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I used to run about 2 miles on the city blocks, concrete.  I was so pleased with myself when I got up to that distance. I realize that it’s not that far, but for me, it was amazing.  Well for whatever reason I stopped running and for the last ten years I’ve hated it.  It [...]

The American Heart Association (AHA) has updated their recommendations for physical exercise.  The report is packed with a lot of great information.  For instance, a chart (Figure 1) that show that roughly 25% of adults get NO leisure-time physical activity.  That means one out of every four people you know doesn’t do anything besides sit around.
Also, only [...]

By Holly Rigsby, CPT
www.FitYummyMummy.com.
“I’ll Begin When….”
Sound familiar? Waiting for the right time to begin your fat loss program?
I’m wondering something….
What is the magic in waiting?
What do you expect will suddenly be different one week, two weeks, a month from now?
As Busy Moms - there will always be too much to do. And guess what….there is [...]

Learn how to lower of eliminate your chances of getting Type 2 Diabetes by controlling your fitness, food you eat and your cholesterol.

I just returned from the 2008 USA Climbing Nationals held in Sunnyvale, CA at the climbing gym Planet Granite. A climbing gym is a great place to see really strong people that aren’t necessarily the body builder type in action.  At this comp were kids from ages 5 - 19 all competing for a place [...]

Hi Readers,  This article is from my mini-course but is too important not to share with you on the blog.
 
 
Did you know that aerobic activity three times a week for 30 – 45 minutes may reduce your chance of getting Alzheimer’s disease? 
 
It’s been studied and proven that frequent aerobic exercise may either delay the [...]