One of the hottest things in fitness right now is HIIT or high intensity interval training. Basically, this means exercising in short bursts of intense exercise (usually somewhere between 30 seconds and 2 minutes) with a similar amount of rest. These types of work-outs are usually shorter in duration than a typical workout, lasting for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fitness’
8 Feb
2012 Spartacus Workout: Week 1
Well, I am a week into this thing and for the most part I am feeling pretty good about this routine and about my healthy weight. For about the past 5 months I have been running with my wife to help her train for her ultra race, and it really feels good to get [...]
6 Feb
10 tips to lose 10 lbs
For some of us, when we start a diet or exercise program, we don’t have 50 pounds to lose. We aren’t morbidly obese or appallingly unhealthy; we’ve just realized that we put on a few extra pounds and we’re not as fit as we used to be. We’d like to make some small changes to [...]
25 Jan
Fat Burning Zone
You may have heard this advice sometime, “If you want to burn fat, you need to be exercising in you fat-burning zone.” Even the cardio machines at the gym have a nice little graph of where your heart rate should be if you want to burn fat versus where your heart rate should be if [...]
22 Jan
The Grapefruit Diet
Have you ever heard of the grapefruit diet? It has come into fashion a few times over the last few decades, and from what I understand, the basic idea is for your diet to consist almost entirely of grapfruit, save for an occasional egg or burnt toast. The claim is that if you stay on [...]
10 Jan
Weekly Review: Your Morning Starbucks
To say that I love coffee would be quite an understatement; I begin each morning with a large cup, and I’m craving my second by 2 pm. Sometimes, I’ll even have a third after dinner. I know, I have a problem. But, I don’t think I’m alone in my glorious addiction to coffee. Did you [...]
9 Jan
Being Manly on a Diet
Can you really maintain your manly credibility on a diet? I will testify to the fact that if you truly strive to eat healthy, the legitimacy of you Y chromosome will take a few shots. Don’t believe me? Ok, next time you go out with the guys, order the fresh green salad with salmon and [...]
8 Jan
Becoming a Grocery Store Guru
If you are like most Americans, you probably have a weekly trip to the grocery store. Maybe you make a list, have a specific route for shopping, or just wing it each time. You are also probably aware that the purchases you make each week are going to dictate your diet for the next 7 [...]
5 Jan
Keeping the Weight Off
Happy New Year everyone! In continuing our theme of New Year’s resolutions, I think one of the hardest things this time of year is sticking to the resolutions we have set. We all have a vision of who we want to be, and now is the time of year to feel inspiried to start taking [...]
13 Dec
Avoiding the Holiday Weight Gain
It’s that time of year again! Time for cookies and candy, drinking and parties, and of course, time that we all start worrying about our weight. I know how hard it is to be worrying about your weight this time of year; you just want to enjoy the season and have fun at all the [...]
