A couple of weeks ago I tweaked something in my back. Not a wrecked back at all but just something a bit out of place. I have no idea what happened, just woke up one morning with a bit of an ache in my left shoulder blade and by the afternoon it had moved to my lower right area of my back. Moving … [Read more...] about Bad Back and the Rowing Machine

We have all heard that you can't put a price on good health. Well while watching the Biggest Loser last night I noticed that they were plugging the Biggest Loser Resort. We are all used to all the cross promotion that the Biggest Loser does so it should not have surprised me that they had moved into … [Read more...] about Biggest Loser Resort

I was not feeling well over the last couple of weeks and Wednesday was my first day back at the gym. Everyone knows that crappy feeling after getting better from any sickness; the sore muscles, listlessness, down energy. I wanted to ease back into the gym and used the same workout for Wednesday and … [Read more...] about 30 Minute Workout

I was on a bike ride with my family a couple of days ago and got passed by a guy riding this thing called a Street Strider. The thing was bright yellow and really stood out but I was really intrigued even though you may look crazy riding one. The really great thing is that it looked to move along … [Read more...] about What is a Street Strider?

As an aspiring athlete (I think anyone trying to get in better shape is an aspiring athlete), your need to recover from your workouts and let your body heal. Resting, not relaxation becomes critical. As you sleep your body recovers instead of just recovering from the food that we eat and the quiet … [Read more...] about Train Hard Rest Well