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Too Soon? Kids and Weights

by Louise February 1st, 2011| Strength Training
When I visited my old middle school recently, I noticed some significant changes in the athletic wing. For example, one of the health rooms has been transformed into a weight room. It's not a huge room, but it's now jam-packed with machines and free weights. Seeing the room worried

Playground Strength Exercises

by Louise January 4th, 2011| Strength Training
Don't have a nearby gym or want to get your strength training without spending a dime? A playground is the perfect training area. Steps can be used for calf raises, benches can be used for elevated lunges or dips -- the possibilities are truly endless.

Monkey bars are

Chin-Ups

by Louise December 7th, 2010| Strength Training
Over the summer, my cross country coach sent out a list of drills and exercises he expected us to complete in the weight room over the summer. I could do all of the requirements on the list except one thing: 3 sets of 7 chin-ups.

The first time I tried

Lunges

by Louise November 9th, 2010| Strength Training
We often talk about strength training referring to the strength of our arm muscles, but we can also perform strength training exercises for the muscles in our legs. One of the fundamental exercises that will help you strengthen your legs is lunges. Though lunges look relatively simple, they can

Maxing Out: Bench Press

by Louise October 12th, 2010| Strength Training
Depending on the build one is seeking, one might strength train just a couple days a week, or possibly every day of the week. (Hopefully, those who strength train every day alternate the muscles they work in order to allow the used muscles to recover and rebuild.) It's great

Working Out in Pairs

by Editorial Team September 16th, 2010| Strength Training
I work out six days a week, every week.  It is an integral part of my life, something I look forward to.  So, when I workout, it isn't just checking a box and saying that I worked out.  Regardless to what sort of exercise I am doing that day

Kettlebells

by TJ Davis August 12th, 2010| Cardio, Strength Training
A kettlebell is a cast iron weight with a handle. Developed in Russia, the original kettlebells weighed approximately 35 pounds, but with the advancing popularity of kettlebell training in the US and abroad, the weights can be found ranging from 5 pounds to 175 pounds each. Used properly, kettlebells

Slacklining

by Louise August 5th, 2010| Strength Training
Slacklining is all about balance. It's not a sport in which you compete against others; it is all about personal improvement. A slackline is essentially a long and extremely narrow trampoline. It is fairly taut, but stills sags a fair amount when weight is applied. Most slacklines are created

Push Ups

by Bea July 27th, 2010| Exercises, Strength Training
Doing push ups should never get old or boring to you. Push ups are excellent training methods for your body and there are so many different ways to do one that you can exercise a myriad of the muscles in your body. They can be hard to do, but that is

The Importance of Cross Training

by Bea May 20th, 2010| Exercises, Running, Strength Training, Walking
Cross training. Well, what is it? The words should give it away to some degree; cross training means that one would partake in different sports while focusing on their main sport in order to improve overall performance. For instance, some runners cross-train by riding their bike or doing laps

Exercise Can Be Addictive?

by MPK April 8th, 2010| Cardio, Strength Training
When you think of the term addict, what do you picture?  Perhaps it is someone who is addicted to drugs, or maybe it is someone who is a chain smoker.  Regardless, you probably think of someone with an unhealthy habit, not something good for you, such as exercise.  However, some

Spartacus: Blood and Sand –Gladiator Camp

by Jenn McD. March 30th, 2010| Cardio, Strength Training
Ever since January 22, 2010, my guilty pleasure and obsession has been with the new Starz original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The show talks about a man who was betrayed by the Romans, forced into slavery, and reborn as a gladiator.

In order to play these beasts of

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