Minimalist exercise is the answer to getting in shape and staying in shape over the long-term. Let’s face it. For most of us, exercise is hard to fit into our busy schedules, and may not be the most exciting activity that we can do with the little
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At some time in our lives, we have all been at a point were we are searching for answers. Searching for peace. Whether we want to admit it to ourselves or not, a carefree life in which we are content with where we are and with what
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I’m happy to be able to offer my first fitness eBook, The Exercise Blueprint: Building the Foundation of Fitness — it’s a series of my best fitness articles on making your workouts simpler, efficient and more effective in building muscle and improving cardiovascular endurance. I wrote this
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Few things are more frustrating than trying to lose weight or be fit when the results do not come when you want them to. You have sacrificed portions of good food and scheduled 20 – 30 minutes into your day to exercise, but your beach body has
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It is difficult to eat vegetables when you don’t like them! If I can be completely honest with you, eating vegetables seems like a punishment to me most of the time. If vegetables didn’t matter, which they clearly do, I probably wouldn’t eat them. I can’t say that
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This guest post on the benefits of swimming is by Amanda Saltzman, M.D., a urologist, world class swimmer representing Canada at multiple international competitions and Senior Contributor for ExerciseMenu.com. My goal is to pique your interest in one of my favorite activities – swimming. I use the
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Defining Fitness Fitness- a term thrown around freely with no concrete definition. Is it a group of health measurements, such as weight, body composition, VO2 Max, heart rate, running speed and jumping height? What about defining it as a state of health free of disease? How about
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Lower body endurance health is undoubtedly a staple component of being fit. Unless you are specifically working out your upper body, lower body endurance is important for many sports and fuels common cardiovascular exercise including running, jogging, swimming, biking, etc. Therefore, you must supplement your other activities
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One of the most frustrating feelings is to finally be 100% dedicated to your workout routines and you are not getting stronger anymore! You are hitting the weights 2-3 times per week and knocking out 2-3 FAST PACE workouts each week, and still no improvement. Appreciating the
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Common Training Mistakes Common training mistakes plague us all at some point in our exercise lives. Whether we are training for the championship football game or trying to beat our personal best for a walk/run race, we all make certain common training mistakes that prevent us from
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