Archive for the ‘Exercise’ Category

Starting Slow

Friday, September 1st, 2006

I've been home from Iraq for about two years now. (In fact, that two year anniversary will arrive just days before I'm finally mustered out of the Individual Ready Reserve.) And in those two years... I haven't done much running. After I got back, I didn't have ...

Building Core Strength

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Last time, we talked about dull, right? Dull is the trade-off for fitness. You can try to jazz things up by running on a treadmill with a TV attached, or using aerobics videos featuring shapely young women--but especially with the latter, even that is going to get dull ...

Steal This Exercise Manual

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

To say that the fitness industry is a very lucrative one for those involved on the selling end would be stating the obvious, so I'll just leave it there for now. To say that you don't need to spend money to get fit is, perhaps, a little less obvious.  You've been ...

Exercise Like A Kid

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Having trouble getting started on an exercise routine? Then consider thinking like a kid again and doing some of the things you loved to do when you were young. Here are some suggestions for exercise that make you think like a kid.. and burn calories.. Jumprope. 15 minutes of jumping ...

Good news for fat-bellied people - exercise can help

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Alright, fat-bellied folks, it turns out exercise might just be the key to slimming up, because it helps to reduce the number of fat cells you have. This is good for the simple reason that it you have less cells to work with, so losing weight is that much ...