Tag Archives: weight training

Kids & Strength Training

This is more of an ethical question for you than a fitness related one. In general, exercise is good for kids and adults alike. But weight training in young children demands more than a few questions other than what weights to start with. For example, if you are wondering whether your child would benefit from weight training or not, then here is some information that may help you. In general, children can start this at any age. From the moment they are first learning to hoist their toys, they are weight lifting. But if they are weight training with hand … Continue reading →

Summer Ab Care

Summer time makes us more aware of our abdominals than anything else. After all, there’s nothing like bathing suit season to make you aware of the softness around your belly or the extra flab. You might be thinking since it’s mid-summer, it’s too late to get started. Let’s change that way of thinking, there’s never a too late to get started and here are 4 tips that you can use right now to help improve your abs and maybe even reduce some flab or at least firm it up so you feel better. Eat Smart Nutrition is the key to … Continue reading →

What Can I Do to Make My Workout Better?

Happy Friday to everyone whether you have to go into the office this morning or take the kids to the park or just getting things done around the house or working in your home office – it’s still Friday and Friday is a great day for most of us. One of the most common questions I get asked lately is how do I jazz up my workout? Do I need to jazz up my workout? What I’ve been doing for the last year has helped me to lose 77 pounds and I feel great; should I be doing something more? … Continue reading →

Fixing Up Your Lower Half

Let’s work on our lower body today. Two of the best exercises to build up strength, tone and looks in your lower half are squats and lunges. Squats and lunges are also great because you can do them with or without any tools. I know a lot of us like to have a good workout that we can do without spending a lot of money on equipment. Squats Squats improve muscles in your glute, around your hips and your abdomen as well as your legs. They offer a wide variety of results for a single exercise. So let’s talk about … Continue reading →

Do It His Way

When it comes to losing weight and getting fit, I have advice for women that may or may not go over well. Don’t genderize your workout – instead, just do it his way. There’s a reason why. Have you ever made a pact with a husband or male friend to diet, lose weight and workout? Have you ever been frustrated because he gives up one thing and just drops the pounds like they were nothing? Don’t be upset. We’ve all been there. Men are biologically stronger than women and they naturally have a lot more muscle than we do. Women … Continue reading →

Women and Strength Training

Too many women think strength training is not what women do. Seriously. The image of strength training brings to mind body builders built like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Even the most fit of women do not want to look over-muscled. However, strength training is very vital to any woman’s fitness regimen and program. Strength training helps to make you strong and accomplish your tasks with ease. The strength is not just muscle strength, it’s also self-confidence, self-worth and self-esteem. Strength training helps to increase your metabolism. Working cardio will help you burn fat and increase your weight loss, but adding strength training … Continue reading →