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I Want to Know How to Build My Own Exercise Program

Last week, I asked and you answered. One of the things you wanted to know about was how to build your own exercise program. An exercise program needs to consist of three basic elements: cardiovascular exercise, strength training and flexibility. These are the three tiers of fitness that you want to address. Cardiovascular Training Cardiovascular training refers to building fitter heart and lungs. Exercises you might do to increase your cardiovascular fitness include: walking, running, bicycling, roller blading, jump roping and more. Essentially, you want to hit your target heart rate and maintain it for at least 15 to 20 … Continue reading →

You Can Do It With Your Television

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Almost a year ago, I made a suggestion for a great way to incorporate pop culture into your exercise routine. The following, although it can work, is not necessarily the most serious of exercise routines. On the other hand, if you’re not serious, then you’re laughing and likely having a good time. Laughter burns calories, releases endorphins and reduces your stress. So does exercise. So combining exercise and laughter is always a good combination. Television Exercise Game So how does the television exercise game work? Well here is the simplest idea. You can set up for you evening with a … Continue reading →

Love is Never Easy

Love is a powerful emotion. It binds us to others. It creates sympathy and empathy between you and another person. When you love someone deeply, you feel their pain even when you don’t understand why they are hurting. The idea that love paints the sky in soft hues and cues up the romantic score to play in the background. Love Hurts Love can leave you vulnerable to another person. Their careless remarks or even teasing ones can hurt or leave injury. When you love someone, you want what’s best for them and just seeing them smile at something you do … Continue reading →

Revisiting the Fitness Magazine: You Can Do It Challenge

I signed up for the Fitness Magazine You Can Do It challenge. I’ve been following their advised workout and let me tell you, four days in – I’m sore. I am pretty good at following my own regular fitness regimen, but this one targets specific areas with specific exercises to be performed in specific time frames. Including Regular Stretching The challenge recommends that you warm up and cool down, I’m also going to include a regular session of deep stretching every evening before bed. While I enjoy the workout as described in the challenge – I think that I am … Continue reading →