Best home gym equipment

TRX Home Trainer - Healthy Body Guru

You want to save yourself money, driving time and start working out from home? Do you have a small space? It’s time to get the best home gym equipment for your home (small space approved). There are many different ways you can go, and most will be beneficial. My personal favorite would be the TRX… [Continue Reading]

San Diego Bootcamp

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Meet Ed Joseph, owner and personal trainer for San Diego’s new Man-Up Bootcamp. Ed has proven to be one of the top trainers across the country, with hundreds of happy clients. His fun, unique, no excuse style keeps clients motivated to achieve their goals and keep coming back for more. I have personally trained with Ed,… [Continue Reading]

Awesome butt exercises

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More than likely, you want to have a nice butt! Everyone wants to have a nice, firm, sculpted booty, right? I know I do!  Below is a list of great butt exercises, and even a 10 minute video that you can do at home, with minimal equipment. You have no more excuses to get the… [Continue Reading]

Pinole

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Just in case you are one of the five remaining runners on earth who haven’t yet read Born to Run, allow me to explain. The Tarahumara are considered “the running people” on which most of “Born to Run” is based, superathletes in Mexico who run for 50 to 100 miles at a time for pure… [Continue Reading]

“X” is the best exercise…

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With all the different types of exercises out there, which one is best? Infomercials all claim to be the best, to work every muscle, to get you in perfect shape…well, which workout reigns supreme? Below is a list of exercises that some experts believe to be “The Best”. One thing they all agree on is… [Continue Reading]

Why Women Should Weight Train

Why women should weight train

Weight Training for Women is Highly Beneficial First and foremost, weight training builds lean muscle mass, and muscle burns more calories than fat. Despite what many think, weight training is highly beneficial for women as well as for men. Even if you work out with weights only twice a week for less than a half-hour,… [Continue Reading]

50 ways to burn 100 calories

50 ways to burn 100 calories

Every little thing we do can actually burn calories. When we eat, sleep, stand, sit, walk and the likes, we are actually burning calories. The question is, how much exercise or certain activities does it take to burn 100 calories? Below, we have listed here 50 different activities that you can do in order to… [Continue Reading]

Workout…in the water!

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There’s nothing like fun in the sun and water! Did you know that swimmers have half the risk of an early death compared to the “couch potato”? Furthermore, swimming is a very low impact exercise that saves your joints, and superior to many activities that only work specific muscle groups. What can beat this? You’re… [Continue Reading]

Best Exercise Machines

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Bowflex offers the best exercise machines since their advent in the late seventies. It’s much more compact than the usual machines with pulleys and weights. The Bowflex offers a complete, efficient workout by continuous resistance during lifts. This gives the desired body shape and tone much faster than the typical exercise equipment. With its space-saving… [Continue Reading]

How many calories do I burn doing…

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Below is a table that was printed in the July 2004 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter, showing how many calories you burn for 30 minutes of each activity. 125 pound person 155 pound person 185 pound person Gym Activities Weight Lifting: general 90 112 133 Aerobics: water 120 149 178 Stretching, Hatha Yoga 120… [Continue Reading]