Categorized as: Workout

Don’t Let an Injury Stop You From Accomplishing Your Goals!

Don’t Let an Injury Stop You From Accomplishing Your Goals! By Mark Lani Certified Personal Trainer Can you relate to this scenario? After putting it off for too long, you commit to get fit-only to find yourself injured the minute you start working out. All of the sudden your fitness goals go back on the shelf and you are left to deal with the pain. Whether your injury occurs right off the bat or after years of regular workouts, the result is always the same. It is discouraging, painful, and…

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Taming Testosterone Troubles

Men: Have you had difficulty getting out of bed in the morning, or are you suffering from low mood or libido? Have you gained body fat, lost muscle or begun to struggle with depression or lack of motivation? Low testosterone levels may be to blame. Ten years ago, the Endocrine Society reported that men had approximately 20% less testosterone than their fathers’ generation at exactly the same age (Travison et al. 2006). This has led to a growing trend of people using testosterone creams and gels to boost lagging levels….

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The 5 Worst Mistakes That Are Destroying Your Metabolism!

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The 5 Worst Mistakes Destroying Your Results: Surprisingly, not all exercises are good for you. In fact, research has discovered that doing crunches, sit-ups and other ab-targeted exercises will NOT help you get flat, washboard abs. The problem is when you do conventional ab exercises, your stomach muscles feel sore, which fools you into thinking that you’re working your abs. Yet, after weeks of religiously doing your ab routine, your belly looks just as bloated and soft as it did before. All that time and pain for nothing! Here’s the…

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5 Quick Tips For A Better Life, Health & Success Today!

  I have a tendency to look at a task or a goal and become overwhelmed thinking about all the details that are required to make it come to pass.   I see this problem happening with my private clients often as well.   They look at their weight loss or body transformation goal and become overwhelmed with all the details.   They spend too much time obsessing over things like:   -Is it OK to combine my fats and carbs?  (Yes but your missing an important nutrient.) -Should I…

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Strength Training Will keep You Young!

Strength Training Will Keep You Young Many people today are continually looking for a magical quick-fix to weight loss, maintenance of health, youthful appearance, and vitality. The truth is… There is no quick fix! There is however a way that can help with the things people are looking for, and it can be accomplished in 30-40 minutes. The best solution has proven success and has shown to help in all areas, time and time again. The answer is strength training. Strength Training Is Exercise: Strength Training is exercise that creates…

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Whats your body type?

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Using Your Body Type To Create Realistic Goals: If you’re just beginning a fitness program or have been exercising for a while now I’m sure you have a picture in your mind of how you want to end up looking. It’s a very good idea to have goals to work toward. The reward of reaching them is what drives us forward. The problem is that many of us have goals that may be beyond what our bodies are capable of. When this is true, eventually a person will end up…

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Tricks to Boost Your Metabolism

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Do you ever wonder to yourself, “I need all the help I can get!” when it comes to your metabolism? If you’re like me, you may not have the greatest genetics or have been blessed with a rocking metabolism. Let’s avoid all the “sciency” stuff. Your metabolism is your ability to burn fat at rest (for instance, while you’re reading this). Now because you’re over 30, your metabolism may not function as well as it used to. I remember being able to chug all my friends’ milk shakes in high…

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30 minute workout good or bad

  Is It Possible To Get A Good Workout In 30 minutes? by Mark Lani CPT, CSN Ask anyone who goes to the gym how long a good workout usually takes; you will be surprised to learn that most gym goers spend one to two hours including the commute. Based on the above response many are blown away when I tell them that is possible to get an effective workout in 30 minutes a day, and still get awesome results! Because of the hectic world we live in and limited…

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Fat Loss Myths In The Diet Industry

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Fat Loss Myths In The Diet Industry   Contributed By Kevin DiDonato MS, CSCS, CES There are A LOT off fat loss myths in the diet industry on the BEST ways to lose fat. And, if you’re like most people, then you may have fallen for one – or more – of these common fat loss myths. What are they? Well, I’m so glad you asked… Cracking The Diet Code When you think about it, dieting and losing weight isn’t that much work.  You need to eat right… Exercise… And…

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Diseases – Can This One Activity Kill You?

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Can This ONE Activity KILL You?     By Kevin DiDonato MS, CSCS, CES For most people, too much time is spent SITTING at their desk, with very little movement throughout the day. Past and current research shows that people who sit for long periods of time throughout the day (for instance working a desk job), may be at risk for developing certain diseases. And those diseases are: • Obesity • Type 2 diabetes • Some cancers • Heart disease These diseases may SHORTEN your life span, if you are not careful. Now, for some interesting…

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