Good morning, I hope everyone isn’t too busy getting ready for the Olympics to read my blog. Of course not right? Anyway as promised here are some good recommendations for how to conduct safe and effective health and fitness research online
• Make an appointment with a qualified fitness professional first. Never use the Internet to replace in-person attention. Before you even open your web browser, book an appointment with a qualified local trainer. Just about every personal trainer offers …
Hey there, I hope you’re doing great… first off, I want to thank everyone who has been a reader of my 2009 fitness blog… without my readers, this blog would be pointless… and the only person reading it would be my girlfriend, and maybe my mother. I now have my mission statement straight and aim to bring you regular quality content, not just when I want to rant… as it was in the past, but rather up to date and always …
If I only had the time, money and energy back that I wasted inthe early days of training. I followed the best programs and used the best supplements money could buy. I experienced good results, for a period, only to go right back to where I started; thus began the virtual merry-go -round that most people so through when they embark on a physical transformation.
I hate to say it but the fitness industry thrives on the failure and frustration …
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Exercise and Alcohol
Today’s topic will cover an issue that anyone who has ever enjoyed a couple of cocktails and follows a regular exercise routine will relate to. Alcohol and exercise will always interact for many reasons: Guilt from having one too many will force someone back into the gym before they are ready; alcohol is mainly marketed toward sports and leisure (sometimes I participate in a sport I don’t enjoy just for the ensuing beer-infused camaraderie); lastly some exercise enthusiasts will view …
As I write this latest blog entry, I find myself grimacing with every movement I make – why? Because I have delivered myself a nice dose of DOMS this week. Anyone who has ever exercised or exerted themselves in a manner they are not accustomed to is familiar with that debilitating feeling left in the involved muscles for many days following. In fact, as a trainer, I have felt my ears burning as a result of the suffering I’ve imposed …
The world we live today is vastly different from the one I grew up in. When I first started weight training people who lifted weights were a dirty little subculture that the rest of society shunned with blind aversion. It seemed only bodybuilders and strength athletes knew what we now all know; weight training makes you strong, and only the strong survive. In addition weight training also:
1. Increases the tonus of your muscles which looks great and raises your …