Category Archives: About Fitness

The Back to School Challenge

Are your kids back in school? Last week was our first week back after a very long summer (14 weeks) and I honestly don’t know who was happier about school kicking off again! But with the kids back in school, now is a great time to take inventory on where you are in your fitness program. I know a lot of people struggled with their fitness programs over the summer whether it was due to the weather (in Texas it was either blazingly hot or pouring rain), due to having the kids home or due to some other issue. Back … Continue reading →

I is for Indoor Cycling

Indoor workouts are a great thing – especially during inclement weather. Spring, summer, winter or autumn, you can perform your indoor workouts no matter how hot, cold, rainy or otherwise the weather is outside. Indoor cycling isn’t just for people looking to work out, but also for athletes looking to maintain their fitness throughout the year – particularly cyclists – in the off season. Cardiovascular ExerciseLeg Strength Regular indoor cycling will build strength in your legs as well as in your cardiovascular system. Cycling engages every leg muscle as well as your glutes to a point. Regular sessions of cycling … Continue reading →

What is the Fitness Blog About?

You know, it’s been 18 months since the Fitness blog launched here at the Families.com. When I first began writing for it, I didn’t want it to be just another ubiquitous blog that told you how to exercise. I didn’t want to just post perfunctory entries each day that fulfilled some generic idea of what a fitness blog should be. I wanted to stamp my personality on it and I wanted to write the blog I wanted to read. I have no quixotic ideas about fitness. Exercise is a simple thing and we hear day in and day out how … Continue reading →