Secrets to great abs (hint – it’s not sit-ups)
Just about everyone I see at the gym spends at least some of their workout doing some type of sit-up or crunch. Now I’ve been going to this gym for five months, and I see the same people regularly....
View ArticleMy Favorite Bodyweight Exercises – Part 1
There are some exercises that I commonly see men doing, but rarely see women doing. Because of my competitive nature, this instantly makes me want to do those same exercises... Read MoreSimilar posts:A...
View ArticleMy Favorite Bodyweight Exercises – Part 2
A few days ago, I posted about my #1 favorite bodyweight exercise, the push-up. I thought I’d continue this series and post about my next-favorite bodyweight exercise, the chin-up! .. Read MoreSimilar...
View ArticleMy Favorite Bodyweight Exercises – Part 3
Well, I’ve told you about my first two favorite bodyweight exercises — the push-up and the chin-up. So I thought I’d conclude the series with the last of my favorite bodyweight exercises, and the one I...
View Article7-Minute Weight Loss Circuit
I recently read a summary of a very interesting study regarding energy level and quality of life in women. In the study, healthy sedentary women (average age around 57) were put into one of four...
View ArticleResistance Isn’t Futile
Many women (and even some men) that I know have figured out how to lose weight by eating healthy. They might be using Weight Watchers, or a program like Jenny Craig, or maybe they’re just being...
View ArticlePush-ups: Then and Now
As I mentioned in my last post, I have a video of myself doing push-ups back in August 2008. I thought that those of my readers who are struggling to do push-ups from the toes might find it...
View ArticleVacation workout plan
I mentioned in my last post that we were away last weekend. In fact, we traveled out to a piece of family property in western Maryland. It’s a lakefront property, but it’s been in the family for years,...
View ArticleWeekend Round-up: Food, Inc., Bodyweight circuit, and more
Being a part of the Twitter community has exposed me to dozens of other health and fitness bloggers. Many of them are simply amazing people. I’ve added many of their blogs to my blogroll, but I thought...
View ArticleA personal update – Dec 2009 edition
Well, it happened. I turned 35 yesterday. As is my tradition, I took the day off of work and went shopping for clothes. This was a particularly important task given my weight loss. I used to have a...
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