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Best Weight Lifting Exercises

fitness guy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:06:45 +0000

There are a multitude of exercises that you can do for weight lifting but I think that the most important thing that you can do is to concentrate on your core bodyparts and try to get exercises that will work those parts the best. First thing to know when choosing the best weight exercises is to [...]

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Best Weight Lifting Exercises

Exercise after being sick

fitness guy — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:31:42 +0000

When should I start working out again after cold or flu? I got back to the gym this morning after being off for a couple of weeks due to a flu. It was an OK workout. Anyway, often when we get sick we are not sure when to start back exercising and working out. I know that [...]

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Exercise after being sick

Espresso – It’s not just for breakfast

fitness guy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:54:18 +0000

I drink a cup of coffee or two in the morning just to pick up my energy a bit. I know some people say that coffee is not good as it raises your blood pressure but I get tested faitly often and my blood pressure is ok. Anyway, have you ever tried the pick me up [...]

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Espresso – It’s not just for breakfast

Advanced HIIT High Intensity Interval Training

fitness guy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:45:03 +0000

I have written about HIIT before but it is something that I really do prescribe to instead of just another workout alternative. The idea to me of getting a good workout is to workout hard for a short period of time and really work the muscles. Lately I have been trying to concentrate even more [...]

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Advanced HIIT High Intensity Interval Training

Fall Fitness

fitness guy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:31:37 +0000

I found this article last year about fall fitness written by Rob Williams of the Vancouver Province Newspaper. One of the things I have noticed this year is that I am really noticing the change of seasons and how it is affecting my attitude, energy, and workout patterns Whether there are kids in the picture or [...]

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Fall Fitness

Classic 2 day split weight workouts

fitness guy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:05:09 +0000

I have been pretty clear that I am just working most of my body in a single workout lately but there is of course another way. The split weight workout. With a split schedule you can do the same amount of work in one day but get twice the number of sets per workout. As [...]

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Classic 2 day split weight workouts

High rep and Low rep sets

fitness guy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:20:16 +0000

Today I was feeling a little sluggish walking into the gym. I knew it was a day to do weights but I didn’t know if after the long weekend I would have the mental power to be able to push my sets to failure like I know that I have to. So I decided to [...]

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High rep and Low rep sets

Walking or Biking to Work to Improve Health

fitness guy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:14:30 +0000

What do you do for exercise? Do you bike or walk? Why not do that on the way or at least part of the way to work. Walking or biking to work, even part way, is linked with fitness, but very few Americans do it, according to a study of more than 2,000 middle-aged city dwellers. In [...]

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Walking or Biking to Work to Improve Health

How hard should my workout be?

fitness guy — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:01:23 +0000

I get asked often how hard you should be working out when you are working out. The simple answer for me is workout as hard as you can for as long as you can. Lets go into some detail. Lets take doing weights for an example. I start my workout with a focus and goal of what [...]

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How hard should my workout be?

Muscle Growth with Push Pull Supersets

fitness guy — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:25:45 +0000

Building muscle is done primarily though confusing your muscles into growth. When you keep changing your sets, weights, exercises then your muscle grow to accommodate the changing stress of the workout. One of my favorite ways to train the upper-body is using push-pull super-sets. Not only am I getting a complete upper-body work, but I’m saving [...]

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Muscle Growth with Push Pull Supersets

Getting Motivated to run a race

fitness guy — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:54:04 +0000

Health magazine has these quick tips to help you get motivated to run a race. I know that it has been a goal of mine to run a 10k for a long time but pushing through that tough training and having my body heal between workouts is the tough part. Need help in the motivation department? [...]

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Getting Motivated to run a race

High Intensity Interval Training

fitness guy — Wed, 06 May 2009 21:18:01 +0000

High intensity interval training (HIIT) is a great way to both improve performance and to also lose weight quickly. HIIT is a different way of doing cardio with just a couple of rules to remember: First, your running session should only be 15-30 minutes. Secondly, sessions should have a 2:1 ratio in terms of time. so a [...]

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The Permanent Solution For Fitness Grumblers

fitness guy — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:40:33 +0000

Workouts would have bored everybody if they had tried to do it alone. Have you ever noticed the difference between walking alone and walking with your buddy? In the first instance, you get fatigued too quickly while in the latter case, you don’t even feel like you are walking (in both cases however, you walked [...]

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The Permanent Solution For Fitness Grumblers

Things To Consider Before Joining A Gym

fitness guy — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:16:07 +0000

Joining a gym is probably the best thing you could do for your health. Sure, you could go the ’self-help’ way by picking up and doing random workouts, but you would go only so far with this ’self-help’ approach. A time will come when you would need guidance of an expert. Keep in mind that [...]

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Things To Consider Before Joining A Gym

Essential Parts of an Effective Fitness Plan

fitness guy — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:44:45 +0000

Lots of people jump on the fitness bandwagon without even realizing what it could and couldn’t do for them, or what they should and shouldn’t expect from it. Usually they do it either out of peer pressure or for weight loss. Even before you start fitness training, you need to set your goals and expectations [...]

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Essential Parts of an Effective Fitness Plan

Tips to Get a Great Fitness Trainer For You

fitness guy — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:50:32 +0000

These days, so many people pose as ’self-styled’ fitness gurus but few of them have any real qualification or experience in health and fitness. You should pick a fitness trainer who would guide you in the right direction and not the wrong one; a trainer who doesn’t guide you properly doesn’t do any good either [...]

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A Couple Important Fitness Myths

fitness guy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:12:05 +0000

The fitness industry is replete with theories, some of which are facts while others are myths. You should separate the facts from myths to ensure that you reach your fitness goals quickly and easily. In the following article I will tell you about the top two fitness myths. Weight loss pills would keep you fit: Different [...]

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A Couple Important Fitness Myths

Reasons Why Treadmill Workouts Are Great Exercise

fitness guy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:58:46 +0000

While it is true that exercises come with many benefits, not all of us are able to keep up with our regular workout routines, sometimes out of lack of time, and at other times out of plain lethargy. In this article I would offer you one workout idea which would virtually make fitness as easy [...]

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Reasons Why Treadmill Workouts Are Great Exercise

Get What You Want from Your Fitness Instructor

fitness guy — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:38:49 +0000

If someone asks you to hire a personal trainer, do you become confused? If yes, you are not alone. Ask your peers and probably they are also in the same kind of dilemma. People, especially women, don’t really know how to get the best bang for the buck they invest in their fitness training [...]

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Get What You Want from Your Fitness Instructor

Top 4 Excuses for Not Working Out Regularly

fitness guy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:16:28 +0000

If you thought that the only function an exercise serves is that of helping you lose weight, you are terribly wrong. Everyone should do exercises, whether they are overweight, underweight or of normal weight. Your body weight has something to do with the speed and type of your exercises, but you should be working out [...]

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Top 4 Excuses for Not Working Out Regularly