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Common Target Heart Rate Calculation Could Be Off By 30 BPM
People all over the world guess every day when they calculate their target heart rate for exercise. The formula is on every stair stepper, cycle, treadmill and elliptical trainer in every home or
Continue readingGet Tougher Abs with This 30 Cent Tool
Crunches? No, that’s free (and not so good for your spine either). Sit ups? Same thing. Or how about crunches on a Swiss Ball? Well, a Swiss ball costs more than 30 cents and it’s not such
Continue readingHow to Increase Your Strength Without Increasing Weight
There are about as many theories on muscular strength and endurance training as there are books on Amazon. But, try looking at it through a physics lens. It’s simpler. Strength is the amount
Continue readingThe Pain Game – Part II
In Part I, I explained that pain is, in fact, ALL in your head despite how convinced you are that the pain is in the area of the body you feel. And I covered Five Ways to Use Your Mind to Decrease Your
Continue readingThe Pain Game: Why Pain is NEVER Where You Think It Is and What To Do
Thanksgiving is a busy day in our house. Lots of people hustling about to prepare way too much food in way too little time. And someone has to clean the dishes as they stack up creating a small mountain
Continue readingShould You Stretch?
Usually, you stumble onto your lack of motion. You reach for something high, just out of an easy reach and feel tightness in your shoulder; you bend down to pick something up and notice your lower
Continue readingGear That’s Easy on the Joints
An article in The Wall Street Journal – August 31, 2010 – by Gwendolyn Bounds – reviewed some “new” gear that is supposed to give you a great “workout” while being
Continue reading5 Steps To A More Comfortable And Enjoyable Golf Game
“Well, I see that a three year layoff hasn’t hurt your swing much”, said Ellen. We were on the practice range at Avery Ranch Golf Club on a warm, sunny afternoon a couple of months ago. It
Continue reading[INFOGRAPHIC] The Science of Fat
My friend Jimmy Welsh sent me this infographic the other day so I thought I would share it. I’ve talked about the value of fat and the risk of a high carbohydrate diet before but this infographic
Continue readingHow to Increase Your Running Speed Without Running
Speed is one of the elements of youthfulness and even though we all slow down as we age, keeping your speed up will help you not only sprint out of the way of a derelict driver but also will help you
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