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P90x – What is this?

fitness guy — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:05:42 +0000

Have you seen the beach body infomercials on TV? They have been running for at least a couple of years and are now rebranded as P90x. P90x is a workout system that is suppoosed to help you lose weight and gain muscle using a series of 12 different workouts that are tough, really tough and [...]

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P90x – What is this?

Tips for Buying Home Exercise Equipment

fitness guy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:48:18 +0000

So you neither have money nor inclination to join a fitness center but would still want to burn fat by working out? A home exercise equipment is the answer for you. You see, no one said that fitness comes with a huge price tag. For those who don’t want to venture out of home for [...]

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Tips for Buying Home Exercise Equipment

Using a leading exercise ball

fitness guy — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 01:13:37 +0000

So what’s The Purpose of Leading Exercise Ball? Before looking at the motives of using a leading exercise ball, we need to understand as to what exactly are exercise balls and why are they even used in the first place? Exercise balls are also known by several alternative names such as Swiss balls or fitness balls, the [...]

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Using a leading exercise ball

Moving Boxes and Furniture

fitness guy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:10:16 +0000

There is not much more humbling experience for you physically than moving. When you exercise whether it is running or weights or going for a bike ride or swimming you always usually know how tired you will be after an hour or two or exercise. Moving is a bit different and the guys that are movers [...]

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Moving Boxes and Furniture

My New Wii Fit

fitness guy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:34:02 +0000

I wrote a while back about the Wii Fit coming out and then again later about how incredibly popular Wii Fit seems to be. Well I heard a rumor last night about the local supermarket getting Wii Fits to put on sale this morning and I was third in line and had my New Wii [...]

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My New Wii Fit

Wii Fit is released

fitness guy — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:43:11 +0000

Well after all of the dragged out hype the Wii Fit has finally been released, it came out yesterday. I have not made it to a store to get it or even see the box but of all place Business Week has a review of Wii Fit. I like one of the quotes from the [...]

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Wii Fit is released

Stretching while on vacation

fitness guy — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:49:27 +0000

Well Summer is here, or at least close to being here and the summer driving season has started in earnest by now. I have always loved how people in North America that are satisfied at being strangers in their own city will start up conversations with strangers at a campground so easily when on vacation. Anyway, [...]

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Stretching while on vacation

Mountain Climber exercise

fitness guy — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:56:15 +0000

Lisa over at Workout Mommy sent me a quick email after I commented about my lack of knowledge about an exercise called Mountain Climbers. Mountain Climbers are an exercise that you do from almost a pushup position and kick you legs in and out. I could never describe it well but Workout Mommy has a quick [...]

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Mountain Climber exercise

Stretching in the morning

fitness guy — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:05:32 +0000

Stretching in the morning for many people, exercising the first thing in the morning is convenient. It may or may not be the most welcome time, but it is convenient. Some people are morning people like me, ready to dash out into daily living with oomph. Many more people are very slow getting going in [...]

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Stretching in the morning

Best home workout tools

fitness guy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:34:32 +0000

The Vancouver Province has an article on what tools are best for home exercising. the list consists of medicine ball, stretching tubing, heart rate monitor and a couple more. I do not have much at home. I have the following Some weights – to put on my bars. 5 and 10 pound weights and quite a few [...]

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Best home workout tools

My mini weight workout

fitness guy — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:58:09 +0000

With kids in the house and priorities everywhere I decided that this year the only way that I would be able to get weight workouts in would be to keep them short and increase the intensity. Here were my thoughts on the perfect workout for me. I am not 20 anymore so I knew that I [...]

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My mini weight workout

Using your Wii for fitness

fitness guy — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:18:53 +0000

I know lots of people have talked in the last year about using a Wii for getting exercise but I sat on the sidelines, sad because I had no Nintendo Wii. Well this has all changed now since I got a Nintendo Wii yesterday for the kids for Christmas. I am not sure if the Wii [...]

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Using your Wii for fitness

The change to indoor exercise

fitness guy — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:46:31 +0000

Last week was a really cold week up here in Calgary. I rode to work once and the temperature other than that has been dropping to around -20 which is a bit too cold for me. I hummed and hawed about my exercise and even though I should transition immediately to indoor training I was [...]

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The change to indoor exercise

How to do crunches to strengthen your core

fitness guy — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:18:55 +0000

One thing that seems to confuse a lot of people is the fact that the media shows us slim people with great six pack abs. This would lead most people to believe that if you want to reduce your stomach then you should just do sit-ups and you will lose the stomach. Sadly this is [...]

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How to do crunches to strengthen your core

Home Fitness Equipment

fitness guy — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:20:35 +0000

I have written quite a bit over the last week about what you need as far as home fitness equipment goes but thought I would just round out this week with an overview of what you should have for equipment. So here is what I think that you should try to accumulate over the [...]

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Home Fitness Equipment

Losing Belly fat – Is losing belly fat possible?

fitness guy — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:54:53 +0000

I was in the midst of writing an article about losing belly fat and how spot reducing does not work for losing belly fat when this email from the creator of turbulence training came to me. It seems that he has evidence that belly fat can be reduced through weights and circuit training but not [...]

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Losing Belly fat – Is losing belly fat possible?

The great facts about stair climbing machines

fitness guy — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:46:53 +0000

Stair climbers have long been a mainstay piece of equipment in many home fitness centers. They are considered to be the third most popular choice in home exercise equipment that is available today. Stair steppers are simple to use since they simulate the beneficial action of climbing up stairs. Of course, with real stairs you are [...]

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The great facts about stair climbing machines

Treadmill buying tips

fitness guy — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:29:37 +0000

Here is an article on what to look for if you are out in the marketplace for a treadmill. A treadmill is a great piece of equipment to have around the house because it simulates walking or running and can be supplemented with hand weights to try get a bit more of a workout out [...]

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Treadmill buying tips

Cardio equipment buyers guides

fitness guy — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:35:31 +0000

I am trying to get a jump start on the winter for everyone by finding some great articles on how best to look for and buy exercise equipment for your home. Most people will just join a gym to use expensive exercise equipment but really there are many reasons to instead buy fitness equipment. I [...]

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Cardio equipment buyers guides

Weight workouts at home part 2

fitness guy — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:56:35 +0000

Now that you have decided that you are going to start doing weights and doing them at home I am sure that you are starting to think of all of your options and when and how and how oftern. Well I can answer those for you. The best way to get started lifting weights is to [...]

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Weight workouts at home part 2