You found a great workout plan with which you truly connect. You work your butt off at the gym everyday. Today you compared your measurements with your baseline numbers and discovered a 15% improvement. How would you like to make that 20% or 25%? Whether you are trying to lose weight, gain muscle or just [...]
Have a running group? It’s a lot of fun just to get together as a group of people and go for runs throughout the week. However, have you ever thought of racing together as a team? You should, because it’s a ton of fun!
On August 24th, 2008, at 9am, people will be gathered at Mine [...]
“Nordic walking”.
…Anyone?…Anybody know this one?
Although I’m sure there is an audience rolling their eyes at me for talking about such an obvious pastime, there’s another audience among us still reading this to learn what it is.
Skiing without skis or slopes is basically what we’re dealing with here. Not only do you not need slopes, [...]
I remember at the start of my summer vacation I woke up at 8 a.m. determined to go for a run. Sure enough, I took a three mile route, and 27 minutes later I was back home. I decided that I would make it a goal to do the same thing 6 out of 7 [...]
Instead of calling it a “stability ball” perhaps we should call it a “belly ball” since scientists have shown that using a stability ball in conjunction with a cardiovascular workout can shed as much as an inch from your belly in as little as two weeks! The trick seems to be to alternate your workouts: [...]
With gas prices so high, it’s a wonder why more people are not biking to work!
Whenever I go to Holland to visit my relatives, I always am amazed at how so many people bike. It is true that there aren’t any hills in Holland, but still, people will bike everywhere (pictured)! And if the place [...]
A sunny day without children calls for outdoor activity for my WTB (wife-to-be) and me. So we decided to make it a high-calorie-burning adventure up Mt. Monadnock in western New Hampshire.
The leisurely 1.5 hour drive to Mt. Monadnock from our house gave us a chance to chat before we started doing the 3,100 feet [...]
I hear a lot of people talking about the one sport they love. In the fall, my friend plays for the volleyball school team. Winter, the same friend plays volleyball for a junior Olympics team. Spring, more junior Olympics. Summer, a summer volleyball league. Year-round volleyball. It has become a growing trend for people to [...]
