the momentum up through the New Year. If you let it slide after Thanksgiving, it’s time to build it back up again. Today’s workout is going to focus a lot of core exercises. These core exercises won’t just work your abs – they’ll work you back as well. Like [...]
Full Body No Excuses Workout #2
Here is your second installment of a workout you can do anywhere. All you need is a little bit of room, a little bit of time and a lot of heart. As always, it’s important to start with a good warm up. This workout gets progressively more challenging, and will primarily focus on your legs, [...]
