Fitness Tip: Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a very common complaint among people of varying ages and affects both men and women. While it may be difficult to determine what originally started the back pain...
Fitness Tip: Body Weight Training
I posted the other day about exercises that a person can do with a therapy ball. Well there are also many exercise that can be done simply using body weight...
Fitness Tip: Home Gym Workouts
Many people feel that they need a lot of equipment in order to get a good workout, but you will be surprised at what you can do with just a stability ball...
Fitness Tip: Karvonan Formula
The Karvonan Formula can be used to determine your optimum heart rate training zone. It works like this: Take the number 220 and subtract your age, then subtract your resting pulse.
Keep It Consistent
I know first hand just difficult it can be to fit exercise into a busy schedule, but if you don’t do it regularly, it will be very hard to see results.
Inner Strength Keeps Us Going
Last week at the post office I ran into someone who expressed to me how much she enjoyed reading my columns. She went on to explain some of the difficulties she and her family had been going through in her personal life, and after listening to her I realized just how fortunate I am.
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.
Giving Back
If you haven’t realized it by now, overcoming obstacles is much easier if you set a goal. That has never been more true than when it comes to exercise and getting in shape. It’s just humane nature to push yourself harder and further toward something if you have some idea of just what that something is.
Just Do It
One sure way to overcome procrastination is to just do it, like the Nike campaign states. Its human nature to put things off, especially things that you’re not crazy about doing.
30 Days to Develop a Good Habit
A woman that recently emailed me inquiring about a fitness routine inspired this column. Like a lot of people, she’s finding it difficult to get into a routine, and even more so to continue enjoying it after the initial excitement wears off.