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Teen’s Need Exercise Too

So get ‘em off the couch, pull the cell phone out of their hands, and send them to the field and the gym.

Remember the good old days, when the only video game available was a pinball machine down at the local soda shop? Well, those days are long gone. Today’s teens have access to more video games and other technology that keeps them away from the great outdoors and off the basketball court. Instead of moving their growing bodies, they spend countless hours pushing buttons, texting friends and playing video games.

But if exercise isn’t a regular part of your teen’s life, big trouble could be right down the road. Why should your teen get into the exercise routine, and how can you make it happen? [Read more...]

How To Get Everything You Want in 2012

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Here’s to a Happy New Year and to getting everything that you want out of 2012.

Today you have a clean slate with a brand new year spread out in front of you, filled with endless possibilities.

How will you harness your potential to create the very best you? I recommend using the teachings of Dr. Maxwell Maltz in his legendary book ‘The New Psycho-Cybernetics’.

Dr. Maltz created the original science of self improvement and success, so who better to turn to when you’re ready to take your life to another level. His teachings have stood the test of time.
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The 12 Days of Christmas –Washboard Abs Edition

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Red and green decorations are out, nostalgic tunes fill the airways and the kids are hard at work on their letters for Santa.

I know what’s on your list this year and it isn’t found at your local department store.

You’re wishing for washboard abs—so I’ve put together “The Twelve Days of Christmas –Washboard Abs Edition” just for you.

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Weight Gain Season Begins

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It’s here—whether you’re ready or not. Just look at the seasonal shelves in your favorite store. Retailers like to call it ‘holiday season’ but let’s be more accurate.

Weight Gain season begins now and runs straight through New Year’s.

The next two months will bring ample opportunity for you to expand your waistline. Of course the choice is yours.
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Resistance Training Principle #15: Be aware of the Reversibility Principle

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This unfortunate rule states that “if you don’t use it, you lose it”. Fitness is transient. The training benefits gained from an exercise program will be lost if the program is discontinued. Exercise must be a regular component of your lifestyle to reap the benefits. It is however, important to take rest days.Schedule in 1-2 days during the week when you are not focused on getting into your training zone, sweating and having a hard workout. If you do find yourself having a tough time sticking to your workout program because of a busy schedule at work or other priorities, put yourself on a maintenance program.A maintenance weight training program allows you to maintain your strength for up to 12 weeks if you just get in one hard resistance workout every week.

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What You Can Learn From Cavemen

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How would you like to be naturally lean, muscular and energetic? To effortlessly maintain a low body fat, rippling muscles and picturesque health?

Mark Sisson, an athlete, coach, and student on a lifelong quest for exceptional health, happiness, and peak performance (his words), penned the book, “The Primal Blueprint” to show you how to do just that.
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Resistance Training Principle #12: Warm Up and Quit Being A Statue!

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We’ve all seen it before…the person who gets to the gym, heads right to the weight room and just starts lifting? Well, this situation creates many challenges and risks, including decreased performance, higher potential for injury and poor development of key movement skills.Your body does not respond very well going from complete inactivity to an intense level of output. Your musculo-skeletal (muscles, bones, joints, ligaments, cartilage and tendons), cardio-respiratory (heart and lungs) and your metabolic energy pathways (where you get your energy to workout) need a gradual stimulation in order to function optimally. You should always start your resistance (and higher intensity cardio) training workouts by performing some simple movement and balance activities in addition to general activities such as, walking on a treadmill, or climbing on the stepper for a few minutes.

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Resistance Training Principle #11: Apply Progression for Continuous Results!

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There are literally hundreds of different exercises you could perform to get the results you are looking for. However, it isn’t the exercise that is the most important thing. It’s how you do it (technique) and how you progress, change, and modify the exercise over time to keep your body adapting. This is where the expert advice and support of a qualified and experienced Personal Trainer is invaluable. If you are just getting started, begin with basic exercises.

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Resistance Training Principle #10: Avoid the Overtraining Trap

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A couple posts ago, we discussed the principle of Over training. Although it is important to regularly overload the body, there is a difference and a fine line between overloading and over training and it’s important that you know the difference. As previously mentioned, Overload is when you push your body slightly past its current physical baseline in an effort to create an adaption effect. This results in increased levels of fitness over time.

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Resistance Training Principle #9: Get in Touch with Touch Training

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If you have ever watched a great Personal Trainer working with their client, you may notice that that the trainer will often use their hands and touch their client while training. They are not trying to get “fresh” with their client (no pun intended); they are using an actual physiological principle to maximize training effects.You see, you have sensory receptors on your skin.

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