Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category

Elite Athletes Need to Diet?

I received this flier in the mail last week and as I was flipping through the pages, I got a good chuckle out of the title on this one.  It reads “Hardcore Diet Products for Elite Athletes”.  The last I heard, elite athletes where the best of the best. Do they really need hardcore diet [...]

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5 Reasons To Get Your Butt Outside

You can only take so much of the treadmill before it becomes a redundant task that you loathe. Take it outside and change up your cardio workouts. Your body will be confused by the change and that benefit will increase your results.
Fresh air. As much as your local gym tries to move the air [...]

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Quick Primal Lasagna

Tuesday night is what my kids like to call “Fun Night”. Fun Night usually consists of the kids making their own form of pizza (English muffins, sauce, cheese, pepperoni, etc). My wife and I will usually make a gluten free version for ourselves. Lately that option has also been primal (consisting of almond flour). [...]

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Dreadmill No More!

Prior to joining the YMCA, I was a cardio machine junky. Except for the weekly plyometrics session, I could always be found on the tread climber, treadmill, elliptical,  any other form of crappy cardio machine. But there was a problem: I hate cardio machines. Always have. The concept of moving your legs but never going [...]

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Something Old, Something New

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The time has come to say good-bye to an old friend. A friend that has been with me for 4.5 years and over 40 lbs of weight loss. This friend is my local 24 hour fitness and its time to say good bye. Prior to last Sunday I held two gym memberships: a [...]

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