fitness

Heart Health and the Importance of Strength Training

January 19, 2012

You know that strength training can help you develop strong muscles and bones, but did you know that it can make your heart healthier too? Strength training or resistance training has been shown to lower resting heart rate and improve cholesterol and blood sugar levels. And circuit training specifically (which we will be doing), has [...]

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Heart Health Buyer’s Guide

January 13, 2012

BlogHer asked me, and the other 2 Inspiration to Fitness experts, which products we would love to try out from Best Buy, and here are our picks! In the comments below, tell us what looks good to you for the chance to win the Zeo Mobile and the Personal Microderm Abrasion device. (Or, you can [...]

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Heart Health in Motion: Tracking Intensity

January 12, 2012
target heart rate

Before you get started with your new Inspiration to Fitness program, it is important to learn how to track your exercise intensity. You want to be sure that you are exercising hard enough to see results, but not so hard that you are putting yourself at risk of injury. There are three ways to measure [...]

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Inspiration to Fitness Week 1

January 5, 2012
Inspired RD

I am so excited to be one of the fitness experts for BlogHer’s new program Inspiration to Fitness.  Every Thursday for the next 8 weeks, you will see my posts both here and on the BlogHer website.  I hope you will join in and get on the track towards better Heart Health!  Hello and welcome [...]

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All or Nothing

September 28, 2011
running shoes

I have a confession to make. I’m in another rut. After the high of getting my energy back upon going gluten-free, some other issues have come up. I got hurt, then I had a horrible cold, and now I’m discovering other food intolerances that can wipe me out for an entire day. The goal that [...]

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Dressed for Success

August 8, 2011

I always know it’s been a good week when the laundry basket is full of workout clothes.  Since I own my favorite Nike Tempo running shorts in almost every color, the more colorful the basket the better.  Unfortunately, with my tummy troubles and recent exhaustion, the only workout clothes finding their way into the laundry [...]

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Fitness Friday: S-T-R-E-T-C-H

May 27, 2011

Last year I did 5000 lunges to raise money for a good cause.  Last week, I finished up the last of 4000 lunges from our 300 Club Lunge Challenge.  Through both challenges, there was one big difference.  The level of soreness and pain that I felt this time around was remarkably less than last year. [...]

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What to do when you just don’t feel like working out

May 2, 2011
Basketball

Credit As I drove to the gym today, I just wasn’t feeling it.  Usually I am excited, ready to get my sweat on, be kid-free for a couple hours.  Today I was tempted to just skip the workout and hang in the cafe instead, but I knew I would regret it later.  I went up [...]

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What would YOU have said?

April 19, 2011
ashamed

{Credit} Last Wednesday, I headed to the gym and was pumped for a great workout.  As I was getting ready to head up to the main workout area, I realized I had forgotten my headphones.  Darn it!  I had an iPod but no headphones.  I really love to exercise to fun music.  A good song [...]

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Inspiration

April 8, 2011
fountain of youth

I met a woman today who, until she told me she was 57, I would have guessed that she in her 30′s.  Beautiful yes, but more than that, alive, vibrant.  Her name is Bette, and she inspired me, so I want to share her inspiring motto with you. Image Credit “Movement is the key to [...]

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