Today we have guest blogger Julian Hooks from All Workout Routines. His focus today is the importance of a healthy diet when battling cancer. With the prevalence of cancer diagnoses in our country today, it is important to have as many tools to fight this disease. Eating well is certainly one of the great tools … Continue reading
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Cardio or Strength – Which should come first?
This is a question a lot of us trainers get. Understandably people want to maximize their efforts when working out, and they want to know if a certain order of cardio of weight training will burn the most calories. However, there is no universal simple answer to this question, and many trainers have opposing views … Continue reading
Proper Nutrition – a must for seeing results in your workouts!
Well, this post is directly in line with the reason I have not written for awhile. I have been “away” from this blog b/c I am preparing for my Fitness Nutrition Specialist Exam as well as teaching many more classes than usual. I have been having a great time teaching and learning, but have really … Continue reading
Yoga is a great workout – NOW I really believe it.
I must be honest that over the years I have not devoted much of my workout time to yoga. I like to train hard, sweat, get my heart rate up and feel some soreness the next day. After taking some good yoga classes, I realized that you can feel all of those things after a … Continue reading
Practical tips and simple workout ideas for women
Welcome Julian Hooks who has written today’s guest post about some reminders for us in case your new year’s fitness plans have lost their motivation. There are some really great reasons to see your goal to the end! In this hectic world, who has time to workout, right? Between doing your job, spending time with … Continue reading
Don’t fall for the biggest muscle myths!
When it comes to strength training and women adding muscle there a lot of myths and fear (yes fear) out there. Myths may be obvious but what “fear” you say? Although guys usually revel in the idea of large muscles and “hulking up”, we ladies tend to steer away from those images of ourselves.This “fear” … Continue reading
In pain? Tape your muscles for faster recovery!
Sounds ridiculous right? Actually it’s not as crazy as you think. Read on to see why. As a matter of fact, I am wearing the tape right now! If you are not sure what tape I am referring to, you may remember seeing the Olympic athletes wearing this brightly colored tape on various parts of … Continue reading
Diet or exercise? Which is REALLY better for weight loss?
Aah the age old question….Should you focus on your eating habits or just exercise away that brownie? Some recent pew research gave the following statistics about our exercise and dieting habits: 34% of people neither diet or exercise 17% diet and exercise 8% only diet 40% only exercise Since I love a good list … Continue reading
New Year and new to exercise? Tips for long term success!
Right now there are so many fitness articles floating around that for someone new to exercise it can be hard to know where to begin or who or what to believe. Along with some really great plans and advice out there are also those that are not so great – lose 20 lbs in a … Continue reading
Things to Keep in Mind While Exercising During Pregnancy
Today our guest blogger is Shishir Rao, and she will address some of the precautions of exercising during pregnancy. After having exercised during both of my pregnancies, I can attest to its benefits. Although pregnancy does not mean it is time to take a 9 month rest, there are a few precautions you must consider before … Continue reading