Well the title is a bit of an exaggeration, but there is a new fitness program based around getting exercise in 6 minute bursts. I kind of think of this as a exercise program that takes place between TV commerical breaks but it is interesting anyway.

Fitness pro Tracey Mallet devised “Sexy in 6″: Six weeks of six-minute exercise sessions throughout the day.

“Short blasts of energy, short blasts of workout you can do between your upper body and lower body,”

Combining cardio, strength, Pilates, and yoga for interval cross-training.

“No down time, so it’s easy fun and you burn more calories and the after burn is so much greater,” says Mallett. Read the rest of this entry »

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I got an email from one of the guys at the Discovery Channel telling me about Discovery Health’s National Body Challenge 2008, because it’s all about offering helpful tools for getting in shape. As you have seen in the past I have plugged all the TV shows that have to do with fitness from the Biggest Loser to X-Weighted to last 10 pounds Bootcamp.

Registration is totally free and includes an 8-week trial membership to Bally Total Fitness and online components, including over 1,000 recipes and tailored meal plans by Eating Well, a progress tracker, health tips from renowned experts Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Pam Peeke, and a workout designed by fitness guru Gilad.
http://health.discovery.com/national-body-challenge/ Read the rest of this entry »