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• Avoid Weight Gain on the Road With many of us hitting the road this Labor Day, there will no doubt be many arguments across the country over just these issues, but there are ways to ensure you'll have a healthy road trip. One way, of course, is to bring a cooler full of healthy snacks so you won't be tempted by the shiny, pretty boxes of snack cakes at the gas station. Sure, carrots aren't as much fun as, say, jalapeno and fire-roasted beef jerky flavored Doritoes, but they're better for your waistline and they won't stain your fingers an alarming orange color not found in nature. (Is there any chance my husband is buying this argument?) You'll find more ideas in my article, Avoiding Weight Gain on the Road. Are you taking a road trip this year and, if so, how will you eat healthy and stay active? Leave a comment to tell us about it. More Travel Exercise Tips No Equipment Travel Workouts Exercising on Vacation Resistance Band WorkoutsAvoid Weight Gain on the Road originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at 05:00:25. Permalink | Comment | Email this • Reader Success Story - How Abi Got Her Husband to Exercise Of all the success stories I've gotten from my readers, one that begins with the sentence: "I got my husband into playing World of Warcraft with me," gets the prize for the most unusual way to get one's spouse to exercise. In fact, Abi's story gets even better and, frankly, I have to admire her ingenuity and the stealthy way she drew her husband into her active WoW world. She started by making the exercise room a little more desirable with new paint, a sound system and a treadmill desk that allowed them to play their game while walking. Her husband was hooked...so hooked that she got him to join a gym and do fun things like rock climbing, playing squash and playing on the water slides. Abi's approach was to make being active fun for the both of them and, as she says, "Instead of telling him how fun exercise could be, I showed him how much fun it was -- and the music and the colors of the room and the smile on my face made my point so much clearer than anything I could have said." What a great story! Read more of Abi's story and share your own if you've got one. Abi just proves that being creative in your approach can have big payoffs in the end. Reader Success Story - How Abi Got Her Husband to Exercise originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 05:00:47. Permalink | Comment | Email this • What's Your Best Exercise Advice? Unsolicited exercise advice isn't always welcome, especially if you're in the middle of a workout at the gym. I once had a man say, "Hey little lady, should you be lifting all that weight?" to which I responded, "Oh, you mean this isn't the nail salon? Well, shut my mouth." Okay, I didn't say that, but I thought it. In that setting, exercise advice can be annoying but, under the right circumstances, the right advice can change a person's life. I'm thinking about the best advice I ever got from a fellow trainer. She was watching me struggle through a workout and said, "You know, it's totally okay to suck sometimes." It's strange, but I've always remembered that and it's helped me get through a number of tough workouts. I know that many of my readers have years of exercise experience and probably have more wisdom in their pinky toes than many personal trainers I know (including myself). Today, I want to tap into that wisdom to get your best exercise advice. What do you know now that you wish you knew then? Or perhaps you got some great advice that still resonates with you today. Either way, leave a comment or, even better, post your advice here for all of our readers to enjoy. Your advice may just save a floundering workout routine. What's Your Best Exercise Advice? originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 at 05:00:45. Permalink | Comment | Email this • Workout of the Week - Sprint Interval Workout If you've ever slogged through a long, boring cardio machine workout, you know how tedious it can be (and if you put a towel over the display in order to pretend that you weren't watching the clock, you get bonus points). Your goal may be to burn calories, but what you end up doing is wondering - How can a treadmill actually stop time and isn't this against the laws of physics? If burning calories without being bored is a goal of yours, sprinkling in a little interval training 1 or 2 times a week will do the trick. Interval workouts are great for burning calories - you work hard for a short period of time and, while working hard is...well...hard, knowing you only have to do it for a minute or so helps you feel better about it. During that hard interval, you're building endurance, increasing your anaerobic threshold and you end up burning even more calories for the rest of the day. There are a variety of ways to do interval training, but if you want a real challenge, this Sprint Interval Workout has got it all. In this workout, your intervals involve going all out - as in, there's a big, snarling dog chasing you and your only chance to escape is to go as fast as you can. Luckily, the dog only chases you for 30 seconds and then he allows you to rest for 4.5 minutes, at which point he inexplicably starts chasing you again, repeating this behavior 4 times. At the end of this workout, you'll feel spent, satisfied and bite-free. Do you have a favorite interval workout? Leave a comment and tell us about it. Workout of the Week - Sprint Interval Workout originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 at 05:00:26. Permalink | Comment | Email this • Vote in This Week's Poll: Have you ever regained weight after following a diet? I once lost two pounds after following the Grape Diet (if you haven't heard of it, that's because my high school friends made it up and it basically involves eating only grapes all day long, which I don't recommend). After one day of grape-eating, I went off the diet and I gained back that two pounds...and then another couple of pounds because I felt compelled to gorge myself after a day of deprivation. I wasn't very smart about my eating back then, but this cycle of lose-weight/gain-weight is quite common in the world of diets. In fact, the statistics on diets aren't very good. Some studies suggest that: Most dieters lose 5-10% of their body weight in the first few months of a diet, but... Up to two thirds of dieters not only regain weight 4-5 years after following a diet, they often gain even more than they originally lost What about you? Have you ever lost weight on a diet, only to gain it back (and more)? Vote in this week's poll and then leave a comment to tell us about your experiences. Why did you regain the weight and what you have you learned from that? Do you still follow diets? Tell us about it. "> Sources: McCary J. Beyond Energy Imbalace. IDEA Fitness Journal. March 2010. Mann T. Medicare's search for effective obesity treatments: diets are not the answer.. 2007 Apr. Am Psychol;62(3): 220-233. Beyond Energy Imbalance by Jennie McCary, MS, RD, LDVote in This Week's Poll: Have you ever regained weight after following a diet? originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 05:00:49. Permalink | Comment | Email this • Bodybuilding Resource Guide for Teens Since I have been getting a lot of emails from confused teen bodybuilders who are just starting out their bodybuilding journey, I decided to put together some resources that teen bodybuilders can use to get started on the right track. Bodybuilding Resource Guide for Teens How To Get Started The Biggest Mistakes Teens Make When They Start Bodybuilding Bodybuilding Supplements for Teens Bodybuilding Workout Routines for Teens How Bodybuilding Can Help You Become a Better Student Bodybuilding Resource Guide for Teens originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 18:36:48. Permalink | Comment | Email this • Which One is the Best Bodybuilding Training Routine For Muscle Gain and Fat Loss When I'm asked which one is the best routine to perform when looking for bodybuilding gains, my answer always is to use a bodybuilding routine that you have never used before. In this manner you always keep the body guessing. The quickest route to stagnation and lack of gain is to follow a bodybuilding routine for months to an end with no changes to it. Initially, when you start using a new bodybuilding workout your body needs to learn how to cope with the stress. It does this by growing the muscle, provided that your bodybuilding diet and sleep habits are in order. However, once the nervous system begins to adapt, the body then starts activating less and less fibers every time that the workout is performed. This is one of the ways in which the body prevents itself from growing out of control. You have to keep in mind that your body does not want to change and it will do whatever it takes to stay the same. Remember from your biology class that the body likes to stay in a state of homeostasis (a state of balance and no change). The way to get around this is by varying your bodybuilding workouts. In your bodybuilding journey you will discover that the more advanced you become, the more you have to vary your training tactics. Now, variation works best when it is performed as part of a logical plan of periodization. Learn more about periodization and how to implement it in your bodybuilding workouts by looking at the articles below: Sample Periodization Bodybuilding Workout Training Routine #1 Sample Periodization Bodybuilding Workout Training Routine #2Which One is the Best Bodybuilding Training Routine For Muscle Gain and Fat Loss originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Sunday, August 15th, 2010 at 11:03:17. Permalink | Comment | Email this • What Exercise Burns More Fat - Bodybuilding Training Exercise with Weights or... Since the 80's cardiovascular exercise has been touted as the best exercise for burning body fat. However, if you look at the physiques of people who only do cardiovascular exercise, they still do not have a completely fit and toned body? Why is that? Find out why in my latest Bodybuilding FAQ: What Exercise Burns More Fat - Bodybuilding Training Exercise with Weights or Cardiovascular Exercise? What Exercise Burns More Fat - Bodybuilding Training Exercise with Weights or Cardiovascular Exercise? originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at 10:20:02. Permalink | Comment | Email this • When Is The Best Time To Perform Your Bodybuilding Workouts? The question of what is the best time to perform your bodybuilding workouts is a very common question that unfortunately gets answered in a different way, depending of who you ask. In this blog I want to give you some specific guidelines so that you can determine what is the best time to workout for you. In a nutshell: The Best Time to Workout = The Most Convenient Time for You. While this may sound overly simplistic, this is a practical and true statement. No need to over-complicate matters. For more tips on how to schedule your workouts please take a look at my latest Bodybuilding FAQ - What Is The Best Time To Perform Your Bodybuilding Workouts? When Is The Best Time To Perform Your Bodybuilding Workouts? originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Saturday, July 31st, 2010 at 10:37:35. Permalink | Comment | Email this • 10 Minutes to Abs While you may have been lead to believe that you need to do thousands of sit-ups each day in order to get your abs, I am here to tell you that this is not the case. And if you believe that abs are the hardest muscle to develop, then I have great news for you: that is a myth as well! Remember that getting abs is a two step process: First, burn off enough body fat via diet and cardiovascular exercise. Once you reach 10% body fat if you are a guy or 12% if you are a female, then you will be able to see your abs. Second, train the abs with direct abdominal exercises in order to harden up your muscles. In that manner, once the abdominal fat is burned off, you will have a tight looking midsection to display. With that said, there is no need to spend hours each day just training the abs. Ten minutes a day three times a week will suffice. In this week's article, check out my 10 Minute Ab Routines which are designed to get your abdominals hard in record time! 10 Minutes to Abs originally appeared on About.com Bodybuilding on Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 at 04:19:29. Permalink | Comment | Email this • World?s Top Players Set for 2010 Lawn Bowls U.S. Open Southern California to host largest international lawn bowling competition in the U.S. (PRWeb September 02, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/USopen/lawnbowls/prweb4450054.htm • Teaching People to be The Big Kahuna in Their Lives Hawaiian Huna Expert Matthew B. James to Lead Fall Workshops (PRWeb September 02, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Dr_Matthew_B_James/Huna/prweb4452564.htm • Fibro Free Life, LLC Releases the First Fibromyalgia Treatment... Fibromyalgia treatment protocol includes discovery of the root cause of fibromyalgia pain, and how to correct and eliminate the pain. From podiatrist Dr. Howard G. Groshell, Jr., who has successfully... (PRWeb September 02, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/fibromyalgia/treatment/prweb4453794.htm • Sedona Labs Celebrates Community Health, Wellness, and Diversity at... Sedona Labs, a leading dietary supplement company based in Northern Arizona?s red rock country, celebrates healthy and diverse communities this September 25, 2010, at the city of Sedona?s 2nd annual... (PRWeb September 02, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/sedonalabs/supplements/prweb4457524.htm • Performance Bicycle® to Expand Retail Presence in Seattle The nation?s largest specialty bike retailer will open a brand new store in Tukwila, while introducing a new look to its Lynnwood location (PRWeb September 02, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/performance_bicycle/Tukwila/prweb4457774.htm
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