Exercising the Buddy System
How many of you reading this finds it difficult to adhere to a fitness regime? If you’re like most Americans, you probably find it at least challenging, some may even go so far as to say impossible.
Internal Motivation
As you may have discovered for yourself, sticking with an exercise program long enough to make it an actual habit can be difficult, to say the least. While hopefully most of you reading this are either currently exercising or planning to start doing so in the near future, almost all of you will at one time or another grow tired of your current fitness program.
Fitness into the Office
Many long hours in front of my laptop, along with some advice from a good friend, inspired my column for this edition—how to incorporate fitness into your office job and break up the hours spent on your computer.
Benefits of Exercise
While the obvious benefits of exercise are well known by most, many people are still unaware of the not so obvious. Let’s start with the heart—our body’s greatest muscle.
Breathe Some Life into Your Workouts
When meeting new clients for the first time, they often tell me that they have tried working out on their own in the past, but find it very difficult to adhere to a regular program. Although I have always been an advocate of scheduled workouts until you are at least past the initial dropout phase (the first 6 months), I am going to change my philosophy.
Managing Stress
I was inclined to focus this edition’s column on stress after some friends inspired the idea. It happened during band practice (yes, I play in a band for fun) when we were attempting a new song, and we didn’t all quite see things eye to eye.
Maintaining Proper Form
A lot of people go through their workouts at too fast of a pace because they are short on time, and in the process they forget to engage good form and posture.
What’s the Best Exercise for……….?
A session with a client the other day motivated me to write about the commonly asked question, “What is the best exercise for __________”? While I don’t believe there is any “best” exercise for a given body part, there are certainly plenty of good ones.
Child Obesity
This posting is focused on child obesity. Have you noticed more children with weight problems today than ten years ago? If so, it’s not your imagination, child obesity is a bigger problem now more than ever before.
Key to Exercise Success
The key to success is developing a habit when it comes to exercise. Developing a new habit takes time and consistency.