I see people spending a lot of time on cardio equipment. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but weight lifting is just as effective to burn calories. As an added bonus, when you build muscle, you’ll naturally burn calories as muscle consume calories to remain strong. When I talk to people about weight lifting for
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My house is located in what I like to call “gym no-mans land”. There isn’t an affordable gym located near my house. I say affordable because there are a couple private gym/studios close, but I don’t have that kind of dough. The most affordable gym near my house is the corporate giant…24 Hour Fitness. I’m
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This post is a bit random as its basically a dump of thoughts I have on exercise, weight loss and the use of Polar Heart Rate Monitor. I was at a family gathering with my wife’s family over the last weekend where I saw many of her family members that I haven’t seen in a
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed several commercials from leading athletic performance companies (Nike, Under Armour, Reebok, Adidas etc) that all target the same market. All of these companies are targeting the in-shape, fit athletes. And, to be honest, it makes sense. They manufacture performance apparel, they are endorsed by professional athletes, and they
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I’ve been under the weather a bit for the last few days and really haven’t had the motivation or energy to get to the gym. I did go once this week and I had no desire to be there. My workout suffered because of that. So I’ve taken the last few days to rest and
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We all know that exercising is an important factor to losing weight and maintaining health. Yet, so many of us fail to be consistent in going to the gym and sticking with an exercise program. I am one of those people that decided to get into the gym, just to see myself not stick with
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I love working out…when I’m at the gym. Getting to the gym is the hard part for me. Its very difficult for me to get motivated to get off my but and drive to the gym. Once I’m there, I love it and usually have a great workout. For me to get some sort of
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