Our New Prowler Arrives Tomorrow!
I got the call today from the freight company – the Prowler that I purchased for John’s birthday (10/8) will be here tomorrow. What’s a Prowler? LOL! It’s a “functional fitness” conditioning tool: a heavy sled that can be pushed along the ground. It’s going to be integrated into our “Play Heart” workout activities. Check it out at the beginning of this vid:...
The Alpha Male Challenge – Week 1
John and I started the Alpha Male Challenge program this week. Although we’re both veteran gym rats, there are elements of this program that we haven’t done for a while, so it was a good change up. It also left us a bit sore, but that’s par for the course. We continued with our usual early a.m. cardio routine for the “Play Heart” requirement. We’ll be adding in other, more “playful”...
Can Exercise Make You Smarter?
According to this NYT discussion of current research, the answer may be yes… For some time, researchers have known that exercise changes the structure of the brain and affects thinking. Ten years ago scientists at the Salk Institute in California published the groundbreaking finding that exercise stimulates the creation of new brain cells. But fundamental questions remain, like whether exercise must be strenuous to be...
Happy Birthday Step Aerobics!
It’s 20 years old! I almost never attend aerobics classes (I like to move to my own beat, not someone else’s), but these days, I’m 100% for anything that gets people moving on a regular basis. Step aerobics was one of the first popular alternatives to traditional aerobics, and – after all these years – it’s still hanging in...
I Am Going to Try This Circuit Tomorrow…
Found this ab circuit workout by Vince Del Monte on Facebook. Looks wicked… [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtPak0u4anw]
Wired: The Nike Experiment
A while back, Lisa wrote a post on finding the motivation to work out, which she aptly subtitled, “getting going when you don’t really feel like it“. Truth is, it’s often a struggle… there’s a certain amount of trial and error involved in getting energized, and finding ways to make your good intentions stick over the long term. Nonetheless, whatever gets you going, it surely helps to be part of a...
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