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When Did Fitness Become Work?

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Why can’t fitness be fun anymore? A decade ago, we had a horse farm and I didn’t think about how many steps I walked in a day (in fact, I didn’t want to know). I worked outside every day, I hauled hay and horse feed; I worked with horses and I went riding. We would go out on long trail rides every other day or two. Sometimes we’d go for an hour and sometimes we’d ride for four hours. I didn’t ‘work’ out or put myself through the ‘grind.’ I was physically active and I got all the benefits of … Continue reading →

Friday Fitness Fun Articles

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According to the American College of Sports Medicine, the Bay Area of San Francisco would likely win a challenge to survival of the fittest and Seattle’s metropolitan residents would likely come in second. The American College of Sports Medicine brought in an expert panel of 26 health and physical activity specialists to measure the health and fitness index of 16 different cities. For the Bay Area of San Francisco, they included San Francisco, Fremont, Oakland and Hayward. The study found that an above average number of citizens in the area exercised regularly. The study takes into account the area’s available … Continue reading →

Fitness & Your Personal Choices

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Your sense of personal choice has more to do with your exercise and fitness program than any other thing. Why, you might ask? Simply put, because fitness is a choice that we make. You can read all the studies and reports in the world that advise you to exercise. You can listen to your doctor tell you that you need to exercise and you can listen to your friends, your family and even me tell you how fun it can be, how great it could be and every other story on the planet. But. Yes, you knew there was a … Continue reading →

Fitness Tips

It’s getting late in the day, but look at it this way: it’s Wednesday and you’re that much closer to the weekend. Here are some tips for adding a little more fitness to your day tomorrow. Remember, you are charge of your fitness and many of the decisions you make have an impact on your quality of life. When you make positive choices, you improve your overall fitness. Do one or all of the following now or first thing tomorrow: Go for a 15 minute walk. Eat an apple, orange or plum for a snack. Call a friend or a … Continue reading →

Disabled Does Not Equal Unable

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 required public buildings, schools, libraries, restaurants and office buildings to provide wide doors and ramps to allow accessibility for people who are blind, deaf or in wheelchairs equally. Interestingly enough, health clubs are rarely set up to allow the 49.7 million Americans (as of the 2000 Census) estimated to be in wheelchairs, blind or otherwise physically or mentally impaired. There are a handful of gyms that are accessible for wheelchair bound patrons, but many gyms have equipment placed too close together to allow wheelchairs to navigate around them. Fewer have Braille imprinted on … Continue reading →