Fitness Terminology – The Fun Side of Fitness

18.07.11 / Recepies / Author: / Comments: (0)

by Heather Long | More from this Blogger

Time to tickle your Friday Fitness Funny bone. Alliteration always accentuates activity and achievement – but funny fitness fun day foibles filter flaws and Friday fritters. Yeah, that doesn’t make a lot of sense, but it is funny! The point being – it’s Friday – it’s FUNDAY – it’s time to get ready for your weekend and to slough off the week of tension, work and stress. Read the rest of this entry »

Spring Forward to Action! – The Method

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On Saturday, I asked you to think about your goals and your goal planning so you can build your Action Plan for the Spring Forward 30 Day challenge. Today I want you to consider your method. I will be posting workouts for the month of April, one every day. The workouts will be Cardio, Strength Training and Flexibility. Each workout will be designed around a 30 minute time-frame. Read the rest of this entry »

Spring Forward to Action – My Plan

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Here is an example of a finalized Spring Forward to Action Plan.

My Name: Heather Long My Spring Forward to Action Plan Start Date: April 2, 2006 Finish Date: April 30, 2006 Read the rest of this entry »

Spiritual Fitness

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As a salute to some of my fellow bloggers who are doing the Muslim , Jewish Families , LDS & Mormon Families and Christian Families blogs, I wanted to talk about spiritual fitness. If you have not read any of these blogs, I would encourage you to visit them. The wonderful writers there are sharing great information and beautiful tales of their faith, their celebrations and their traditions. Read the rest of this entry »

Day 2 – Spring Forward to Action 30-Day Challenge

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Finish this sentence: Today, I am going to finish ….

Cardio Workout

Equipment of Choice: The Treadmill

Your treadmill workout will be 21 minutes length.

Prescription (21 Minute Incline Workout)

Stretch out lightly, spend about five minutes stretching your calves, your feet and your back. You’ll want to relieve the tightness in your muscles. Be sure you are wearing some comfortable, supportive shoes before you begin. Read the rest of this entry »

Spring Forward to Action 30-Day Challenge – Day 4: Strength Training

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Good morning again! If you performed your cardio earlier today, I hope you are feeling warmed up and ready to go. If you are just joining us for strength training, take a few minutes to stretch yourself out thoroughly and march in place for about two minutes before we get started with Day 4 of the Spring Forward to Action 30-Day Challenge – Strength Training. Read the rest of this entry »

A Final Word on Pregnancy Exercises

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We’ve talked a bit about pregnancy exercises in the last couple of days. There’s a lot of things to consider when you want to exercise during your pregnancy including your pre-pregnancy fitness condition and whether your pregnancy is considered high risk or not. There are a lot of options for pregnant women including: Read the rest of this entry »

Spring Forward to Action 30-Day Challenge – Day 9: Cardio

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Welcome to Day 9 of the Spring Forward to Action 30-Day Challenge! Today we have Cardio and Strength Training. Our cardio workout can include our previously described programs of treadmill, bicycle, stationary bike, aerobics or mall haul. For those of you looking to up the intensity or change your cardio around, here’s a new program that can help you up the intensity of your treadmill workout. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t Have Time To Exercise?

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It can be hard, day in and day out, reading the same type of data about working out and then thinking: sure – it’s really not that easy. Or sure, if I could find the time, don’t you think I would work out? Read the rest of this entry »

The DaVinci Fitness Code?

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Almost three years ago, I read a little book called The DaVinci Code by a relatively unknown author named Dan Brown. It was a decent book. The story was compelling and the mysterious clues fun to track down with the compelling characters of Robert Langdon and Sophie. Little did I know at the time that the hype surrounding the book would soon overshadow the enjoyment of it. Read the rest of this entry »