Tag Archives: fitness
Combining hiking and yoga proves to be a natural fit
It’s 8:40 on a hazy spring Saturday morning, and I’m in that yoga position with the funny name: downward facing dog. But I’m also as far as I can be from a traditional, mirrored-wall yoga studio.
I’m in bucolic River Legacy Parks in Arlington. The sweat dribbling from my brow is not from the exertion of this pose, but a result...
The Best Free Apps to Help You Get Fit and Healthy
Your smartphone is a perfect tool for getting and staying in shape. Think about it: It’s always with you, it lets you listen to music during your workout, and it provides you with many powerful (free!) apps at your fingertips. A fitness app can lead you through workouts without paying the high price of a personal trainer, and using a calorie-counter...
5 Reasons Why It’s Easier to Lose Weight Fast Than to Lose Weight for Good
We’ve seen it happen with everybody from celebs like Kirstie Alley and Janet Jackson, to former Biggest Loser contestants-heck, even one of the most powerful women in the world,Oprah Winfrey, can’t seem to maintain weight loss. Losing the weight is only half the battle; keeping it off for good is another story.
According to a new...
25 ways to make time for fitness
Most common excuse for not exercising? Survey says: “No time.” But examine that excuse at close range and you’ll see it’s usually about something deeper, says Lavinia Rodriguez, PhD, clinical psychologist and author of Mind Over Fat Matters: Conquering Psychological Barriers to Weight Management (iUniverse, 2008). “Typically,...
Thrive Foods: 200 Plant Based Recipes for Peak Health with Brendan Brazier
Every time I interview Brendan I continue to learn more about nutrition and the important role is plays not only in our health, but in how the foods we eat impact our environment.
In Brendan’s new book “Thrive Foods: 200 Plant Based Recipes for Peak Health” Brendan lays out the importance of a plant based diet, and gives the reader great recipes...
Train For A Marathon Without Injuring Yourself
With the fall season rapidly approaching, marathon training is currently in full force. And for runners trying to build up to 26 mile runs, so are the injuries. A friend of mine training for a half-marathon recently discovered he has Plantar Fasciitis, an inflammatory injury of the medial arch of the foot causing heel pain, and sadly was forced to...
Top 10 Tips For Staying Motivated With Your Workout Plan
Are you finding it difficult to get out of bed in the morning for your daily walk — and are you making up excuses to skip the gym on the way home?
Even the most dedicated exercisers occasionally get bored with their routine. Waning motivation, cutting short and not having your old enthusiasm are signs of a stale exercise regimen.
But that doesn’t...
What You Need To Know About Buying Sneakers
If you’ve tried to buy a pair of athletic shoes recently, you probably realize that the canvas sneakers of the past have been replaced by high-tech, state-of-the-art athletic gear of the present and future. Consumers are faced with so many options that the task of choosing a pair of shoes has become increasingly complicated and confusing, not...
A Runner’s Guide to Eating
A tall, cold glass of chocolate milk, the drink many associate with fond childhood memories, is perhaps one of the healthiest to have after a vigorous run. For runners — or anyone who engages in regular workouts — knowing what to consume and when to consume it is essential to get the most out of any physical activity.
The carbohydrate-protein...
13 Things Your Personal Trainer Won’t Tell You
1. Do not arrive at a training session in the following states: on an empty stomach, coming off a cold/stomach bug, or on four hours’ sleep. It wastes your time and mine when your body isn’t fueled, hydrated, and ready to work.
2. If you concentrate on the exercise you are doing with me with the same intensity as telling me the latest gossip about...
