This is the final installment of my 3-part series; The Framework Of Fitness. I hope you have found value in it, and the messages have offered you some food for thought with your exercise program. I’ll be back after the 1st of the year all kinds of new things to say about why we should,… [Read more…]
December 17, 2010
Nothing new this week; very busy building toys and cleaning up my reindeer — you know, Santa stuff. I do have a timely repeat from this time last year just in time for the holiday weeks. _________________________________________________________________________________________ The Certainty Heat, fuel, and oxygen; my Coast Guard training taught me that these are the three necessary elements… [Read more…]
December 10, 2010
This is Part II of my 3-part series on The Framework Of Fitness. Please check back later this month for Part III __________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Cornerstone Question; Sustainability Before one seeks an answer to the question, “how many times per week should I be working out?” one should first ask the question, “how much time do… [Read more…]
December 8, 2010
This is a mid-week tease for my upcoming column, The Framework Of Fitness Part II; The Cornerstone Question. Below is an excerpt: ________________________________________________________________________________ “Before one can ask the question, “how many sets and repetitions should I perform of a given strength exercise?” one should first ask the question, “what am I really trying to accomplish?”… [Read more…]
December 3, 2010
This is Part I of a 3-part series I will be writing in the coming weeks on The Framework Of Fitness _____________________________________________________________________________________ A Gift From Dad People often tell me that I’m, “smart for a personal trainer.” On the scale of condescension, that’s just above saying, “you’re really cute for a fat chick.” Of course… [Read more…]
December 1, 2010
A tease for Part I of my 3-part series on just how important/unimportant the frame work of fitness is — or isn’t. Please check back this weekend for Part I of, Coloring Outside The Exercise Lines. Below is an excerpt… ____________________________________________________________________________________ “People often tell me that I’m, “smart for a personal trainer.” On the scale of… [Read more…]
December 24, 2010
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