Partly because it's been a long time since I have jumped and partly because rope jumping is just intense. My fall goal is to increase my intervals and get a little more creative with my feet. What's on your fall 2012 bucket list? Whatever it is, it's time to get busy. Try something intense for you. Intensity is the key to firing up that metabolism and get those calories … [Read more...] about Everybody Jump.
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New Year, New You
Looking for still more ways to change up your workout. Sometimes the simplest changes make for one great workout and help overcome boredom, especially on a day you just can't push yourself to do the same old, same old. Try lifting half your usual amount of weight and do twice as many repetitions. Using the machines? Try getting your back off the back rest and engage your … [Read more...] about New Year, New You
That (First) Lady Sure Can Jump!
While watching First Lady, Michelle Obama, on the Dr. Oz show this week, I was thrilled to learn that FINALLY...after 25 years, the public school physical education test has finally been overhauled. Probably almost all of us can remember the dread and fear we felt having to run the mile, or do a certain amount of push-ups to pass the test that was in place since the days the … [Read more...] about That (First) Lady Sure Can Jump!
Some Things we Just Can’t Measure
We all know there are a great deal of benefits to regular exercise, most of us putting weight loss or weight maintenance at the top of the list. This benefit is easy to easy to measure on a scale or in our clothing. What about the benefits we can't measure, like lowering our risk of cancer or heart disease. We can't really measure things that DON'T happen, but researchers … [Read more...] about Some Things we Just Can’t Measure
On the Fields, Courts, Gyms and Streets.
So yesterday turned out to be not such a good one for the Miami Dophins, though that first quarter looked promising. It was a great day for Arian Foster, and it should be easy for everyone to see that if we pay attention to our nutrition, we definitely don't need to eat animal products to be strong, fast, or athletic. At one point the announcers joked about what Foster might … [Read more...] about On the Fields, Courts, Gyms and Streets.