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Flexibility Training

September 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The American College of Sports Medicine recommends flexibility exercises for the major muscle groups to be included a minimum of  2-3 days a week for everyone.
Here are just some benefits of regular stretching:
Increased Flexibility: Flexible muscles can increase your daily and sports performance.  Bending over to pick up a box off the floor and/or kicking [...]

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The Best Part of Waking Up, Sun Salutations

September 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I can’t think of a better way to start my day than performing yogic Sun Salutations to warm up and prepare both my mind and body for the day.
There are many different variations of the Sun Salutation Flow and this is just one of many.  The one I will show you consists of 8 different [...]

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Daily Activities Can be Exercise Too

September 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

My goal is just to get everyone off their butt and moving.  You don’t have to be a big exercise enthusiasts, an athlete, or a gym rat to be active and healthy.
The 1996 Surgeon General’s report (1) recommended that persons of all ages obtain “a minimum of 30 minutes of physical activity of moderate intensity [...]

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Exercising Before Bedtime, The How

September 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Body Weight Exercises

The best workout you can do when winding down after a long day is to go for a gentle walk followed by some soft stretching held for at least 30 seconds or longer.
Your pace and intensity should be monitored closely.  You can use a heart rate monitor to keep your heart rate below 130 BPM.
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Anytime, Anywhere Kung Fu a.k.a. Martial Arts (maybe not in the library)

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Body Weight Exercises, Innovative Exercises, Innovative Fitness

During my most recent research on the earliest forms of exercise, besides hunting, gathering, and farming, I discovered the anceint Chinese martial arts of Kung Fu.  Kung Fu was made popular in America by Bruce Lee’s “Enter the Dragon” in 1973.  Who hasn’t heard the song “everybody was kung fu fighting?”
I’ve never done any type [...]

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Basic Body Weight Exercises a.k.a. Calisthenics

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Body Weight Exercises, Calesthinecs, Innovative Exercises, Innovative Fitness

This posting is a continuation from our last post (our first post “Get Fit Anywhere, Anytime: “Do it NOW!”).
Please join me on my magnificent journey finding the easiest and best ways to get and stay fit quickly.  Each blog will build on the ones before and any helpful contributions from YOU.  Together we will build [...]

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Get Fit Anywhere, Anytime: “Do it Now!”

August 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Innovative Exercises, Innovative Fitness

Using Arnold’s famous quote: “Do it NOW!”
This is my first posting of many to share and to provoke others to share innovative ways to get and stay fit and healthy.  I want to generate new ways of exercising “outside the box” and preferably outside of the gym setting.  There are many reasons this will be [...]

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