Cardio
Foods to Eat Before, During, and After Long Distance Runs
Pizza is Dean Karnazes' primary fuel source when he goes out for a 26-mile jog. Karnazes, an ultra-marathon man who's run 10 marathons back-to-back (that's 262 consecutive miles) frequently delivers pizza to himself, at the halfway point of his training...
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Simple Ways Keep Fit With a Desk Job
We all know that sedentary lifestyles and desk jobs can make people fat. But, is this lifestyle something that we can modify and increase our chances of staying slim? When I started my first desk job, within a few weeks,...
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The 8 Secrets to Ultra-Effective Cardio
Imagine losing fat and gaining muscle at the same time. It is very difficult, and not a typical result for most people - but in some situations it can be done. Here is a summary of the very latest...
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Does Exercise Make You Eat More?
Do you believe that exercise is a poor way to lose weight? Perhaps a hard session at the gym makes you feel like eating everything in sight. There are certainly mixed thoughts on this one. Some people don't even...
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Nike Says Toning Shoes Don't Work
Toning shoes, or shoes that claim to work your butt, back, abs, and thighs while you walk, are cropping up all over. I even saw Fit Flops the other day that would fit my seven-year-old kid, which is sure...
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How to Stop Being a Couch Potato!
sxc.hu: MJimages Are you a couch potato? I used to think the only thing keeping couch potatoes from the gym was, well, themselves! But, it seems there's some evidence to suggest it's not merely a motivation problem, but also genetics...
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How to Exercise For Fat Loss
sxc.hu: Wizard909 Truth be told, if you are currently active, exercise is ALREADY WORKING FOR YOU. You are improving your health in a way that no other intervention can match. If you exercise regularly, this should be the number...
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Debunking Time Magazine's "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin"
TIME Magazine dropped a bomb shell article last week called, "Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin". This piece has ignited discussions and debates in blogospheres, talk shows and water coolers alike. I'm hoping to accomplish 2 goals with this...
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6 Strange New Fitness Machines to Try
IHRSA (International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association) held their annual conference this month - a monster of an affair which draws the who's who of fitness equipment manufacturers, club owners and enthusiasts in general. Not surprisingly, computer-based fitness games...
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Exercise In Middle Age To Live Longer
Researchers have found that taking up exercising during middle age (in your 50s) can prolong your life as much as quitting smoking does....
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How To: Keep Functional in Later Years
2 recent events have prompted me to think about healthy aging. The first was being asked by a magazine editor about goals; something everyone should accomplish or experience at some point in their lives (I'll get my response later). The...
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How to do Tabata Intervals
Make a short list of things you want less of. Now make a short list of things you wish you could have more of. Chances are, if we were to cross-check all of your answers, Fat and Time, respectively,...
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Why Cardio is NOT a Waste of Time
"Cardio is useless, a waste of time, it eats muscle, it's boring...." The majority of fat loss experts are now swinging away from long slow distance type cardio as part of a weight loss intervention and overall health. In theory...
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Walking Off The Pounds: Did it Just Get Harder?
It's a great way to shed weight or at least keep from gaining additional pounds--buy a pedometer and track your daily steps. The target number you hear most often is a daunting 10,000 steps a day. Ten thousand steps...
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Power-Walking: 5 Ways to Make it Work For You
Call it Race-Walking or Speed-Walking or Power-Walking: whatever form you choose, it can be a great alternative to running - particularly for those whose joints can no longer take the pounding running demands. Yet hardly anyone seems to take...
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The Shoe Pedometer
Why clip a pedometer on your belt when you can stick it on your shoe? "SHPedometer accuratly [sic] counts X-treme foot action. One SHPed on each shoe will prove accuracy for each foot."...
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Jessica Biel: 10 Workout Tips
Us magazine recently talked to Jessica Biel's personal trainer Jason Walsh to garner some workout tips. I list these here not so you can try and be Jessica Biel - but because the advice is very interesting....
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5 Myths About Men and Women
In the world of the diet industry - it seems that men are the next big "pot of gold". Weight Watchers are campaigning, and even have created "workouts just for men". Perhaps men have some extra muscle groups somewhere...
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Fasted Cardio: Best For Fat Loss?
Fasted cardio is exercising on an empty stomach (first thing in the morning - before breakfast). Like most things in the world of fat loss, some believe it is the best thing while others think it's counterproductive....
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Denise Austin: Online Fitness Program Reviews
Denise Austin is arguably one of the best known fitness instructors. She has made an incredible 60 fitness videos - beginning in the 1980s, and continuing to the present day. She is on the President's Council on Fitness, and is...
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