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Strength Training with Power Yoga

by Kimberly Hays February 18th, 2013| 15 Minutes or Less, Strength Training
Power yoga is a dynamic workout that has more of a fitness approach instead of yoga that includes chants and meditation. It is also called gym yoga, and is based on the Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga methods of movement. Power yoga is not a set sequence of poses, so
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Breaking Monotony: Intervals for Runners

by Louise January 23rd, 2013| Fitness Expert
Imagine the following scenario. You've been tallying up the miles on a weekly basis. You enjoy your runs, but the pace is starting to bore you. You want to pick up the pace, but think it would compromise the length of the run. Your race times have

Walking Intensity

by Bea November 9th, 2012| Cardio, Walking
If you are walking to lose weight and as a cardio exercise, you have to cut out the leisurely strolls. In other words, pick up the pace.

Walking is a great form of cardio exercise, because you can do it anywhere without any equipment other than good shoes. However, if

Finding Your Motivation to Move – Part 2

by Melissa Koerner September 19th, 2012| Fitness Expert
This is the second installment in a two part series from Melissa.

Revamp Your Goals

Setting goals is very important when you embark on a journey to improve your health and fitness, but setting goals that are weight-focused will inevitably lead to a pattern of on again off again exercise habits. 

Can Walking be Considered Cardio?

by Bea September 11th, 2012| Cardio, Walking
When one thinks of a cardio workout, exercises such as running or biking typically come to mind. These are exercises that give your heart, blood vessels, and lungs a workout, and you will most likely put a lot of hard work into your workout.

When it comes to walking, there

Habits that Jeopardize Fitness

by Angela Yorke February 9th, 2012| Eating Tips
Working short exercise snippets into your daily routine is a good way to get fit without feeling as if you’re making a lot of effort. So is committing to fitness with better eating habits, good food choices, and exercising regularly. Yet, there are bad habits that, unwittingly adopted, can

Do You Need a Heart Rate Monitor?

by Angela Yorke December 5th, 2011| Cardio
If you watched any part of this year’s Rugby World Cup that concluded in October, you would have noticed that some New Zealand players wore a black band around their chest. Rather than being a form of body armor, these were, of course, heart rate monitors (HRM).

As the name

20 vs 50

by Bea November 14th, 2011| Exercises
If you take a look at a lot of the 20 year-old people out there, you may not be so surprised by what I am about to tell you. When you think of a 20 year-old, you may assume that a 50 year-old would lose to that 20 year-old

Getting Over a Plateau

by Angela Yorke June 23rd, 2011| Cardio
The first few months of a cardio regime are always the best, despite what your aching lungs might tell you in the beginning. Unfortunately, the body has a way of upsetting the best fitness goals by plateauing after a certain period.

There are a few signs that signal that your

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