Archive for the ‘Fitness’ Category
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
"Love the Pain" was my first choice for the title of this article. "Love the pain" is what dancers really know. But I was concerned about attracting too kinky a crowd and therefore kept the title informative yet generic. :-)
If someone pays you a supreme compliment by saying "you look ...
Posted in Dance, Fitness, Strength Training, anti-aging | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Ever notice how aerobic exercise and strength training go together? One accentuates the other. Like vanilla ice cream and hot apple pie. One makes the other better, more fun. Like marshmallows and campfires.
One makes the experience of the other more powerful.
Awareness of these possibilities helps you get more out ...
Posted in Fitness, Strength Training, aerobic exercise, anti-aging | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 27th, 2008
I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. Laughing with joy because The New York Times had a lead article on 10-23-08 focusing on the importance of daily exercise. Or crying in frustration because of the bureaucratized and committee-driven character of these recommendations.
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Posted in Fitness, Strength Training, anti-aging | 6 Comments »
Friday, October 17th, 2008
Free weights vs. machines – this old debate is always worth revisiting. In the really old days, of course, there were hardly any machines. "Bodybuilding" gyms were places you went to pump iron – dumbbells and barbells. These facilities were bare-bones operations – there were no amenities, just a few ...
Posted in Core Exercises, Fitness, Site Reviews, Strength Training | 4 Comments »
