Your Fitness Minute

By Denise K. Wood, Ed.D.

Setting fitness training goals is a first step toward giving direction to your exercise program. Goals project a path that leads to the level of health and fitness you envision. Clear measures of your expected outcomes crystallize your progress along the way.

Many can readily express their primary goal as, “to get fit”. But what exactly will being fit look like, and how will you know when you have arrived?

There are many ways to demonstrate that your fitness level is improving. Subjectively, you may seem more vibrant, shapely, and toned. But you also need concrete ways of measuring improvements.

Correctly developed goals promote adherence to your fitness program. Witnessing visible progress inspires even greater effort toward achieving goals.

Ideal fitness goals are: Continue Reading…

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I wanted to share this page I “stumbled” today, that was too interesting not to share.

It is a post of 8 photos of exercise equipment from 100 yrs ago.

How neat are these contraptions? Some of them actually look kind of scary…LOL…

Check them out here: Fitness hundred years ago

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I hope you enjoyed this Exercise Equipment post on Your Fitness Minute! Until next time…

Be Fit,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. For those of you who prefer less scary, more state-of-the-art exercise equipment, check out the Total Gym:

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Long gone are the days of old when you’ll see a golfing pro walking around on the course with a cigarette, or competing with a huge beer belly…It will be few and far between, let me tell you, if they plan on being competitive!

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By Susan Hill

Golf fitness has never been considered as important to one’s enjoyment and success in the sport as it is today. The erroneous concepts and opinions of old (golf is not a physical game… golfers don’t need to worry about fitness or nutrition…) are dying away in favor of the realization that fitness is paramount to performing well and golfers simply play better when they’re in better shape.

Today’s golf experts realize that it is much more than Twain’s “good walk, spoiled” assessment of the sport. Nearly every pro playing golf today works with Continue Reading…

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By Phillip England

If you feel that losing weight on your own is not enough, you can turn to a weight loss fitness center. A weight loss fitness center is a place where you can keep fit and maintain perfect health even when you are trying to lose weight.

The place has experts and professionals that can provide you with guidance and support as you are losing weight so it won’t seem so difficult for you anymore.

For a healthier and fitter you

Weight gain and obesity is becoming an increasing concern for most people. Furthermore, a lot of people are already giving importance to their health and well-being so they can live longer and healthier. After all, your health can become the biggest investment you could ever make.

A weight loss fitness center can help you achieve your goals for maintaining good health and keeping fit.

What they can do

The weight loss fitness center provides effective programs for weight loss. They can also provide you with ideas and support so you can achieve your weight loss and fitness goals. Everywhere you look in commercialized areas, you can find one in any corner imaginable. But with so many of them around, how do you choose the best one for you?

How to find the right one

The most important aspect of being a part of a weight loss fitness center is to find the right Continue Reading…

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Hey there, check out this fitness video with Shannon Fable, ACE Group Exercise Trainer of the Year!

She is going to go over the P.A.S.T training system. Click play below…

Hope you like the video.

To Your Immediate and Lasting Fitness and Health,

Kenney Jr.
Co-Director

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One of the simplest and most effective ways to bring down blood glucose levels, cut the risk of cardiovascular disease, and improve overall health and well-being is physical fitness and exercise.

Yet, in our increasingly sedentary world, where almost every essential task can be performed online, from the driver’s seat, or with a phone call, exercising and being physically fit can be tough case to sell.

In reality, everyone should exercise, yet survey shows that only 30% of the United States adult population gets the recommended thirty minutes of daily physical activity, and 25% are not active at all.

Inactivity is thought to be one of the key reasons for the surge of type 2 diabetes in America, because inactivity and obesity promote insulin resistance and other factors that trigger other kinds of diseases.

The good news is that it is never too late to get moving, and exercise is one of the easiest ways to start controlling the onset of any kinds of diseases. For people who are already candidates for some serious diseases like Continue Reading…

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Have you ever felt tired and stressed out from work and by the time you get home you see your three children running towards you asking you to play basketball with them? You refused and promised them that you will after you take you rest.

Instead of disappointing your children, why not say, “yes” after all? You will be surprised by the amount of energy you will have after that 30-minute activity.

Did you know that by exercising at a moderate pace for only 30 minutes, you would feel a lot better, mentally? It has been proven that this improves the appetite and sharpens your style in problem solving. Not only that. You will also feel that it is easier to sleep at night if you do moderate exercises even for only 30 minutes every day.

What are the benefits of regular exercise? It promotes self-discipline and has a positive impact how you perceive life. Exercise helps in lifting your Continue Reading…

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