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Strange as it may sound, in some ways I actually kind of enjoy muscle soreness. It gives me more body awareness – a temporary insight into the ways I use specific muscles in everyday life that I’m usually unaware of. The soreness informs me which of my muscles are weak, and even better, the pain itself is an indicator that those weak muscles are growing and getting stronger! Sometimes called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or …
Love her or hate her, you’ve got to admit…it takes some serious guts AND a great bod to sport the outfits Lady Gaga wears. Not that I necessarily appreciate her fashion sense! But still, you can’t help but acknowledge that Gaga is a super fit celebrity. But, with her millions of young fans hanging on her every word and tweet, is Gaga being true to her signature message of self-acceptance? What does Gaga do to …
Did you catch last week’s blog post, “Best Upper Body Travel Hotel Room Workout?” This week we’re delivering Part 2 – the Lower Body Workout. Getting your workouts in when you’re traveling – whether it’s for work or fun – can really be a challenge! But doing these quick travel workouts will help to ensure you don’t get out of shape or out of the habit while you’re away from home! Why is it so …
First of all…sounds like an oxymoron doesn’t it? According to Gretchen Reynolds in her book “The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals How We Can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer,” an active couch potato is a person who sits a lot because of job and lifestyle, and then gets active just for an hour or so per day before or after work. My guess is that this may describe many of us – particularly …
Getting your workouts in when you’re traveling – whether it’s for work or fun – is really a challenge! If we’re lucky we can get day access to a gym close by or maybe there’s a gym in our hotel. But if we’re staying with friends or family, there’s just no gym in sight or the hotel gym is poorly equipped what do we do? Keeping up with your workout routine even when you’re on …