A growing number of people are standing up for better health. No, they’re not marching on Congress or holding local rallies, but with the health problems many in our country are facing that wouldn’t be a bad idea. In this case, I’m talking about the growing movement...
When it comes to near-perfect exercises, it’s hard to top the push-up for building upper body strength. You’ve probably known about pushups for as long as you can remember, first doing them in a gym class or during conditioning for a youth team. As you get older,...
Summer is a time like no other to get outside and enjoy regular physical activity. Unfortunately, lots and lots of activities for people also mean an increase in injuries. Sprains, strains, joint injuries, fractures and dislocations are the most common sports-related injuries. Here are six tips to...
Everyone — no matter what their age — likes to reminisce about the “good old days.” You know, when life seemed simpler and easier, and when people weren’t always rushing here or there for a business appointment, a quick workout, or even to a Little...
When you’re in your newly built home gym — that part of the basement that used to be for stacking boxes of old memories, before you turned it into the perfect spot to make the new you — your gameplan for life changes. The treadmill is...
This is the fourth in a five-part series on outdoor workout ideas. These can be used to enhance your indoor workouts on home gyms, treadmills, vibration training machines, elliptical, etc. If you want to get the best results for your time spent exercising, few activities will...
This is the third in a five-part series on outdoor workout ideas. These can be used to enhance your indoor workouts on home gyms, treadmills, vibration training machines, elliptical, etc. Whoever says walking isn’t very good exercise hasn’t briskly walked for 20-30 minutes at a time,...
This is the second in a five-part series on outdoor workout ideas. These can be used to enhance your indoor workouts on home gyms, treadmills, vibration training machines, elliptical, etc. After being indoors much of the winter, it’s time to get outside and enjoy the nicer...
This is the first in a five-part series on outdoor workout ideas. These can be used to enhance the indoor workouts you'll continue on home gyms, treadmills, vibration training machines, elliptical, etc. Now that the weather has finally warmed up across the country, it opens up...
There’s no form of exercise more natural than walking. It’s so simple and easy to do that some people might not even consider it good exercise, but in fact regular walking is extremely beneficial. Here are seven of the top benefits of walking. * Walking can help lower...