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Archives for October 2013

Dandasana Yoga

De-Mystifying Yoga

by Denise Druce October 9th, 2013| Fitness Expert
My husband laughs at me and my evangelical approach to yoga.  If someone tells me at a dinner party that their arthritis is bothering them I ask if they've tried yoga.  If someone has back pain, ‘have you tried yoga?”  If they’re having marriage problems,
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Getting to the Core of it All

by Joe Lawrence October 7th, 2013| Core, Strength Training
Core training is vital! Working the core muscles is as important as cardio for many reasons: health, ability, and self esteem.

Having a solid core region adds to your health dramatically. The larger the circumference of your mid section, the harder your body has to work
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What to Digest When You are Expecting

by James Maynard October 4th, 2013| Video
When you are pregnant, you are eating for two. But, that idea does not apply to just the amount of food that you can eat at a sitting. You also need to be even more aware than normal that the food you eat will become
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Strength and Resistance Training for Endurance Athletes

by Dr. Christopher Weaver October 3rd, 2013| Fitness Expert
One area of debate that relates to sports training is whether or not resistance training is beneficial for endurance athletes.  Those that oppose this type of training, of course, say that it is not beneficial and that the time spent resistance training would have been better spent doing sports-specific
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Shadow Box as an Alternative to Running

by Joe Lawrence October 2nd, 2013| Assorted Workouts, Cardio
Running is an awesome cardio workout, but let's face it...it is gets old day in and day out. There are many alternatives to get the heart pumping; however, doing a little shadow boxing is pretty fun. Besides, I do not like the way my shadow

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