Why You Should Be Doing Resistance Training During The Summer
It seems like once the nice weather comes around, everyone forgets all the hard work they have put in over the winter months gaining muscular strength and endurance. Some things that you should be thinking about if you are considering or have already fallen off the resistance training wagon are that if you do not use your muscles…it is certain that you will lose them, no questions asked, and it only takes a few short weeks to lose some the strength you have worked so hard to achieve previously. So, do yourself a favor and don’t negate what you have already put so much time and effort in to.
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New Bloggers!!
I am excited to announce that we are in the process of adding two new bloggers to our site! Melissa Schwab did such a great job and we received an amazing amount of comments; so much that we wanted to keep this journey going!
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Calories vs. Cardio
How long does it really take to work off the calories in the foods you eat? We’ll show you the time before you do the crime.
Click on this link to read more! Let us know what you think in our comments section!
What You Forgot to Ask Your Personal Trainer
Here’s a great article on questions you should ask your personal trainer from Sparkpeople.com. Would love to hear everyone’s comments!
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How to Choose a Personal Trainer
Here’s another great article from our friends at Sparkpeople.com! Please feel free to leave us your comments!
Things to Consider Before Making the Investment in Personal Training. Personal trainers can help people reach their health and fitness goals, or they could be big wastes of money. It’s tough to know whether or not you need a trainer’s expertise. And if you do, it’s even more difficult to pick the right one. Many gyms offer personal training services for their members (at additional fees that can be pretty expensive), and their high-pressure salespeople might try to convince you to buy a package. But before you sign on the dotted line, it’s important that you’re making the right decision with the right person to help you reach your goals.
The History of Cumbia for you Zumba Fans!
WITH COLOMBIA’S CUMBIA, THE BEAT GOES ON
So we all know how to do our cumbia moves in Zumba class. But do we know where that fantastic cumbia music came from?
Of course we do! Don’t we? A little history please! Cumbia refers to a Colombian folk-dance music approach and its dominant rhythm, which, over time, became part of a great deal of Latin-American music in the Northern Hemisphere.
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If Hearts Could Talk
CONTROLLING AGING
10 WAYS TO HELP RETAIN YOUTH AND PROLONG THE ONSET OF AGING
1. MUSCLE MASS- Americans tend to lose 6.6 pounds of lean body mass each year with the rate accelerating after 45.
CONTROL FACTOR: EXERCISE AND PROPER NUTRITION
2. STRENGTH- The average person loses 30 percent of his muscles and or nerves between age 20 and 70. Strength and size of remaining cells can be increased.
CONTROL FACTOR: RESISTANCE TRAINING
3. CALORIES- At age 70 a person needs 500 fewer calories per day to maintain body weight.
CONTROL FACTOR: REDUCE CALORIC INTAKE
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Have you ever tried Kinesis?
Have you ever participated in a Kinesis session? Let us know!
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