Archive for the ‘Fitness Advice’ Category


Common Sense Fitness Advice For the New Year

Certified personal trainer Anne Parker reviews some common sense advice for losing weight and getting fit for the new year. She prepares you for the reality of losing weight in the new year. It’s important to find an exercise program (like the many routines we outline here), and stick to it. If you combine that [...]

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Stretching Tips Video

In today’s video, Katrina from diet.com demonstrates her 5 minute stretching warm up. As we’ve covered before, stretching is critical for ensuring that you’ll avoid injury and gain maximum flexibility with your workouts.

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Stretching Is Important

Image by lululemon athletica via Flickr Warm up and cool down stretching are critical to getting the most of your workout and more importantly, avoiding injury. As we age, our muscles are less pliable, so taking the time to properly stretch out will allow you to be able to work out more strenuously with a [...]

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Try Yoga for Deeper Relaxation and Energy

Effective workouts require energy, which is often in short supply especially if you aren’t getting enough sleep. Yoga promotes relaxation and a calmer state of mind, which can help you achieve better sleep. In this “Yoga for Sleep” instructional video, Sadie Nardini demonstrates proper breathing and relaxing postures.

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Good Fats Important For Your Health

Image by elana’s pantry via Flickr Omega-3 fatty acids are highly important nutrients for the body.  They are considered to be essential fats – meaning that the body cannot produce them so dietary consumption is necessary to meet daily nutritional needs.  Gone are the days of eliminating all the fat from our weight loss programs [...]

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Proper Nutrition Is Important Before and After a Workout

Image by Adam Pieniazek via Flickr Here is an article with helpful nutritional advice  from Josette Keelor, Daily Staff Writer for nvdaily.com.  Concentrating on light eating before your workout is important for achieving the benefits of a quality workout, and proper nutrition afterward is important for nutrient replenishment and muscle repair. Food for fitness: Eat [...]

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