from Fit Sugar
Now that school is officially out, the track at your local middle or high school is probably available for your running pleasure. Whether running around a track is new to you or a place you’ve always worked out, the monotony can be very calming and meditative, but it can also be extremely boring. [...]
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Tabata. These three simple rhythmic syllables when uttered by a personal trainer can make a person sweat with nervous anticipation. And the nervous sweating will be followed by lots of actual sweating once the workout begins. After hearing rumors of this intense workout, yesterday my Equinox trainer Lauren decided it was time to introduce me to Tabata training; today my abs, glutes, and upper back feel quite well acquainted with the interval-style workout. [...]
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January 25th, 2011
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Author: Famefit
from Fit Sugar
If your goal is to get fit this year, hopefully, you’ve been reading our tips on how to motivate yourself to go to the gym, and being inspired by readers in our Fit Community. And now that you’ve gotten into a routine with your workouts, it’s time to decide how you’ll be switching it up to maximize your time in the gym or on the road. [...]
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If you’re too hot to run outside, and you refuse to exercise indoors on a treadmill, I don’t blame you. That doesn’t mean you need to give up on your workouts, though. Slip on your bathing suit, find the nearest pool, and start treading.
It’s essentially like running, but you’re floating in water. [...]
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The following post was written by Olympic athlete and mom Kerri Walsh, two-time gold medalist in pairs beach volleyball.
Every now and then, my husband, Casey, and I work out together. When we do, we usually do intervals. We’ll warm up with a nice jog on the beach. Then we’ll do beach sprints. [...]
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I’ve always enjoyed Elle magazine as a source of fashion and beauty inspiration, but I can’t say that it’s the publication I turn to specifically for fitness advice. However, when I was offered a chance to try out the third DVD in Elle’s Make Better DVD collection, I was intrigued. [...]
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from Fit Sugar
Though I prefer direct flights, it’s impossible to get to my hometown flying direct – there are no flights offered. Even though I’ve instituted a mandatory two-hour layover policy, somehow delays always leave me cutting it close. [...]
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from Fit Sugar
Dear Fit,
I’m trying to get rid of belly fat and I’ve read that the best way to do that is by doing intervals. I’ve been jogging slowly for two minutes, and then I sprint for a minute, but by the next time the next sprinting interval comes around, I’m still huffing and puffing. [...]
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Filed under: Diet & Weight Loss, Celebs & EntertainmentCelebrity trainer and Bravo TV docu-host Jackie Warner shares her secret training weapons for successful dieting and high-energy exercise in her new book, “This is Why You’re Fat.” In it, she suggests shorter, more intense cardio workouts to blitz body fat, and also shows how to diet to drop four to six pounds in a month without feeling starved. [...]
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from Fit Sugar
You’ve been eating healthy and sticking to a regular exercise plan for months now, but you’re just not seeing the results you want on the scale or in the mirror. It’s a myth that working out at a lower intensity (aka, your fat-burning zone) burns fat. The truth is, burning calories is what counts, and the best way to do that is by getting intense with your workouts. [...]
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