Archive for the ‘Strength Training’ Category
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Aerobic exercise is a key component of all comprehensive fitness programs. Running is a supremely beneficial form of aerobic activity. If you can run, running is king.
However, there's plenty that can go wrong when you run. Running seems simple – and it is – but you need to know how ...
Posted in Strength Training, aerobic exercise, anti-aging | 6 Comments »
Monday, November 17th, 2008
The Thinking Body by Mabel Elsworth Todd practically single-handedly launched the entire field of kinesiology, as well as contributed mightily to the fields of rehabilitative medicine and exercise science.[caption id="attachment_435" align="alignright" width="128" caption="The Thinking Body"][/caption]
All this way back in the 1930s.
I've owned my copy of The Thinking Body for a ...
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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 ...
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Friday, October 31st, 2008
As a professional dancer for 10 years in New York City, I've had plenty of injuries. It's a long list. As a retired chiropractic orthopedist, having practiced for many years in New York City, I've treated lots of people with a very long list of exercise- and sports-related injuries.
As a ...
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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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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
Long ago, Joe Weider outlined his famous set of Training Principles. Weider, of course, is the legendary strength training guru and founder and publisher of Muscle & Fitness.
I began reading M&F in 1983 or 1984 – articles regularly described and highlighted various Training Principles. The Muscle Confusion Principle was the ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
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Kristy Lee Wilson, a certified personal trainer and performance enhancement specialist, has been an elite athlete for 20 years. For eight years she was an elite gymnast with the Australian Institute of Sport and ranked as one of Australia’s top junior gymnasts. Kristy Lee ...
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Total LIfetime Fitness is launching a new series of posts featuring excellent workout music. [In our opinion, of course!]
First up is this very hot track – Rain Down Love – by the Freemasons, featuring Siedah Garrett. The beat really moves and the track could be used for strength training, aerobic ...
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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 ...
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