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What's Better: Working Out in the Morning or Evening?
Photo credit: Alicia Cho, -Thrive Market - “Five a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.” I raised my eyebrows. Sure, my new client  seemed motivated to get her butt into gear, but that’s an early morning for anyone, trainers included. She promised she’d be there, no matter what. Monday rolled around, and I got a sleepy email explaining that she’d be 10 minutes late. Wednesday, the tardiness increased...
December 19, 2015
Why Your Workout Routine Fails & 5 Ways To Fix It
Beeeeep. Beeeeep. Beee–thwack! - Dang, it’s morning again already. I wish I could stay snuggled under the covers but my Inner Tyrant will have none of that. It’s time for my run. Who cares that my knee still hurts from yesterday?! “GET UP AND MOVE YOUR ASS!” she yells. (She’s always yelling). “DON’T YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU ATE CAKE LAST NIGHT?” - I spent more than 30 years believing my Inner Tyrant’s...
September 2, 2015
Senior Fitness Guide
We have put together this excellent guide to Exercise and Flexibility for Adults 60 and older. We hope you enjoy it and find it to be informative and empowering! - Why Should I Exercise? -Muscle weakness is the major reason elderly Americans need to incorporate some type of exercise into their daily lives. Many older people think they are too old or too frail to exercise. This is an old myth. Physical...
June 22, 2015
The Only Exercise You’ll Ever Need?
It’s called the -Tabata Sprint-, named after a Japanese Researcher Dr. Izumi Tabata. It takes a fraction of the time of the usual gym workout. It works your body aerobically and anaerobically, meaning it increases both your endurance and strength. It raises testosterone to help build muscle. It requires no equipment and can be done anywhere. Some claim it’s one of the best fat burning exercise around....
June 4, 2015
Runner's Knee: Beating the Pain
You love running, but you know that it can take a toll on your body.  Of course, your legs and feet are the most common areas for pain, but the knee joint is often injured with long-term training. Whether you are a marathoner or a sprinter, if the knee joint doesn’t work properly, you can’t run as effectively as you like. It helps to understand the basic anatomy of the knee, how it cushions the blow...
May 18, 2015
It Works Better and Cheaper Than a Facelift?
Exercise is most certainly essential for your body, but it’s also great for your face. Facial exercises can improve skin tone and elasticity, reduce visible lines, help enhance your smile and increase blood flow to improve muscle tone that can help you look younger and healthier. You don’t need any expensive workout gear to give these a try, just a mirror: - 1. The smile exercise - · - Start with your...
May 1, 2015
Beating the 5 Fears of Aging
Joan Pagano is the author of best-selling fitness books, including the recent release "Strength Training Exercises for Women" (DK, 2014), an informational speaker on health and fitness topics and the owner of Joan Pagano Fitness in New York City. Former trainer to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Caroline Kennedy, Joan has specialized in strength training and exercise regimens since 1988. Beginning around...
April 23, 2015
Making Exercise an Experience You'll Love
It’s safe to say that the average American's relationship with exercise is not the healthiest. Exercise, to many Americans, is an activity done as a means to an end — whether it be to lose weight, improve a current diagnosis or train for a specific event. It’s not typically done for its own sake or for the pure enjoyment of it. While at the gym, most people distract themselves from the discomfort associated...
April 23, 2015
5 Reasons Why Riding Your Bike to Work Trumps Driving Your Car
Spring is quickly approaching, and winter weather is fading away all around the country. As it gets nicer outdoors, what's one thing you can do to greatly increase your overall health and the health of your wallet? Simple; commute to work on your bicycle! And better yet, if you don't own one, make it a goal to change that in time for -National Bike to Work Week- (May 11-15). Commuting by bicycle is...
March 1, 2015
Fitness At Any Age: No More Excuses
Have You Been Putting Off Getting Fit? - Now is the time to start focusing on ways to be healthy and stop worrying about getting older. Even if you haven't thought about exercising in the past, the time is now to consider a fitness routine. The benefits of exercise and fitness are supported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). According to the HealthyPeople.gov, an agency connected to the US Department...
February 1, 2015