Latest articles by Melanie Valerio
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Crazes and Trends
Regular exercise is proven to be great for both mind and body, and helps keep us youthful and energetic. Not only does exercise help reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels, it helps keep bones strong, improve concentrati...
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Great Gams
How To Here are five sculpting moves to target your quads, hamstrings, glutes, inner thighs and calves. These moves won’t just shape your legs—they’ll strengthen them so you can walk, run, jump and dance with more power. Generally, sculpting moves alone aren’t vigorous enough to burn enough calories to achieve significant body fat reduction. So adding higher calorie-burning cardio activities into your weekly routine is the key to optimizing your results because you’ll decrease fat as you firm up. By mixing these strength moves every other day with a daily dose of moderate-to-high intensity cardio, you can see slimmer, sleeker legs in just six weeks!
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Start Running
My new friend "LT" wants to start running, but really didn't know how or even where to begin. And there's probably more than just "LT" out there wondering the same thing. So "LT"-here you go. A very simply plan to get you out running and most importantly running injury free. Check it out...
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Where To Train: Boulder, CO
Of course everyone knows Boulder is the mecca for triathletes. If you didn't-now you know. SO I thought I'd ask Laura Tingle, resident tri-athlete and TIMEX athlete some of her favorite places to swim, bike and run. If it's good enough for the pro's-it should be plenty fine for you and me.
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Lactate Balance Point
Well, we have a new approach to Lactate Threshold. Yes, another reason to get pricked to get to the most detailed reason as to why your training is not where it perhaps should be. Two guys out of Canada have come up with what they refer to as the "Lactate Balance Point". A basically different percentage of your anabolic threshold. Yes we're back to the Kreb's Cycle so hang on.
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Health Care Companies Helping Out With Fitness Goals
United Health Care is one of many health care companies offering very special benefits regarding your general health, wellness and unknown to many-your FITNESS GOALS! One of the biggest benefits: Save 5 to 50 percent on wellness products and services generally not covered by insurance.
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MBT: Medical, Sports & Casual Shoes
Physiological footwear denotes shoes that have a number of positive effects not only on the foot but on the whole body. MBT is the first physiological footwear. Masai Barefoot Technology is patented worldwide. The shoes were created after studying the Masai tribe from East Africa. Karl Muller, the inventor of MBT, observed that because the Masai walked on soft, instable ground, they were forced to use their body to maintain balance. This balancing act, apparently, is good for strengthening core muscles and promotes good posture. To simulate walking on a soft surface such as sand or soft moss, Karl created the MBT shoe line with a rounded, curved sole to force the wearer to balance themselves like the members of Masai.
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Breathe In Breathe Out
Here'a a great gadget to help exercise your lungs-whether you're involed in a sport or not. And great for those who suffer from asthma, COPD and chronic heart failure. POWERbreathe is a hand-held inspiratory muscle trainer is a unique, simple-to-use, drug free product designed to help maximise sports performance, improve fitness and reduce breathlessness. It uses the basic principles of resistance training, with adjustable load which caters for all capabilities and permits progressive training. Dumb-bells for your diaphragm' - Just as you might use weights to strengthen your arm muscles, breathing in through POWERbreathe for a few minutes twice daily, makes your inspiratory muscles work harder - thereby increasing their strength and endurance. It is an easy-to-use, drug-free, hand-held device with a comfortable mouthpiece. Within a few days your inspiratory muscles will feel stronger and within four weeks your lung function, and ultimately performance, will improve. It uses the basic principles of resistance training, with adjustable load which caters for all capabilities and permits progressive training. 'Dumb-bells for your diaphragm' - Just as you might use weights to strengthen your arm muscles, breathing in through POWERbreathe for a few minutes twice daily, makes your inspiratory muscles work harder - thereby increasing their strength and endurance. It is an easy-to-use, drug-free, hand-held device with a comfortable mouthpiece. Within a few days your inspiratory muscles will feel stronger and within four weeks your lung function, and ultimately performance, will improve.
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Recycle Old Running Shoes
Get this! First, take your worn out athletic shoe (of any brand) and go to the nearest Reuse-A-Shoe drop-off location. Nike has locations at some Nike Stores, other retail stores, athletic clubs, schools and colleges. In the U.S., they also partner with members of the National Recycling Coalition, and have Reuse-A-Shoe programs and locations around the world, in Canada, the U.K., Netherlands, Germany, Australia, and Japan. Next, the shoes are shipped to one of their processing facilities – one in Oregon, USA and the other in Belgium – to be ground up into a material called Nike Grind. Then, working with partner organizations, the Nike Grind is used to make different parts of sport surfaces in communities around the world. Some Nike Grind is used to cushion basketball courts, while other Nike Grind is used in synthetic soccer fields! Find where to donate your old athletic shoes You can also send your old shoes to...
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10 Nutrition Myths Dispelled
Features Take that, food.
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Spring Shopping - Fitness Fits
Getting ready for Spring/Summer training can be fun. No seriously. One more reason to go shopping. I’ve found some great lines over the years for everything from swimming to biking and running and even some in between. Let’s start out with swimming-my absolute favorite. And before you start moaning-you should give it a try. Swimming accessories have come a long way since Esther Williams. I’ve always trained with funny, sometimes mistake printed caps (because they were cheaper) or whatever I could get my hands on. Many swim shops carry mistake caps for about a dollar in case you’re wondering. Anyway here’s a great website for funny and seasonal caps. The holiday ones are the best. Aardvark Swim and Sport. They have over 60 caps for adults and children that are fun and not too expensive especially if you order more than a few at a time. Here are two favorites I’m actually known for.
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Exact Change Please.
How much change can we handle? Historically most people do not like change-except in their pocket. Insert obvious David Bowie song lyric reference.
