Monday, March 1, 2010

About Exercise: Stuck In Your Comfort Zone? Challenge Yourself

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From Paige Waehner, your Guide to Exercise
If you've been busy inside your comfort zone lately, I have a question for you: When was the last time you challenged yourself? If it's been awhile, it's time to shake things up and I offer you some ideas for doing just that this week. I know...how do you even begin to thank me? Your undying gratitude is enough. Have a great, and challenging, week!

Stuck In Your Comfort Zone? Challenge Yourself
I like staying in my comfort zone because it's so nice there. I get up, I put on my workout clothes and I do a workout I've probably done a hundred times before. If it's Monday, I run. If it's Tuesday, I do kickboxing. If it's Wednesday, I...snore. Routines and habits are good, but the comfort zone can eventually become a rut if you don't shake things up from time to time...Read More

Reader Success Story: How Chiklet Lost 30 Pounds
Our latest weight loss success story covers a cringe-worth situation that is a great reminder to all of us: Never assume a woman is pregnant. That's exactly what happened in Chiklet's case...Read more

Exercises of the Week: Tri-set Triceps
One of my favorite ways to add intensity to my workouts is with tri-sets - Three different exercises for the same muscle group, performed one after the other with no rest. I especially like this for the smaller muscles of the arms, particularly the triceps...Read more

Vote: How much exercise do you do to lose weight?
I was recently visiting with some fellow trainers at a bar and a civilian nearby heard we were personal trainers and wanted to know how much exercise we did to look the way we do...Read more

 


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