Posted by Goody on 04/8/08 in Health and Fitness
Everyone, young and old, know how enjoyable playing jump rope can be. But these ropes are not only toys — they can actually also serve as effective (not to mention fun) exercise equipment.
Jump ropes are pieces of rope used for games and athletic training. Two handles are attached at both the opposite ends of the rope for the user’s grip. While holding the handles the user twirls the rope vertically over his body, jumping or skipping continuously over the rope to let it pass under the feet and over the head. Using a rope is an effective exercise used for cardio activities, warm-ups, and stamina training in sports.
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Posted by Goody on 04/7/08 in Recreation and Sports
Swimming is the hardest of the three triathlon disciplines to master for most of the triathletes I coach. Probably the biggest reason is that swimming is the most “technique dependent” of the disciplines.
If you just jump in a pool and start flailing around you not only won’t improve, but you may actually “groove” a bad stroke and make it even harder to train yourself correct form. Regular swim stroke analysis is critical if you are going to groove a good, consistent freestyle stroke.
Here are 5 keys I use to evaluate the swim stroke of the triathletes I coach:
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Triathlon Swimming - 5 Keys To Improve Your Triathlon Swim Stroke
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Posted by Goody on 03/21/08 in Health and Fitness
Which is more critical to your weight loss and fitness success, determination or motivation? Let’s look at a definition of each word:
Motivation - the state or condition of being motivated
Determination - a fixed purpose
Do you see the difference? Motivation depends largely on how we feel, while determination has a much more solid foundation - it is fixed, or unchanging in nature.
So what does that have to do with losing weight, eating healthier, reaching higher athletic performance? In a word - Everything!
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Are You Determined To Lose Weight, Or Just Motivated?
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Posted by Goody on 03/8/08 in Health and Fitness
In my experience working with post-natal women, one of the hardest areas to bring back to “pre-baby” shape is the mid-section. Understandably so - after carrying around their big bundle of joy for all that time, many moms find it difficult to train and tighten their stomachs in a way that will let them get that sexy, tight look again.
The following are 5 tricks that women who have had children can use to help get a firmer mid section.
1. Don’t Slouch
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Posted by Goody on 02/8/08 in Health and Fitness
If you’re on a weight loss program and have dropped some pounds, how do you know that the loss is from losing fat. The three main components of weight changes come from water, muscle and fat. So which one, or combination of the three, caused the weight loss. If you have regular body fat tests done, then you would know what kind of weight was lost.
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